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As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount. This work drove the importance of advocacy for education programs for all children. Join in each week to talk about some of the emerging trends and topics in education. She is a regular blogger for Getting Smart, Defined Learning, Neo LMS and STEM Informer.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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D2L EMERALD RELEASE ( www.D2L.com ) D2L launches its Emerald Release — the newest version of its Brightspace LMS — which provides a social, mobile-friendly teaching and learning experience for people around the world. published a new report which addresses latest trends in EdTech in the U.S. K-12 market.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” From Phil Hill : “Update on UC Davis LMS Fiasco: Finishing the term with two partial systems.” .” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. The test in question: The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study ( TIMSS ) which is administered to students around the world. Mindwires Consulting is selling their report on the European LMS market.

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The Business of Education Technology

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In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. ” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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I’m also curious how this news – again, I’m not sure two closures are really a “trend” – will affect student loan startups. Via Campus Technology : “2017 Ed Tech Trends: The Halfway Point.” The Flatiron School has released its latest “outcomes report.” ” VR , AI , etc.