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JULY 8, 2015

Common Core standards (this one’s not sexy, but few factors impact education more than this index of academic content). blogs, social media, podcasting) to promote conversation and thinking around what’s possible in education. Robotics in the classroom. 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom .

Examples 40

Examples Classroom Maker Movement Social Media 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” “Mitch Daniels Wants to Sell the Soul of Public Education: Purdue Faculty Must Stop Him,” the Academe blog argues. ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “‘ Common Core ’ no more: New York moves to adopt revised standards with new name.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via TeacherCast : “Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots.” More LAUSD news in the legal section below.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Few trends in K-12 ed tech are as hot–or as under-researched–as “Maker” education. While exciting, that trend has begat a number of questions and tensions, many of which are just now beginning to be explored by researchers. What Exactly Is the Maker Movement?

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement Case Study STEM Handbook 40

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.” ” Data and “Research” “ Mary Meeker ’s 2016 internet trends report.”

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the Common Core in a video. The robot startup, formerly known as Play-i, has raised $35.9 Get rid of it.’” The company has raised $61 million total.

Education 40

Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “After seven years of tumult and transition fueled by the common core, state testing is settling down, with most states rejecting the federally funded PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, and nearly one-quarter embracing the SAT or the ACT as their official high school test.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Education Week : “Even When States Revise Standards, the Core of the Common Core Remains.” Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil. ” If you repeat these stories enough, it’s almost as if you can convince people to make it a trend. Via Edsurge : “Help!

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52