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How Does Acceleration Research Help Schools and Kids Rebound?

The CoolCatTeacher

You can't go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending in volume two of the COVID 19 handbook from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, ED COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs Washington, DC, 2021.

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A Data-Oriented Approach to Elevating Women in the Workplace

Edsurge

Then the penny dropped: When Huang realized how hard it was to find the insights she needed, she stopped interviewing and decided to do something about it by starting a company called Fairygodboss. In September, Google picked Fairygodboss to be one of a dozen companies to take part in its first accelerator program for women founders.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

AI Tools for Teachers: Meet Curipod, AI Lesson Plan Builder 00;06;00;13 – 00;06;09;25 Vicki Davis And so, Amanda, can you give us some examples of some AI powered educational tools and programs and how they've been effective in helping students learn? So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

Edsurge

For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” There’s a lot left to learn about how to teach kids and teens online, the handbook acknowledges. One struggle is digging through digital resources and “making sure they are meeting the standards” of the state. McGhee says.

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6 Simple Reasons Why You Should Create a Blog or Podcast This Year

TeacherCast

The creation of a blog or podcast provides you not only the opportunity to build your own PLN, but gives you the opportunity to work directly with companies as a conduit to their audience. It is serving as a handbook for whatever projects I happen to be working on during any given time.

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6 Simple Reasons Why You Should Create a Blog or Podcast This Year

TeacherCast

The creation of a blog or podcast provides you not only the opportunity to build your own PLN, but gives you the opportunity to work directly with companies as a conduit to their audience. It is serving as a handbook for whatever projects I happen to be working on during any given time. Because You Love Meeting People.

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The History of the School Bell

Hack Education

Although companies like the Standard Electric Time Company (founded in Massachusetts in 1884) sold synchronized clock and bell systems to schools (and yes, factories), an early function of the latter was not to mimic the rhythm of the workplace but rather to warn occupants about fire. And that includes the school bell. " (1838).

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