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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

based education advocacy group. “It It became clear quite quickly that an investment in stuff, in boxes that plug in, is not really going to pay off with a lot of learning or classroom innovation unless there’s somebody to guide that process.”. My schedule is rarely the same two days in a row,” he said. “I

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Rivers, Executive Director Online Communities of Practice - Are They Worth it? Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Derek Barkalow, Ph.D. Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition)

Doug Levin

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition)

Doug Levin

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150
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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. The same was true at the affluent, predominantly white Barrington Middle School, which will soon move into a $68 million building fitted with a robotics lab. apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” ” Via the Hechinger Report : “Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” Via ESPN : “Ravens OL John Urschel , 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. From the Raspberry Pi blog : “IoT Sleepbuddy, the robotic babysitter.” Probably not.