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Early Learning Educators Lead the Way with Professional Learning Webinars

edWeb.net

Who is participating the most in professional learning webinars? Early childhood educators! They hosted 260 professional learning webinars in 2016 that were viewed by 165,000 educators – an average of 635 educators per webinar. The 2016 results are in. Bailey, Ph.D., sponsored by Frog Street Press.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

This is a podcast for all education trailblazers seeking the cutting edge of professional growth. As a teacher committed to improving teaching and improving our professional development, I'm thrilled to share this conversation about how professional development can and is improving.

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Taming the Amygdala: Staying Calm with Mindfulness

edWeb.net

In an edWebinar sponsored by the Kaplan Early Learning Company, “Happy and Calm: The Best Tools for Mindfulness Now,” children’s yoga expert and award-winning recording artist Bari Koral introduced mindfulness exercises that can help children reduce the “noise” of negativity to improve their well-being over the long term.

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Implementing STEAM Projects in PreK and Kindergarten Classrooms

edWeb.net

Preparing young children for jobs that haven’t been invented yet may sound like a difficult task for educators, but a recent edWebinar showed how preK and kindergarten teachers can start developing the skills needed for future careers. This broadcast was sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Using Augmented Reality for Engaging Learning Experiences

edWeb.net

Augmented reality is emerging in the education space as a tool for motivating children to learn. Using this 3D technology can help students significantly whether they’re struggling to learn reading or math, or just to engage. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning.

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edWeb attends the 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo

edWeb.net

Almost 10,000 early childhood educators traveled to Orlando, Florida from across the United States and from as far as Hong Kong to attend the 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo. Frog Street’s emphasis on the Expo floor this year was on helping early learning educators enhance their own professional development.

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

Edsurge

put $150 million in Hero K12 , and Bain Capital, whose Double Impact Fund is on the hunt for promising (and lucrative) education teams. million Trilogy Education $30 million $30 million CreativeLive $25 million $76 million Nearpod $21 million $30 million Examity $21 million $21 million . of deals.

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