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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

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Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

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Modern edtech such as an intelligent learning platform (ILP) can help you achieve this by creating a personalized learning environment. . With the help of edtech, students to learn at their own pace and focus on their specific goals. Moreover, even before the pandemic, educational institutions were eager to adopt edtech.

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

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With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. The constantly growing needs of the education sector have added to the pressures of teaching.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

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High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” New Book Takes a Fresh Look at ‘How Humans Learn.’. Will the Edtech Industry Pay Attention? Here's the count-down of the most-listened-to episodes of the year.

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

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But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings. And the Navy said, rightly, every time we put a ship out to sea, all of those sailors are suddenly college dropouts. They don't go to class the next day.

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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

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In addition to better collaboration and communication throughout the university, there are a number of edtech companies out there that synthesize the process for you. The university library is not an antiquated vessel of reference books, but a hub of innovators striving to make resources available to all of today’s diverse college students.

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How a Billionaire’s Fellowship Spread Skepticism About College’s Value

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And back in 1998 he had even co-written a book complaining about how, in his view, multiculturalism was leading to group-think, and how he wanted to “reverse the tragic disintegration of American universities and restore true academic excellence.” They only back companies led by college dropouts and people who never studied in higher ed.

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