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10 Companies Hiring Teachers Over the Summer

EdNews Daily

If you are a teacher looking for a summer gig, or unique ways to make extra money over your break, please find 10 companies hiring now. Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Some of these jobs are remote, too. Varsity Tutors.

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How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company

Edsurge

Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. My former company, Big Universe ( now acquired ) was a fully-virtual operation. We were small, but often credited for operating like a nimble, large company.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

Four meta-analyses conclude that it’s more effective to teach phonemic awareness with letters, not as an oral-only exercise. Researchers proved that these auditory skills could be taught and early studies showed that they could be taught as a purely oral exercise without letters. Phonemic awareness has a complicated history.

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10 Summer Jobs For Teachers 2017

EdNews Daily

These companies are hiring now. Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. National Board assessors consistently report that the assessment process is a great professional development experience. Summer is here. School is out.

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Shifting to a Digital Teaching Model? Here’s Some Advice

Edsurge

It gives you the opportunity to review all the clothing, furniture, appliances and various knick-knacks that you have accumulated over the years and assess their worth. This exercise feels especially important during a moment when we all face such uncertainty. Recommended Resources. Quality Matters - Rubrics & Standards.

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French Startup Lalilo Raises $5.5M to Boost English Literacy in the US

Edsurge

The company, which has offices in Paris and San Francisco, has raised $7 million to date. What if we could better tailor literacy education to meet the needs of learners?” Some activities involve multiple-choice questions; others ask children to read words and passages in order to assess their oral fluency. Lalilo has closed $5.5

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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

Edsurge

In a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company, statistical models based on academic studies estimated the potential influence of school closures on learning. Additionally, institutions must adjust their previous approaches toward the assessment of learning outcomes to meet the realities of today’s environment.

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