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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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But visions of a world where every teacher and every student had an internet-connected device, and every student would get personalized assessments for learning, were still just that—visions. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Launching “Mindful Technology Consultants” in 2013, she continues to train teachers at the masters level on the use of digital portfolios as alternative assessments, and on bringing mindfulness practices into the classroom. and Pearson Education, but her passion remains working directly with students in a teaching capacity.

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What a New College Board President Means for Students

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Jeremy Singer, the new president of the College Board Expanding access Following stints at the nonprofit Partners in School Innovation and the publisher McGraw-Hill Education , Singer served as president at Kaplan , a test-prep company, before joining the College Board about six years ago. Is that where the College Board is headed, too?

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Thursday's Microschool Summit - Stories of Starting Schools | Schedule Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. Her broad experience in the education field has included sales, marketing and administrative positions with prominent companies such as Kaplan, Inc.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Wait, so Purdue is gonna run Kaplan and a nuclear lab? Via TPM : “No Test Left Behind – How Pearson Made a Killing on the US Testing Craze.” ” Former Kaplan exec Justin Serrano has been hired as the president of Schoology. The assessment company has raised over $52 million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. Via The Hindu Business Line : “ Pearson India set to launch K–12 online private school.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” EVERYONE!

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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