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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

What were two things that excited you about working with the company? My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life. Inkeri Martin is an English language instructor for 51Talk, an online English Language company in China and the Philippines. About Inkeri Martin.

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As states push for news ways of learning, some kids and parents feel left behind

The Hechinger Report

We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. Remember the pushback against Common Core standards, teacher effectiveness and tying teacher pay to student performance ?

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Amazon, Ed. Organizations Launch Blitz for “Growth Mindset” in Math

Marketplace K-12

The belief that students benefit academically from having a “ growth mindset ” has spread quickly from the research arena to classrooms, and now education companies selling tech products to schools and advocacy organizations are aggressively promoting the concept, too.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

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Newsletter: Privacy Con, OZeLive, GlobalEd.TV, Homeschooling, Making Chromebooks, Student Inquiry, & More

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Patrick Farenga is a leading and unique authority on homeschooling, bringing more than 30 years of fieldwork, advocacy, and personal experience (he and his wife homeschooled their three daughters) to help parents and children learn in their own ways. In the digital age, inquiry and problem-solving can span across a range of media and tools.

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The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning

MindShift

And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver. based education reform advocacy group. I see their confidence level take off.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

Last year, 74 percent of Summit students met or exceeded Common Core standards for English Language Arts on California’s state tests, compared to 49 percent of students statewide, and 51 percent of Summit students met or exceeded the math standards, compared to 37 percent statewide. Photo: Chris Berdik.