Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

By Deloitte’s most recent count , 37 percent of organizations have deployed AI solutions (up 270 percent from 2016) and a majority predict it will “substantially transform” their companies by 2023. Anaheim Union High School District wants to buck that trend. The shift may also mean transforming their workforce. “As

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2018

Learn about the current trends in hashtag learning and the popular techniques for harvesting learning from this social network. It turns out it’s actually a great place that educators meet and share what they’re doing in their classrooms. David: That’s when you physically meet the people you know on Twitter. Vicki: (agrees).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

There has been a lot of hand-wringing about who will step up to meet the current needs of the skills shortage, and higher education has come under scrutiny, accused of not equipping students enough for the workforce. AT&T recently partnered with the University of Texas to teach design thinking workshops.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 30, 2019

The ninth annual SXSW EDU will be held in Austin for four days of valuable sessions that include hands-on and detailed workshops, learning experiences, opportunities to find and connect with mentors, film screenings, startup events, research and policy discussions, live exhibitions and the ability to connect and network.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

The percentage of women enrolled in law, medicine and physical sciences have been trending toward parity ever since the 1970s. Gender is just one part of the diversity problem confronting many technology companies today. And I want to run a video game company.”. Computer science, however, is a different story.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Your mind can’t work that way,” says Smyth, the CEO of PechaKucha , a company that offers software and other services centered around a unique take on slide sharing. “It PechaKucha, the company, was founded in 2018 to help promote the format to cities, businesses and schools. It can’t both read and listen at the same time.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

With less than a week until the storytelling-themed keynote kicks things off, we combed through the sessions, workshops and talks that will be filling our heads, and our Twitter feeds, in the days to come. Here’s his look at the five major trends impacting these companies—and why countries are launching their own platforms.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

It’s very easy to feel FOMO, across all the panels, keynotes, workshops, receptions and serendipitous meetings in the hallways. How powerful would it be if a CEO who just sold his company for a million dollars got on the microphone and said: ‘I worked really hard for this. Investors: 65 to 400.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. For the large scale systemic work, the company typically takes a cohort of schools through a variety of workshops to support redesign on a larger scale.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. They have upended the industry and how it’s reflected in the events that cater to industry companies, investors, and executives at every level from preschool to workforce learning. K-12 classrooms as a 1:1 mobile device. K-12 Events U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Stay tuned!

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

It was critical that school districts “get a handle on” digital tools and subscriptions in an attempt to streamline and create efficiencies in their districts that can lead to measurable improvements and learning outcomes while balancing student privacy and meeting annual budget. Data Analytics.

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As with all education conferences it is easy to identify what trends in education have been most popular over the last year by the number of sessions being offered on any given subject. Additionally, teachers can take approved college courses or workshops that meet district requirements.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. KIPP Morial, a school in New Orleans East, exemplifies how the personalized learning trend rolled out in charters across the Crescent City. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. Related: Most students go to a school that meets federal standards for internet speed. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2021

An English professor at Southern Connecticut State University, Cynthia Stretch is used to meeting after hours with her students, many of whom work full time while in college. Related: More colleges and universities outsource services to for-profit companies. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

In Boston, an all-day training in a high school gym attracted about 100 educators for instruction in yoga, meditation and mindfulness, part of a 200-hour training offered on weekends by a company called Breathe For Change. About 28 percent of teachers are “chronically absent” (more than 10 school days a year).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2020

Daphne Williams is a former teacher who became a consultant working for a large educational company and currently works full time as an Instructional Designer. During her speaking engagements for the company at educational conferences, teachers often asked her how she got out of teaching. It’s a fantastic job.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. For the 2015 NMC Summer Conference Preview of the NMC On the Horizon series on April 14th, we''re highlighting the 2015 NMC Summer Conference with a range of keynote, featured session, Idea Lab, and preconference workshop panelists.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

For the 2015 NMC Summer Conference Preview of the NMC On the Horizon series on April 14th, we''re highlighting the 2015 NMC Summer Conference with a range of keynote, featured session, Idea Lab, and preconference workshop panelists. LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Google is working with a number of partners, including: WNET, PBS, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the American Museum of Natural History, the Planetary Society, David Attenborough with production company Alchemy VR and many of the Google Cultural Institute museum partners to create custom educational content that spans the universe.”.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. K-12 market.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The upside of using a company like Edgenuity is that it takes teachers time to build those resources. Over a year ago, at an October 2017 meeting, the West Bolivar board approved spending $102,500 on 360 Chromebooks to be distributed districtwide. The Edgenuity program cost $53,000.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Artistic director Michael Kelly had been bringing Shakespeare to schools in the greater Toronto area since 1987 with his company Shakespeare in Action , creating presentations and workshops for ages kindergarten through high school. And the idea [of the workshops] was to get kids up on their feet and speak Shakespeare aloud.”.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Teachers and administrators are empowered with tools that meet the needs of everyone for any sized school. These workshop modules offers efficiency, flexibility, and choice to Texas teachers. Students are driven to succeed by QwertyTown’s gamification features, social motivation and engaging lessons and challenges.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Join us at the online meeting room on Zoom ([link] Step 2: We are going to play a Kahoot game to learn some things about Amazon. The moderators of this session represent communities that have been meeting and collaborating online for well over a decade now. English language learners are welcome, too.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

They typically watch the same tv shows and movies, are interested in the same pop culture trends, are curious about the same current events in the news, and are obsessed with the same YouTubers or TikTok trends. Some of the links in the spreadsheet are to reputable companies where you can purchase books (Alphabet Series, Flyleaf, etc.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

Over the last two months we worked with an email list company in an attempt to avoid this duplication, but unfortunately, we were reported as a spammer (ugh!) Wednesday, June 25th in Atlanta, GA Flat Connections Workshop: Connect, Collaborate, Go Global , We have the technology, we have the pedagogy, it''s time to join learners to the world!

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” Via The New York Times : “ Climate Science Meets a Stubborn Obstacle: Students.” That’s despite privacy concerns about the company. ” Accreditation and Certification. million total.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Office led by President Trump’s son-in-law holds a series of meetings on higher education policy, signaling high-level attention from the administration.” The company has raised $24.1

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. The CEO of Safari Books left the company “ amidst massive layoffs.” This is part three of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Leiserowitz — whose research has focused on how culture, politics and psychology impact public perception of the environment — said fossil-fuel companies have a stake in perpetuating a message of oil dependency. On a recent Saturday, a workshop was in session at Choctaw High School , east of Oklahoma City.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

From the Department of Education press release : “ Federal Commission on School Safety Meeting to Focus on the Effects of Entertainment , Media , Cyberbullying and Social Media on Violence and Student Safety.” ” (Guess what’s going to be one of the " top ed-tech trends" this year ?). million total.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Breaking with longstanding tradition – through Democratic and Republican administrations – President Trump will not host a meeting with this year’s American Nobel laureates.” ” “Film company behind Love Actually to open school in London,” The Guardian reports. .”

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