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AUGUST 16, 2016

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Innovative educators understand the importance of being in touch with the latest trends in ed tech. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) helps us by sharing what the organization sees as the next big trends. Educator Voice Patricia J. Educator Voice Patricia J.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

At this stage of the edtech revolution, most educators are focused on using tech to enhance lessons rather than on the tech itself. While students miss class for open lab, the teachers recognize the benefits of letting students explore technology to help them achieve both personal and educational goals. About the Host.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In recent years, we’ve seen huge growth in edtech as companies partner with educators to develop software and hardware that can support teaching and learning. Of course, more internet-enabled technology in the classroom will require work to ensure that educators and students can actually use it. Education requires innovation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Global Education Conference Keynotes. The great majority of these events are free to attend.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

One overused catchphrase in education is that learning should be “student-centered.” But what if we took that to its logical conclusion and also made it the goal of our education technology predictions? Especially if those students are teens, within sight of leaving K-12 and moving into higher education. Yes, teens.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. A pilot program launched earlier this month at full capacity, with 20 different K-12 educators enrolled. With 99 percent of U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There is a lot of talk these days about robots replacing humans in the workforce, but those conversations remain largely abstract. On the other side of that equation are educators, who often draw from their own learning experiences in K-12 and higher education to inform their instruction. It's a lot of professional development.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Education Politics. Via Education Week : “ Maine Gov. Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Various education-related updates – via The New York Times : “How the Republican Tax Plan Uses School Savings to Hurt States.” ” Via Education Week : “Final Tax Bill Keeps Teacher Deduction at $250 , Cuts State and Local Deductions.” What’s Out?

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” The Department of Education’s press release has more.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” Via Bloomberg : “ Campus Rape Loses Special Status in Trump’s Education Department.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Dept. More via The Hill and via the Department of Education’s press office. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

(National) Education Politics. US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos launched a “rethink schools” tour. ” “What DeVos Got Wrong in Her Speech on the ’ Dear Colleague’ Letter ,” Scott Schneider writes in The Chronicle of Higher Education. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” ” “ What does Trump’s executive order on education do? ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. “ The Absurdity of Armed Educators ” by Vann R. Newkirk II in The Atlantic.

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Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ Student Loan Forgiveness Program Approval Letters May Be Invalid, Education Dept. ” It seems like the Department of Education is doing everything it can to screw over students’ financial aid. ” Welp. ” Via Politico : “After proposing a $9.2

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” More via Buzzfeed and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What You Need to Know About Race-Conscious Admissions in 2017.” In the past, Secretaries of Education have just used the department’s own force.

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Education Politics. Trump says the Secretary of Education is “highly respected.” ” Certainly this week’s news really really underscores how much: “What is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doing with the rapper Pitbull in Miami ?” “2 Education Dept. ” asks The Washington Post.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” Here’s the readout from the Department of Education.

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Muñiz as the Education Department’s General Counsel.

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MAY 26, 2017

.” Via NPR : “ Trump Budget Reduces Education Spending , Raises Funding For School Choice.” ” Also via NPR : “President Trump’s Budget Proposal Calls For Deep Cuts To Education.” “ The Office of Educational Technology Under DeVos” by Doug Levin. .”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Education Politics. Betsy DeVos has been confirmed as the Secretary of Education – the first time that a Vice President has had to break a tie in the Senate for this sort of vote. See also, via Market Watch : “ K12 ’s stock rallies after DeVos confirmed as Secretary of Education.” ” Yet.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

education secretary.” Via Education Week : “Weighing the Odds: Eva Moskowitz or Michelle Rhee as Trump Ed. “The Education Platform I wrote for Mr. Trump” by Roger Schank. ” “ Education Technology Under Trump : A Syllabus.” Education , of course. Education Politics.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Via Education Week ): “ Hillary Clinton Campaign Releases $500 Million Anti-Bullying Plan.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “For Some Republicans, Trump ’s Higher-Ed Proposals Reflect ‘Lost Opportunity’ ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Trump Threatens Visas for Those From China.”

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