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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Online education stretches to include volunteers, teachers looking to pay their bills

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Motivated by a desire to contribute, former educators around the country are returning to the classroom, virtually. And while Serra and the Hofstra medical students provide instruction for free, some educators are taking paid virtual teaching jobs with existing online education outlets.

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All ninth graders study at the local 4-H center in this Maine district

The Hechinger Report

Bailey Fraser, 15 (left), and her stepsister Leah Kimball, 15, volunteer with Edible Bethel during their service learning block. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. Subscribe today! Weekly Update.

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How Daily Farm Work and Outdoor Projects Make Learning in High School Better for Teens

MindShift

Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report). Called the Telstar Freshman Academy, or TFA, it involves all its district’s ninth graders in a hands-on learning method that uses outdoor-based projects and community-building activities as ways to teach across several disciplines. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report ).

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K12 Inc. Names Stuart Udell, Former Catapult Learning Official, as CEO

Marketplace K-12

Major online education provider K12 Inc., a favorite target of critics of the for-profit school industry, has named former Catapult Learning official Stuart J. Udell most recently served as CEO of Catapult Learning Inc., Udell nearly doubled Catapult Learning’s revenue during his tenure, K12 said in a statement.

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April 22 Learning Revolution Mini-Conference: Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning: Survive, Thrive, & Plan for What Comes Next

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

What tools and methods will be discussed on “What makes online learning effective and engaging to the student? MBA, CFD has 11 years of experience in higher education as a professor of Mathematics. In 2013 Candy received the honor of being awarded Educator-of-the-Year at the Maryland Campus of Kaplan University.

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Marketplace trend update: 4 ed-tech developments

eSchool News

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Free for all students, Kaplan’s PSAT Prep Live will give the 3.8 CodeCombat enhancements available Sept.

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