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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education.

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50 Free Online Courses For Educators: Spring 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

1368.3x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice. LA101x: Library Advocacy Unshushed. 1368.4x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. Common Core in Action: Math Classroom Challenges- Using Formative Assessment to Guide Instruction.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via NPR : “ Trump ’s International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Ed.” More about Trump’s immigration policies in a separate section below. And more about Trump and for-profit higher ed policies in the for-profit higher ed section below. Robots hate the Common Core.

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Promoting Innovation and Creativity During the School Day - Philip McIntosh, Math and Science Teacher STEM Can Lead the Way: Rethinking Teacher Preparation and Policy - Marcella Klein Williams Ed.D., Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Trump and Chief Strategist Pick Bannon Disagreed on Foreign Student Policy,” says Inside Higher Ed. ” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. is disappointed in Common Core.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Common Core test scores released and California ’s scores were up a little bit, Connecticut ’s were up a little bit more, and Maryland ’s were better in math. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ MOOCs Are Dead.