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With the Help of Google and SF Muni, A Bus Sets Off to Serve City's High School Dropouts

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Now, Good and his team are trying to solve a new problem: helping high school dropouts get their diplomas in the face of strict gang lines, rundown schools, and spotty internet. percent of which are high school dropouts. But the decked-out bus, despite its inventive layout, presents its own set of obstacles. Their solution?

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The journey to student-centered learning

Neo LMS

This post was originally published on October 31, on Education Technology. The traveler-students must be on time, get in the right rail-car, sit in the designated place, present with regularity their passes, and wait for the next train stop in order to make an upgrade to their traveler status. Technology is only a tool.

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

EdNews Daily

In a one-hour special, FRONTLINE presents two films that build on its education reporting. “A American Graduate Day is a live, four-hour multiplatform broadcast, presented by WNET, that leverages the power and reach of public media to focus on those organizations and individual champions keeping kids on the path to graduation. .

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

Using edtech to personalize education for students is already something that many educators do by incorporating technology in teaching activities , such as: Learning management systems (LMSs). Video content and digital presentations . This strategy has been deployed for years in other fields technology revolutionized, such as retail.

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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

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For example, the National Dropout Prevention Center conducted a year-long study of the Measuring Up program and its impact on student outcomes. Two I recommend are: National Dropout Prevention Center’s evaluation of Measuring Up reveals students experienced substantial academic progress. Pick what interests you.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

We are often reluctant to label anything facilitated through technology as a failure. Technology has become so pervasive in our lives that we have grown reticent to question its value when its use may not support evidence-based practices. Technology should support rather than replace human interactions.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

In 2014, Schargel was nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education for “demonstrating clear evidence of success in dropout prevention and for retaining students in alternative education environments. He was one of nine people, globally, to be nominated. Schargel was selected as one of the top 30 Educational Gurus for 2015.

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