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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Now there are dozens of online free educational videos that address most every academic topic imaginable. And they’re put out by recognized names in educationKhan Academy, BBC, Microsoft, Teacher Tube, as well as textbook providers like Origo. It has become the largest STEM video library of its kind.

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Men behaving badly

Dangerously Irrelevant

When I write critically about Khan Academy or Apple, I know I’ll hear an earful — and it isn’t simply an earful of disagreement. But we ‘educated’ these men. How do we start stemming this ongoing problem of men behaving badly? ( The comments get incredibly hostile, the attacks personal. . And frightening.

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Georgia State Professor—and Student Success Innovator—Awarded McGraw Prize in Education

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Prize in Education has been one of the most prestigious awards in the field, honoring outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education through innovative and successful approaches. Family Foundation, McGraw-Hill Education and Arizona State University. McGraw, Jr. McGraw, Jr.

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Alan November on the '$1000 Pencil' and Why Edtech Companies Aren’t Pushing the Envelope

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A few weeks back, EdSurge published a podcast interview with education consultant and commentator Alan November, and Director of Secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Houston Independent School District Mike Dorsey, after chatting with the two education experts at ISTE. We do not need fewer teachers.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The system is a little weird, since you can''t see all of the proposals in one area (they are categorized into primary, secondary, and tertiary blocks based on arbitrary ordering of session submissions by one individual), but here are direct links to panel proposals I made: "School 2.0: The Classroom 2.0 show is back!

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How Should We Approach the Ethical Considerations of AI in K-12 Education?

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The field of education is no less affected by these technologies. In K-12 education, a focus on ethical considerations is of critical importance. Many teachers and education leaders select and use AI-powered tools despite little background in computer science or artificial intelligence.

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Different Definitions of Personalized Learning Conflict, Cause Confusion

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. “We couldn’t afford to have an individual teacher for every student, so we developed a way of teaching large groups,” as John Pane, an education researcher at the RAND Corporation, puts it. Competency-based education. Two examples are McGraw Hill’s ALEKS and Khan Academy. Drew Lytle for NPR ).