The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Learn how students are teaching each other drone piloting and other examples from Albemarle County, Virginia with Superintendent Pam Moran. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Congress to accelerate innovation in education.

Elementary 188

Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

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.

Dropout 105

Dropout Policies Data Report 105

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Can you give me an example of where you tried to be that teacher that you never had, and it did make a difference? The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. The test was more of the focus of the teachers, instead of my potential.

Twitter 90

Twitter Flipped Classroom Elementary Advocacy 90

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2018

The United States is facing a dramatic shortfall of skilled workers , and the economic-modeling company Emsi says a huge wave of retirements will hit blue-collar industries particularly hard in the next few years. Oil references are everywhere at Williston State College, at the heart of North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield.

Industry 57

Industry Report Training Advocacy 57

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? I disagree with it strongly.

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

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. This skill is often referred to as "transliteracy." Who has experienced successful results and what is the impact on students? Lisa Petro of Know My World hosts. Register at [link].

Chromebook 28

Chromebook Blendspace Libraries Conference 28

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

All links and references are available in the online show notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e141. You know, the advocacy is not lost on them. This is a great example about how we can motivate our students and motivate ourselves to build that relationship just a little bit stronger. Book Giveaway Contest. Enhanced Transcript.

Differentiated Instruction 249

Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Report Company 249

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.

Tools 130

Tools Policies Data Android 130

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. This is commonly referred to as the “phonics” approach. ” she said. “What do you do?”

Training 78

Training Report Groups System 78

MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. Today, the term is used more broadly to refer to the way race, class, gender, sexuality and other characteristics overlap and shape individuals’ experiences. “We The boy’s father, it turns out, is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Classroom 69

Classroom Libraries Groups Industry 69

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There are lots of promising innovations in tiny pockets of the education system, but decades of advocacy and investment have failed to see those innovations scale. For a company, a value network might include its customers, suppliers, distributors, investors, and the competitive and regulatory landscapes that shape its business model.

Education 107

Education Advocacy Competency Based Learning System 107

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

And more importantly, to ascertain where some folks – those who issue press releases, for example – want the puck to head. It ignores what happens in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for example: the site of Harvard and MIT. We’re more likely to overlook the role that venture capital plays, for example. billion.

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Cleveland State had added $600 in collection and late fees and eventually, as required by state law, had passed the debt on to the state attorney general’s office, which then sent it to a for-profit debt collection company and then to a private law firm. At each step along the way, interest was tacked on.

Policies 140

Policies Company Report Advocacy 140

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Without revenue the company will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Bootcamp or Bust.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The company, according to its website, is intended to help school board members keep their districts “ ideology-free ,” but critics say it is meant to transform public school districts along the lines of the right-wing Hillsdale College. “If If we don’t make the most of this chance,” he said, “we’re not going to get another one.” “It

Policies 141

Policies Education Elementary Advocacy 141