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5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers

EdTech Magazine

If coaches are not available, companies like Microsoft and Google offer resources to help with navigating broad classroom technology practices, as well as specifics about products like Office 365 or Google Classroom. . “Our Sustained Duration: The idea behind this one is relatively simple: Training takes time. by Eli Zimmerman.

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More Employers Are Awarding Credentials. Is A Parallel Higher Education System Emerging?

Edsurge

A growing number of companies have moved beyond training their own employees or providing tuition assistance programs to send staff members to higher education. It’s not hard to find prominent examples: • Google recently announced an expansion of the company’s popular Google Career Certificates portfolio.

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New Effort Adds College Credit to Apprenticeship Programs

Edsurge

Now, a pilot partnership among colleges, companies and the American Council on Education aims to help people pursue both paths. The Apprenticeship Pathways project takes apprenticeships—experiences that companies design that pay people wages to learn while they work—and translates them into free college credits.

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Higher Ed Should Pay Attention to the Corporate World’s Growing Use of Skills Data

Edsurge

First, it is important for higher ed to recognize that digital credentialing — which can provide richer, more granular and machine-readable data on learning outcomes and skills — should not be limited to the discussion about non-degree “alternative credentials” and digital badges.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

While high-resolution data for community colleges isn’t available, we can see evidence for this in proxies such as Google search trends , consumers’ growing openness and intention to study online , booming MOOC enrollment , and publicly-traded online learning company enrollment results.

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MobileMind Launches the Industry’s First Crowd-Sourced Professional Learning Hub: MobileMind Community

eSchool News

To learn more about MobileMind Community and how MobileMind can maximize the impact of ESSER funding, visit the company’s website and schedule a call. . Founded in 2015, MobileMind is a privately held, Atlanta-based educational technology company. About MobileMind.

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3D Virtual Learning a New Reality

A Principal's Reflections

This year alone Laura Fleming , our stellar media specialist, has successfully created a Makerspace for our students as well as a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers. Both of these initiatives have exceeded our expectations and have been met by rave reviews from staff and students alike.