Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Real change can come from our unanimous stance against ineffective edtech, including predatory companies who make baseless claims in order to sell their products. And like every business, edtech companies are driven by people, many of whom have the best intentions—and many of whom are also focused on profit margins.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We have to get involved in advocacy and stand up for ourselves, and we will see changes be made.” For example, if a company claims to support student wellness but its filter blocks resources for the most at-risk population, they aren’t truly dedicated to student wellness. They continued, “Student voices are powerful.

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Hapara Company Meeting Accessibility 130

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We also know that students love to explore their career interests through ‘real life’ examples. Representing professionals making a living in Country Music globally, the organization serves as a critical resource of support and information, honors excellence in the genre and provides a forum for industry leadership.

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Industry Advocacy Education EdTech 95

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. In her job, she helps libraries, companies and organizations strategize programs, services and strategies in areas related to these topics and many others. network to be kept informed of future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2023

conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. In her job, she helps libraries, companies and organizations strategize programs, services and strategies in areas related to these topics and many others. network to be kept informed of future events.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 69

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners. With the right support, every student has the potential to achieve their career ambitions.

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Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

In addition to enabling the assessment and synthesis of information drawn from a wide variety of sources, humanities practices equip us to diagnose — and devise methods to address — the conditions that hinder the achievement of a fully just and equitable society.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2017

During Global Leadership Week, partner organizations, companies, school districts and individual schools have designed and are hosting virtual or face-to-face events to showcase global thought leadership. A listing of the currently scheduled events is below; you can find an up-to-the-minute listing, in your own time zone, HERE.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2023

More information is below or here. conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. In her job, she helps libraries, companies and organizations strategize programs, services and strategies in areas related to these topics and many others.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 73

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Additionally, the structured literacy approach is systematic, with a logical order to the skills and concepts being taught (usually progressing from the simplest to the most complex), cumulative, new learning builds on students’ prior knowledge, and diagnostic, instruction is informed by student data. Self Advocacy and Resources for Students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. In her job, she helps libraries, companies and organizations strategize programs, services and strategies in areas related to these topics and many others. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 63

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

She added that to go beyond retention metrics, insights should be shared beyond the advisor’s office to help inform institutions about their own achievements gaps. Examples of what that might look like already exist at some campuses. For instance, which groups of students are getting flagged more, or which students receive more kudos.)

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

In particular, many students, for whom these efforts intend to protect, are still unaware of their rights when it comes to how their online footprints are tracked—whether by third-party companies or sometimes the school districts themselves. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A.

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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.

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Company Industry Meeting Advocacy 53

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. Stride Inc.,

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Legally, I couldn’t get information about him from the college unless I was prepared to go to court. For example, James* has a 20-year-old daughter named Christina, who has severe cognitive delays. For example, some high schools have alternate high school diploma programs. Building Self-Advocacy. That kid was crafty.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Third, the Recommendation comments positively on the ability of information and communications technologies (ICT) to “open possibilities for OER… to enable personalized learning.” For example, the government makes sustained investment in creating and maintaining roads, but it doesn’t do this work itself.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

However, Bitcoin is not synonymous with blockchain, nor is it even necessarily the best example or tool for every blockchain application. And, at the risk of kicking a hornet’s nest of sorts, I’d set badges , enhanced student records , credit for informal learning, and the connection to workforce participation aside.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

More information on each of the shows is below. Information on hosting or joining a book is at bookschangelives.org. As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount. This work drove the importance of advocacy for education programs for all children. This is a great lineup! See you "online!"

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Classroom Advocacy Learning Conference 36

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. Schools can refer students to state tax collectors to have their tax refund garnished or send them to debt collection companies, which often charge high fees.

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Dropout Policies Data Report 102

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

We offer our colleagues at peer institutions and edtech companies nine considerations for cultivating innovation on campus and beyond. These principles include understanding users and creating a minimum viable product, for example, and we apply them to each project. Establish clear values and guiding principles.

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Advocacy Software MOOC Learning Analytics 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Many among this small number are the children of higher-income families who can afford to pay for private schools or to hire college consultants, exacerbating a level of income inequality that economists at Puerto Rico’s Census Information Center say is third-highest in the world, after South Africa’s and Zambia’s.

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Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Dr. Abshire pointed out that the challenges for today’s district leaders include protecting students’ data and other information, filtering content, and establishing acceptable use policies for students and teachers. She is a past board member and chair of CoSN and is Vice President of Advocacy and Programs for LACUE.

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E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? Then we should respect that decision.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

When “families can speak in their native tongue, they feel more connected to school—no longer a guest, but part owner, like they have stock in the company,” said Dr. Van Heukelum. Leaning on local advocacy groups or representatives for regular updates saves time and keeps you informed.

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Advocacy Education Learning Digital Divide 105

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

It’s important to understand science as an informed citizen. In addition to addressing the CCSS ELA Standards for Speaking and Listening, podcasts are convenient, portable, informal learning experiences. Each episode begins with kids’ curiosity. The panel discussed the benefits of kidcasts. You can send them home with kids.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Jahliel Thurman (Vice President of Uplift Entertainment) and Shalon Bell (Director of Strategic Alliances at the Atlanta Voice)—will discuss how despite limited monetary capital, these institutions continue to boost students’ potential in graduate education, entrepreneurship and advocacy through human capital. EdSurge 4:00 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

In Part II of this series, participants will examine powerful examples and methods for applying global education in learning environments. During Global Leadership Week, partner organizations, companies, school districts and individual schools will design and host virtual events to showcase thought leadership. Register at [link].

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Rather than thinking about the harm the tool can do, for instance, they are looking at how it changes the way they present information or how they assess student progress. For example, many schools used the funding to develop intensive tutoring programs that continue to help accelerate student learning.

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Digital Citizenship Advocacy Company Assessment 104

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

A recent New York Times investigation found that many companies receive such precise, extensive data on their users that they—and anyone else they share this information with—could easily identify a single individual and pinpoint their location. If we want to raise the bar, we need to make sure these companies understand,” he says.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With his transformative efforts, Mr. Hatcher has propelled Akron Public Schools to the forefront of educational excellence, becoming a shining example of how innovative education technologies can truly make a difference in students’ lives. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

That’s one reason schools have avoided using the word dyslexia, according to Fran Bowman, a former special education teacher who now runs an educational services company that works with school districts to train teachers. Whole language was big in the 1920s, for example, as progressive education became influential.

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Training Report Groups System 78

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. Related: Colleges provide misleading information about their costs. But a little-known industry of for-profit middlemen, which is skimming off as much as 80% of the proceeds and has U.S.

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Company Education Industry Course 57

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Coaches help students develop the noncognitive abilities required to address these challenges — skills such as self-advocacy, time management, critical thinking, and communication. For example, one student — a first-generation single mom in the military — falls into several demographic “buckets.”. Begin Addressing the Whole Student.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The company, which is based in Oakland, counts LinkedIn and PathSource among its competitors. They are a collection of all the documents the company has compiled on a single scientific concept. For example, a folio on Cushing Syndrome would gather information such as medical trials and patents on the hormonal disorder.

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Personalized Learning Learning Company Policies 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Most school districts don’t have a municipal bond expert on staff or on their board, leaving them at the mercy of financial companies to guide them through the bond issuance process. Mark Robbins, a professor of public policy at the University of Connecticut. In a separate case, Kansas City-based George K.

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