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Meet TARA: Your New Teacher Headquarters

The CoolCatTeacher

Organizing lesson plans, units, resources, links, IEP’s, and IEP meetings can be cumbersome and stressful. Scheduling and Tracking Meetings. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Their stated goal is to prevent teacher burnout.

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Workforce Development Is Changing To Meet The ‘New Normal,’ And Community Colleges Could Be At The Forefront

EdNews Daily

Even before the pandemic, most executives surveyed by McKinsey identified skills shortages at their companies (with more to come), but fewer than half understand how to fill those gaps. College programs can address those gaps, but recent reporting shows an existential crisis for […].

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Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security. Despite these benefits, many districts’ infrastructures do not meet the standards of the Federal Trade Commission’s Principles of Fair Information Practice , which outline best practices to ensure student privacy and protection. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 01/18/2019 - 13:45.

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Universities Turn To More Public-Private Partnerships To Meet Student Needs

Edsurge

To meet this demand, public universities are showing an increased interest in public-private partnership agreements that bring profit motives into the public sector. Concerns About Profit-Seeking Resource-strapped universities see working with private companies as a quick way to answer some of the challenges facing them.

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Is This Video App Safe? Mozilla Privacy Report Offers a Look

Edsurge

A few days later the district switched to Google Meet, according to Ashley Boyd, whose two children—ages 9 and 12—attend school in Berkeley Unified. The report looks at 15 popular video-conferencing apps, some of which have been adopted for use by companies and schools, including Zoom, Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams.

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10 Companies Hiring Teachers Over the Summer

EdNews Daily

If you are a teacher looking for a summer gig, or unique ways to make extra money over your break, please find 10 companies hiring now. National Board assessors consistently report that the assessment process is a great professional development experience. Coordinate scheduling for the meetings with students over email.

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Report: One of the Biggest Obstacles to Remote Learning? Finding a Quiet Place to Work

Edsurge

Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. Here is the full report.) Not surprisingly, those who rely on cell phones to do so report having the hardest time. ISTE, EdSurge’s parent organization, helped design the survey questions.)

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