MIND Research Institute

JULY 20, 2023

Disability Community and Culture at MIND Companies report that 4-7% of their employees have disclosed a disability. To answer that question, we must reflect on how disability is represented in the media, the history of disability discrimination, how we frame accommodation policies, the stigma around certain disability types, and more.

Education 52

Education Advocacy Accessibility Policies 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 4, 2015

And of course those teachers that 1) hardly do anything, 2) join those damned unions, and 3) have huge salaries and summers off. And of course we’ll cut science classes. Plus we need hundreds of millions of dollars to give to companies so that they can create a dozen or so jobs. We can do better! But let’s don’t stop there!

Advocacy 100

Advocacy Policies STEM Outcomes 100

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 12, 2022

All images and information are being tracked by big data companies. Will your child appreciate your advocacy when they are overcoming handicaps, obstacles, or just throwing a fit and you hit their face with a slice of cheese? There are fake accounts of course, but there are plenty of grown men following underage girls and commenting.

Digital Citizenship 100

Digital Citizenship Social Media Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

In subsequent years, Purdue’s program won a think tank’s award for most innovative public policy proposal, and at least 14 other colleges or universities launched their own programs. But payment caps can be as high as three times the funded amount, according to a 2020 report by the Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy group.

Company 75

Company Report Survey Industry 75

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. But new research suggests colleges’ policies around unpaid balances may also be contributing to the decline while creating lasting financial harm for the institutions and students.

Dropout 104

Dropout Policies Data Report 104

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 9, 2015

Budgets reflect policy priorities. I don’t know what the answer is, particularly since educators in Iowa can’t strike and don’t want to put policy interests above the day-to-day needs of their students. One option we all have in our democracy, of course, is voting and participating in the political process. Your thoughts?

Policies 100

Policies Advocacy Social Media Conference 100

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Attending trade shows seems like an absolute must for educational publishers; the cost, personnel, and logistics can be obstacles for even the larger companies. First, since no company can attend every event, staff should meet to discuss event strategy every year ahead of trade show season. But going shouldn’t be booth or bust, though.

Company 54

Company Industry Meeting Advocacy 54

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. Access to connectivity is vital to a successful classroom BYOD policy, so these issues are largely taken care of by an institution.

Mobility 87

Mobility OER Technology BYOD 87

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In late October, education policy and advocacy group iNACOL opened its annual conference with a bang. Of course iNACOL—ahem, the Aurora Institute—isn’t the first education organization to undergo a major rebrand in the past few years. You need a concerted campaign over at least the course of a year.

Education 81

Education Advocacy Conference Laptops 81

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. For the answer to this and other questions, please join me for an overview of the issues.

Libraries 56

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

That’s how many students feel when they first hear about ISAs, says Jason Taylor, an assistant professor in the department of educational leadership and policy at the University of Utah who has been researching students’ perception of ISAs for the forthcoming Lumina study. (He The company says it has since updated the information.)

Comparison 210

Comparison Study Data Advocacy 210

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. Janessa Esquivel Library Media Technician Sr.,

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The number of institutions that have adopted this approach “is still a small group,” said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future, or JFF, which has announced a $5 million competition to develop more rapid-reskilling programs that reduce training time by at least 50 percent for well-paid occupations.

Training 133

Training Industry Report Company 133

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Pam: But his kids… he teaches an environmental course. Dr. Moran has appeared on the cover of Education Week’s Digital Directions magazine as a “National Mover and Shaker” for her advocacy of a curricular digital integration model, which will be featured in an upcoming profile by Edutopia. Student Bee Keepers.

Elementary 188

Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

After a career working at tech-centric companies including Google and Quora in product roles, Liu Huang joined CZI in 2017 to oversee the product development, notably the Summit Learning platform. CZI aims to be a different type of philanthropy looking to integrate grantmaking, advocacy and technology to serve others.

Education 106

Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 106

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

1:00 - 1:30 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) Connecting the Community - Digital Inclusion : Dianne Connery Nitty Gritty Policy Makeover : Jennie Garner Winning Grants for Small & Rural Libraries : Stephanie Gerding Park It Right Here: Creating Welcoming Grounds at Rural Public Libraries : Angela Gonzalez and Winona B.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. Toledo, and Dianne Connery. Cindy Aden has been the Washington State Librarian since 2016.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

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.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

What they lack is college-educated relatives, counselors, role models or mentors to make sure they take the courses and meet the deadlines they need to, or who encourage them to think about their further educations. Siembra, a for-profit company that’s paid by participating school districts and colleges, has only early results to share.

Report 84

Report Company Study Advocacy 84

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

It’s about making sure they come back from one year to the next,” said Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, a professor of higher education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Education. or a solid B, according to the education consulting company Civitas Learning.

Dropout 94

Dropout Report Policies Data 94

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It seemed an uncontroversial ask — of course I wanted his class to have the supplies they needed for the year. The movement manifests itself in corporate tax breaks, which don’t require companies to contribute their fair share to state taxes, a significant part of districts’ budgets. Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

Secondary 71

Secondary Report System Advocacy 71

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Charisse Taylor , senior director of policy and implementation at NYC Department of Education, will share resources, templates and other activities aimed at helping educators create new CS programs that are “diverse by design.” Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Ragan Toppan, a junior at Deering High School, took part in a walkout last fall to protest a change in the school’s grading policy. The result today is a patchwork of local policies, with pockets of proficiency-based grading surrounded by schools that have stuck with traditional methods of evaluating students — or reverted to them recently.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

MindShift

MARCH 29, 2018

What they lack is college-educated relatives, counselors, role models or mentors to make sure they take the courses and meet the deadlines they need to, or who encourage them to think about their further educations. Siembra, a for-profit company that’s paid by participating school districts and colleges, has only early results to share.

Company 31

Company Report Study Advocacy 31

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

He worked as a mental health counselor, a busboy in a bar, a team member at a Whole Foods and a cashier on the night shift at a diner while juggling a full slate of courses. The policy prevents students from being able to take their credits with them if they transfer, and from getting jobs that could help them pay their balances.

Policies 138

Policies Advocacy Report System 138

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

That experience indicates why leaders of education technology companies and investment firms are starting to see opportunity in expanding their reach into children’s earliest moments of life. Companies don’t pay attention so much to the spaces that they aren’t dedicated to, she adds: “I've always found [that] fascinating, in an odd way.”

Education 152

Education EdTech Company Industry 152

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

To make up for them, he had to take a crush of extra courses back in Minnesota — the maximum allowed without requiring additional tuition — until he had enough to graduate. “It It definitely made for a pretty horrible year and a half,” Smith said about the impact of a policy he called “both stupid and shortsighted.”

Policies 117

Policies Advocacy Course Report 117

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

A new survey on corporate skills training forecasts that a lot more companies will try doing it using virtual reality environments in the next two years. Source: Mursion and Future Workforce: “ VR Changes the Game for Soft Skills Training ” Of course, money talks. And educators want to know what actually worked in remote instruction.

Survey 141

Survey EdTech Tools Training 141

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. His course load typically includes sections on comparative religions, world cultures, sociology, and capstone.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks.

Pearson 114

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 114

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As the teacher librarian at RCCBA, Michelle also teaches elective courses in technology and information literacy skills to her students. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Bryan regularly develops, evaluates, and maintains policies and procedures related to technology use, ensuring it is used effectively and responsibly.

Edmentum 94

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 94

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Known as online program managers, these companies have been hired largely to connect universities with customers who want graduate degrees. Though the faculty teach the courses and the universities control admission standards and confer the graduates’ degrees, much of the work of building and managing the courses is done by the companies.

Company 59

Company Education Industry Course 59

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. You had some experience in research and advocacy for privacy before you started there, while you were a student.

Data 150

Data Learning Advocacy System 150

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

Former teacher Emily McMahan Teachers Are Not OK For months, advocacy groups, including the National Education Association, the country’s largest union, have been driving home the point that teachers are not OK. After months of searching, she landed a full-time role in customer support for an education company. Please don’t do that.’

Survey 209

Survey Company Exercises Data 209

EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

Corinne Roller, director of advocacy and public policy for the nonprofit group Girls Who Code , says the proportion of women in computing jobs has actually been trending downward over the last few decades. “If Every single company in every single industry has a demand for computing jobs.

How To 200

How To Robotics Industry Advocacy 200

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” Of course, when all these narratives about “social emotional learning” get picked up by education technologists and education entrepreneurs, they don’t just turn policy mandates or even into TED Talks. “If kept,” of course, is the operative phrase there. They turn into products. If possible.

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

What’s missing are the general-education curriculum and traditional liberal arts courses. They want to start contributing to either a company or broader society, and they don't feel that they need that four to six years of coming of age. Students are given choices across a number of Gen Ed courses. They want to get to work.

Gamification 85

Gamification Company Course Outcomes 85