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Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance

EdTech Magazine

AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores. At the beginning of the year, 60 percent of students scored a preliminary benchmark math score of 9 out of 48 , indicating to district math specialist George Regan that it might be helpful to introduce a machine learning–based teacher assistant into the classroom as part of a small-group rotation.

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Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming

The CoolCatTeacher

She got started with integrating technology in the classroom in 2003 and dabbled with app design in File Maker and HTML. Prior to teaching, he has worked in IT and marketing for [Procter & Gamble]( [link] ), Kaplan University (now [Purdue University Global]( [link] )), and [Diagnostic Centers of America]( [link] ).

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Implementing STEAM Projects in PreK and Kindergarten Classrooms

edWeb.net

This can include dress-up activities, and be supplemented by field trips or classroom visits. It also continues the process of integrating the arts into the project and turning STEM into STEAM. This broadcast was sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters. Join the Community.

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What Happens When A Public University Buys a For-Profit Online One?

Edsurge

And here’s the most surprising part: that online school it bought, Kaplan University, was a for-profit business—part of a sector that’s been criticized for high costs and poor outcomes for students. Kaplan University had been owned by Graham Holdings Company, which used to own the Washington Post until it sold it to Jeff Bezos.

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Top 25 edWebinars & edLeader Panels of 2022

edWeb.net

Chaos to Calm: Create a Calm Classroom During Wild Times. Behavior in the Classroom: Working with Students with Autism. School Year Success: Strategies to Instill Positive Behavior in the Classroom. Creating Positive PreK Classroom Environments and Meaningful Interactions. Pre-K is STILL the Place for Play.

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

Edsurge

Nowadays, 99 percent of classrooms are wired with high-speed internet (which is very different than schools being “wired”), more than half of schools have wireless capability, hundreds of school districts have 1:1 devices and the U.S. Internet ubiquity in the classroom led teachers to adopt email and experiment with other technologies.

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Top 25 edWebinars of 2020

edWeb.net

When classroom learning moved online in March due to COVID-19, we saw an incredible increase in educators coming to edWeb to view edWebinars, and attendance has remained high since. STEM for Little Sprouts: Connecting Science Through Children’s Literature. How to Create a Joyful Virtual Classroom Community.

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