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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

Teacher professional development needs to be practical, fit your schedule, and improve your classroom — and I’ve found professional development from Advancement Courses that does just that! Recently, I took a course from Advancement Courses called Teaching Computer Science in 6-12. Look at Courses.

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Educator Micro-credentials Policy Map Provides an Update of State and District Use of Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Digital Promise first launched our Micro-credential Policy Map in January 2020 to share valuable information on how states and districts across the U.S. The new filters include: District-Level Incentives : Individual schools and/or districts have policies recognizing micro-credentials earned by educators.

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University Scholars Plant Seeds In a New Field of Study: Early Childhood Policy

Edsurge

What Rasmussen didn’t have at the beginning of her political career, however, was much knowledge about how to turn her ideas into effective policies. “I Over the past two years, the consortium has created open-access materials intended to make it easy for universities to start offering coursework on the topic of early childhood policy.

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How online courses can nurture emotional intelligence

Neo LMS

Today, SEL (Social Emotional Learning) is becoming more formalized as an addition to curricula, as well as overall policy through the efforts of organizations such as the Collaboration for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL). How online courses can nurture emotional intelligence. What are you goals for this course?

Course 260
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Community Colleges Must Chart a Course Toward Technology and Workplace Innovation

Edsurge

Furthermore, multiple modalities of learning will prove essential in meeting the educational demands of today’s and tomorrow’s students. Now, the real question is how each community college should institute telework and alternative work scheduling practices and policies appropriately.

Course 174
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System for Educational Transformation (SET)

A Principal's Reflections

They should also have a keen understanding of the unique needs and abilities of their students and be adept at tailoring instruction to meet those needs. Adaptability and differentiation are also important, as effective teachers tailor their approach to meet the diverse needs and learning styles of their students. Want to learn more?

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Edsurge

When Course Hero raised $10 million in early February, the amount seemed curiously small for $1.1 Last week, Course Hero secured an additional $70 million in an extension of its Series B round, courtesy of some of the biggest names in the financial sector—TPG, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and GSV. It kept its $1.1 billion valuation.)

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