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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 educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Top 12 apps for law students and the bar exam

Brainscape

Law school app # 1: Black’s Law Dictionary It’s the most widely-used law dictionary in the United States and a trusted staple of any law student’s education: Black’s Law Dictionary. In our next section, we’ll cover the best apps for bar prep; in other words, specifically for studying for the bar exam.

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Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students

eSchool News

Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com ), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based industry leader in digital curriculum and virtual learning with over 20 years of deep expertise providing high-quality, rigorous, and teacher-centered programs.

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Charitable giving to higher education is now broken

Bryan Alexander

The latest information illustrates major, challenging trends in higher education. It all comes from the Voluntary Support for Education survey , conducted by the Council for Aid to Education ( CAE ), and only accessible by purchase , so I’m proceeding by summaries and extracts published elsewhere. billion raised.

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Curriculum includes 10 lessons for digital citizenship

eSchool News

ESSDACK has collaborated with GoEnnounce to build an affordable digital citizenship curriculum for secondary students titled Your Digital Footprint. ESSDACK is an education service center whose mission is to support the preparation of learners, directly or indirectly, for their future. said Melissa Davis, CEO. “

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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

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. MBA, CFD has 11 years of experience in higher education as a professor of Mathematics. She is a seasoned presenter at Educational Conferences worldwide.