Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

I’m deeply grateful for the support and collegiality of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation over this time, including for allowing me to attend this year’s annual OER meeting. Much of the discussion at the meeting focused on the many compelling benefits of OER adoption and use, including but not limited to cost savings.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2024

The ability to show the masterclass (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299. 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 Advocacy Accessibility Strategy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It is also immensely helpful to have tools and strategies to build good working relationships with people we see every day, sometimes even for longer periods than family. The ability to show the masterclass (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299.

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Libraries Advocacy Outcomes Accessibility 41

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Aperture Education , a Riverside Insights company and the leading provider of social-emotional skills assessment and intervention solutions, and Committee for Children , the leading provider of social-emotional curriculum programs in the U.S., Charlotte N.C. As our programs impact the lives of more than 26.9

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Assessment Outcomes Education Advocacy 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mental Health and Wellness Series OVERVIEW : Learning how to say no is an underappreciated tool to equip ourselves with winning strategies for a successful career and life. We will also identify key strategies related to the “why, how, and when” to say no, allow ourselves to be unavailable, and nurture our wellbeing.

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Libraries Advocacy Strategy Accessibility 41

MIND Research Institute

JULY 20, 2023

Disability Community and Culture at MIND Companies report that 4-7% of their employees have disclosed a disability. More than a Month: Strategies for Increasing Accessibility and Inclusion A culture of disability inclusion and accessibility does not happen by accident. Follow disabled creators. Learning is a continuous journey.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities. This webinar is designed for families seeking strategies to help kids engage and excel in math. These students also may need strategies to help them commit math facts to memory, she added. 17 at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. Caitlin Storhaug, director of global recruiting communications, McKinsey & Company. There’s no trickery.

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Company Assessment Report Gamification 144

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.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

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. No more simply “sitting on your butt in class,” as one educator put it. Why are we so stuck in an age-based, grade-based era? Getty Images.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Monday, March 4, 5 p.m.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 9, 2023

The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299. 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 Advocacy Accessibility Groups 41

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Kamath defined executive function as a set of mental processes that connect past experiences to present goals, and which can be used to create strategies that help students manage their academic work and relationships. Understanding Executive Function and Its Impacts.

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Learning Training Advocacy Strategy 89

edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

While socioeconomics, district location, and availability of reliable and consistent WIFI access may seem unsurmountable, rural districts, along with CoSN and companies like Kajeet, are committed to both digital equity and digital equality. Michael Flood currently serves as Vice President of Strategy at Kajeet.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Catalyze Challenge was created to meet this moment, with grants funding inventive ideas for career-connected learning at middle and high schools and programs supporting the transition to early college coursework. They drive public conversation, craft policy, and inspire action through education and advocacy.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Telecom companies often forget about rural areas because they don’t have high population density. Jamie Foreman, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Albemarle County Public Schools (VA), said that his schools have focused on culturally responsive content to meet the needs of their diverse community.

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Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 54

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D., Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It was the final day of first-year orientation at Grinnell College, with classes scheduled to start the next morning, and these new students were still finding their way around the campus, meeting neighbors in the dorms and waiting to hear whether they got into the courses they wanted. So we just thought, ‘Let’s turn it around.’ ”.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

They soon realized that their strategy for letting teachers put together their own math instruction was part of the problem. During a district board meeting, Ms. Cleveland recognized the need and became a strong advocate for Hazel Health, a telehealth company that provides mental health services to students at no cost to families.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Diverse by Design: Creating CS Programs for All : When working to diversity computer science programs, strategies often look to improve existing programs rather than designing better programs for all from the get-go. Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality.

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Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Both the wider internet and the narrower education space are filled with companies and organizations that provide value-added services around openly licensed software and content. But this strategy only uses technology to replicate what we could already do with printed books – facilitating the reading of static words and images.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Of those who do enroll at universities on the island, fewer than half earn degrees, even after six years , the advocacy group Excelencia in Education reports, compared to more than 58 percent of college students nationwide. The principal sponsor was Amgen, one of several biopharmaceutical companies that have plants in Puerto Rico. “We

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Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Our online school and EdOptions Academy, Edmentum Services, has really provided us with the flexibility to meet the needs of families as soon as they arrive. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 She has spent numerous hours advocating for school libraries at the state level with many trips to the state capitol to meet with lawmakers.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Everyone agreed that the most common strategy of scanning the iTunes Kids and Family podcast list was less that effective for locating non-music audio for children. Sparkle Stories : Sparkle Stories, an independent media company based in Austin, Texas and Vermont, has been producing original audio stories for children since 2010.

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Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic.

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Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Presenters in the recent edWebinar, “ Cyber Security: Concerns, Strategies and Solutions for Schools, ” warned that with the increasing variety and strength of cyber attacks, most schools will face incursions. They offered key strategies for going on the offensive against hackers.

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Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

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. This is a free, live video event with Sean Maguire of Plan International, a global advocacy organization dedicated to children's rights.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. They received large donations from tech companies aiming to diversify the industry. Who Isn’t Being Served?

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Industry STEM Education Survey 135

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts. At the end of the following year, it awarded organizations in Portland and Sanford nearly $9 million to implement their plans. So far, none of the academies are in Maine.

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Learning Report System Case Study 111

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.

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Company Education Industry Course 58

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. Get them coding early on.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 57

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

” The Gibsons gave APM Reports an audio recording of the meeting where they discussed the test results with staff at their son Eddie’s school. They promote a set of strategies that emphasize comprehension, engagement, and helping children to develop a love of literature. And, oh, we don’t agree with it.’

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Training Report Groups System 78

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2018

Shelton, who had served in the Department of Education during the Obama administration, began meeting with the pair in 2015 after he had joined the online graduate education company, 2U. What became clear was that we shared some core beliefs,” Shelton writes of his early meetings with Chan and Zuckerberg.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. For 16 years Ann led the district team that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to 4,000 educators serving 50,000 students.

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