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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

As school leaders, AASA supports their members in setting the pace for academic achievement as they work to shape policy, oversee implementation, and represent school districts throughout the nation and worldwide. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. extra-state jurisdictions.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

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.” Four of them— Lauren Miller (CEO of Can't Stay Put), Crystal deGregory ( Executive Editor of HBCUstory Inc.),

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50 Free Online Courses For Educators: Spring 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

1368.3x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice. LA101x: Library Advocacy Unshushed. 1368.4x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. eLearning moocs pd Professional development' Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

” How Philanthropy Shapes “Ed-Tech Trends” It’s hard to overstate how much influence philanthropic organizations have had on education policy, now and throughout US history. Philanthropy today shapes policy. No contemporary billionaire has shaped the policy and the discourse in education quite like Bill Gates.

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Promoting Innovation and Creativity During the School Day - Philip McIntosh, Math and Science Teacher STEM Can Lead the Way: Rethinking Teacher Preparation and Policy - Marcella Klein Williams Ed.D., Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Edsurge : “Experts Look Into the Crystal Ball of the Next Administration’s Ed Policy.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Actually, I think that was the only education highlight.