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Inspiration from the Resilience of Educators

Education Elements

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

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Coronavirus is poised to inflame inequality in schools

The Hechinger Report

A host of organizations have stepped into the fray offering training and advice for teachers contemplating online learning for the first time. Outschool has also offered a series of free trainings about “telelearning,” with a handful scheduled for March 11.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

But in recent years, we've seen a spike in the number of smaller, tightly focused, niche edtech product companies. We hired an outside consultant -- Education Elements -- who specializes in, and works with our teachers on, the pedagogical aspects of personalized learning models (i.e. blended learning).

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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. Sample popular edtech tools.

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School Improvement: Strategies That Can Make It Happen

edWeb.net

They recommended using continuous feedback loops, openly discussing challenges, offering training, working with implementation facilitators, regularly reviewing data to support progress, and celebrating small wins, all crucial to “staying the course” to see a plan through. and, “What we do is important!”

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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

Reminder: a lot of MOOC news is now job training news, so you’ll find some updates in that section below. The Business of Job Training. ” Via The Texas Observer : “ Women in Texas Prisons Denied Same Academic, Job Training Opportunities as Incarcerated Men.” ” Upgrades and Downgrades. .”