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Free Conference! Design and Delivery in a Blended Learning Jungle

The CoolCatTeacher

Whether you have blended, hybrid, or 100% digital instruction, join me for this free online PD conference. This conference and blog post is sponsored by Texthelp. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Tech Company Drops Conference Swag in Favor of 13,000 School Donations

Edsurge

That’s the number of items and school supplies recently donated by the San Francisco-based tech company Okta. Conference-goers to the company’s annual Bay Area event didn’t come away with any “swag” this year. In the past, attendees of Okta’s annual conference—much like attendees of virtually every tech conference in the U.S.—could

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Cecilia Cruse Joins MiEN Company as a Special Needs Consultant

eSchool News

Students in special education make up 15% of the K-12 student population, and that number has been steadily increasing for nearly 40 years. She will also share her knowledge and expertise outside the company through professional development programs, conference presentations, and other endeavors. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

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Can AI Aid the Early Education Workforce?

Edsurge

Today, the use of this technology in education settings is underway, and states are even beginning to release guidance on how to navigate AI in schools. Over the past year, the tone of that guidance has shifted from skepticism and resistance to acceptance and optimism, according to an analysis from the Center for Reinventing Public Education.

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Education Startups Can Get a Boost on the Fringes of Big Conferences

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

While a startup can't compete with the showy conference displays created by large education companies, there's value to be had through a smaller presence too. The post Education Startups Can Get a Boost on the Fringes of Big Conferences appeared first on Market Brief.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

Edsurge

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. But the pandemic accelerated the decision.

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The newest benefit at top companies: Private college admissions counseling

The Hechinger Report

Shannon Vasconcelos fired up her laptop in a sterile conference room in a suburban office park, and right on schedule a mother and her daughter popped onto her screen. The company is among employers that provide college admissions coaching as an employee perk. NEWTON, Mass. The New York offices of JPMorgan Chase.

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