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K-12 Staffing Issues Require Creative Community Solutions

eSchool News

Austin, TX – Staffing issues have been common for many public schools across the country for years. Now, more than ever, communities are positioned to help schools solve this problem with a variety of technology, funding, and community solutions. Post-COVID, it’s tempting to believe that the pandemic caused the staffing shortages K-12 schools are currently facing.

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10 Excellent Economics and Financial Literacy websites for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The purpose of this post is to share with fellow teachers and parents a collection of educational economics websites that they can use with their students and kids to teach them financial literacy.read more.

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Phenix City Teacher Wins Marbury Technology Innovation Award

eSchool News

Phenix City, AL— Last week Central High School teacher, Tim Loreman was recognized as an exemplary educator in technology. He received the 19th Annual Marbury Technology Innovation Award from the State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Eric G. Mackey. . Loreman is the television production teacher who instructs students on writing, capturing, and producing television programs.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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VIZOR present City of Wolverhampton College the EduFuturists College of the Year Award

Vizor

VIZOR had the honour of presenting City of Wolverhampton College the EduFuturists FE College of the Year 2022 Award. This year’s finalists for the EduFuturists College of the Year award were City of Wolverhampton College, Leeds City College, Blackpool & Fylde College and Burnley College. Adam Dwight received the award on behalf of City of Wolverhampton College.

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4 insights from city school leaders

eSchool News

Media stories about large metropolitan school districts usually focus on their challenges instead of the impactful work they are doing to help students succeed. As a former Council of Great City Schools (CGCS) CIO who spent part of my career working at large school systems, I collaborated with countless talented, intelligent, and inspiring education leaders.

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How esports promotes inclusion and belonging

eSchool News

I grew up a casual gamer, half-decent at a few games like ‘Yoshi’s Island’ and ‘Rush.’ The most intense PC games I ever played were ‘Minesweeper’ and ‘Frogger.’ Esports and gaming weren’t something I thought would be a major part of my career. Had you told high school me that I would be a computer science and information technology teacher, she would have not believed you.

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Supreme Court ruling brings an altered legal landscape for school choice

The Hechinger Report

Last week, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Carson v. Makin left advocates on both sides of the school choice debate navigating a new legal landscape. The Court ruled that Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from a state tuition program was “discrimination against religion.” The program uses taxpayer dollars to help rural families who live far from a public school attend a private school instead.

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Texthelp Names Industry Veteran Gus Schmedlen as Chief Revenue Officer

eSchool News

WOBURN, Mass. /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp , a global leader in literacy and assistive technology, announced it has appointed Gus Schmedlen, Ed.D., as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In this new role, Dr. Schmedlen will help Texthelp meet its goal of advancing the literacy of 1 billion people by 2030. Dr. Schmedlen brings over two decades of experience in the education technology sector to Texthelp.