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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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Germany, known for sorting kids into college and vocational tracks, takes a more flexible approach

The Hechinger Report

Students in Germany can embark on apprenticeships directly after finishing general education at age 16 in grade 10, attending vocational schools that offer theoretical study, alongside practical training at a company. Chambers of commerce and industry support company-school partnerships and help smaller businesses train their interns.

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6 Tips for making the most of ed tech exhibitions

Neo LMS

From lesson creation to assessment and gamification, there is something for K-12 schools, universities, vocational schools, and so on depending on the purpose of the conference. Does the conference meet your school’s ed tech goals? The NEO team will be happy to meet you there! Not to mention 3D printing, AR and robots!

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How to balance work and study as a teacher

eSchool News

According to LinkedIn’s 2018 Workforce Learning Report, 93 per cent of employees would stay at a company longer if their employers invested in their careers. CPD opportunities for teachers might include: : Workshops, seminars and conferences. Online learning. Professional reading.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.

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What School Could Be—and What Education Investors Get Wrong

Edsurge

Rather, meet Ted Dintersmith, who has spent nearly 20 years as a partner at Charles River Ventures, an early-stage investment firm. These days, he’s no longer spending time in company boardrooms, but rather in schools and classrooms. We’re not talking about Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg. Ted, sorry to break it to you.

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School and Job Tips for Young Adults

Ask a Tech Teacher

Other no cost learning resources include institution sponsored tutoring programs, online seminars, and self-help guidebooks. Your performance in that meeting is what gets or doesn’t get the job. Frequently, companies for whom you work as an intern will hire you for full-time positions after graduation.