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How to push past limiting beliefs to uncover what’s truly possible in your teaching

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Our education system produces inequitable outcomes for students — particularly those who identify as low income and/or as a Black, Indigenous, or students of color. . Students’ care more about social media and games than their school work. Many people enter the teaching profession with similar high hopes and ambitions!

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How to push past limiting beliefs to uncover what’s truly possible in your teaching

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Our education system produces inequitable outcomes for students — particularly those who identify as low income and/or as a Black, Indigenous, or students of color. . Students’ care more about social media and games than their school work. Many people enter the teaching profession with similar high hopes and ambitions!

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Punk learning

Learning with 'e's

Some of the early MOOCs also allowed students to choose their own preferred method of assessment, and spawned many creative outcomes such as global radio with #ds106. Learning by watching YouTube or participation in social media discussions are certainly methods that are gaining traction.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

Hack Education

” University of Zurich professor Paul-Olivier Dehaye continued his case against Coursera, questioning the authority that the MOOC startup had to transfer European student data. Under surveillance when they use social media. ” There is, however, little evidence that collecting more data improves teaching or learning.

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

Hack Education

Turns out too that a lot of the education startups that have been promising “revolution” or hell even “improved outcomes” for the past few years have been selling snake oil. “You want to own the total outcome,” says A16z General Partner and AltSchool investor, Lars Delgaard.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Recode : “ Coursera has ousted several senior executives along with many rank-and-file staffers.” ” “How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing,” according to Edsurge. “From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes: Equity By Design in Learning Technologies ” by Justin Reich and Mimi Ito.