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Inspiration from the Resilience of Educators

Education Elements

As we watched the events at the Capitol unfold on January 6th, like many, our team jumped into crisis response mode. A planned all-day, company-wide training and retreat was canceled, as we checked in on teammates in the D.C. area, and reached out to partners, family, and friends to see how we might support them.

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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting

Edsurge

Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. One high-profile version of this type of event occurred in Newark back in 2010, after Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg gave a matching $100 million-dollar donation to the New Jersey school district. Probably not.

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

As members, educators can take part in events, forums, seminars, training and more. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), for instance, hosts an annual conference and exposition to highlight technological enhancements in the classroom. Attend an annual event. Join a professional organization.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Vemo Education has raised $7.4

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” Via The Hechinger Report : “How diplomas based on skill acquisition, not credits earned, could change education.” ” The company has raised $16.5 The Business of Job Training.