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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

After moving into the private sector, Penny Reinart led research, design, and development of digital products and professional learning focused on student achievement, educator impact, and organizational growth. Robert has held various leadership and instructional roles in the field of education, with a focus on online and blended learning.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Students selling notes online a legal gray area, schools say | ArkansasOnline → University of Arkansas faculty members are debating how to best deal with the selling of lecture notes by students, spurred on by the practices of online study resource companies known for aggressive recruiting tactics.

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Can Fluent City, Backed By $2.5M in Funding, Build a Modern Culture School?

Edsurge

Lerner Investments led the round, joined by Learn Capital, New Ground Ventures and 1776. The New York City-based language company, founded in 2011, offers 10 language classes along with courses in interior design, mixing cocktails and French culture. Blended learning is the way to go for them, Rohrbach says. “I

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8 teacher-loved edtech tools to try in 2017

eSchool News

For Online Courses/Blended Learning. Coursera is known to work with both K-12 and higher education institutions and provide them with access to online courses. Coursera is known to work with both K-12 and higher education institutions and provide them with access to online courses. Explore and enjoy! iTunes University.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The provider in question is Coursera , which has raised some $146.1 “Can Blended Learning Improve Equity in One of Nation’s Most Diverse Districts?” No mention that these are backed by big companies and venture capitalists. ” asks Edsurge. “How One Provider Taps 2,500 Volunteers.”