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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

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But to the BMO’s annual education industry conference, where company executives, investors, bankers and financiers of all stripes descended in their suits and slacks (but very few ties). But a few months ago, its CEO, Matt Siegelman, hopped on the Amtrak Acela train from Washington, D.C. But both levers are important.

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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

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However, teachers do not always have the time, resources, and proper training needed to really help students develop sustainable coping skills. In some cases, administrators are afraid they might be criticized for bringing in new solutions or fear they cannot supplement enough training for the staff.

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LearnWith.AI Launches TeachTap, the first AI-powered learning app for AP exam prep and high school courses

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All TeachTap course material is trained on the exact curriculum set by the College Board and Common Core educational standards. The app offers a personalized feed of entertaining and educational videos, images, questions, and memes, ensuring that students remain engaged while mastering the material.

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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

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The existing standards for this kind of data were like a Babylon of different languages, understood only in their own domain (such as medical training, human resources, K-12 or postsecondary). The IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) plans to update its existing standards based on this work. K-12 learners.

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Me Learning: A Student-Centered Learning Model

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The what is decided by academic standards, and the when by curriculum maps and pacing guides–and all of it by anyone but the student. Without that as a context, the ‘learning’ is really a kind of academic training. The Industry Of Learning. How do I relate to the world around me?

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Why Efforts to Improve Teacher Productivity and Efficiency May Not Pay Off

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In today’s workforce, one employee backed up by teams of experts providing training, tools, just-in-time access to materials and data can perform work that once required dozens of line workers. In contrast, the American education system, despite efforts to centralize elements like academic standards, remains enormously fragmented.

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MasteryConnect Cuts 30 Percent of Staff, Brings Co-Founder Mick Hewitt Back as CEO

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MasteryConnect aims to help teachers plan lessons and track how students perform against academic standards. MasteryConnect was one of hundreds of edtech companies that capitalized on investors’ enthusiasm and optimism for the industry in recent years. Between 2010 to 2015, venture capitalists poured $2.3 billion in U.S.

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