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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

EVERFI has some fantastic (free) resources to help you be a difference-maker in a student's life. In this post, I’ll share with you these resources, how I recommend that you use them, and some interesting pointers I’ve learned as I teach students financial literacy. This is pretty rare in the courses I’ve seen.

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What If Free Online Courses Weren’t Inside 'Walled Gardens'?

Edsurge

Large-scale online courses called MOOCs can get millions of registered users over time. But one online learning pioneer, Stephen Downes, says that these free resources are not living up to their full potential to help students and professors. Their course inspired both the term “MOOCs” and a whole new industry.

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Expanding into Early Childhood Is Good for Edtech Companies. Is It Good for Kids?

Edsurge

Instead, the Norway-based company—which counts Disney as an investor —revealed a new suite of digital games, called Kahoot! It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space. It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space.

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Edsurge

When Course Hero raised $10 million in early February, the amount seemed curiously small for $1.1 As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. The deal pushes the company’s Series B round to $80 million. (It Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year.

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7 Things to Consider As We Return to Learn This Fall

The CoolCatTeacher

This show is sponsored by Advancement Courses and includes advertorial content from the sponsor. This show is sponsored by Advancement Courses and includes advertorial content from the sponsor. When you purchase your PD from Advancement Courses use the code COOL20 to receive 20% off your course.

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What Really Happened in Hybrid Classrooms This Year

The CoolCatTeacher

We all need to help be realistic about a very unrealistic, unusual year as we help meet students where they are and we move forward. Sponsor: Advancement Courses. And join me as I take my courses this summer from Advancement Courses. Remember to use COOL20 to receive 20% off your course. Stream by clicking here.

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