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When It Comes To Edtech, How Much Influence Do Teachers Have?

Edsurge

And what—if anything—can we glean from the number of former educators in the leadership ranks of edtech companies? Do they need to see former educators in leadership positions to be sold on the product? But do edtech companies need to have former educators in advisory boards or in their c-suite? The short answer is—it depends.

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OPINION: America should learn from Europe and adopt tougher regulations on artificial intelligence

The Hechinger Report

And nowhere is this conversation more relevant than in K-12 education, where AI holds the promise of revolutionizing how teachers teach and students learn. The data generated helps educators tailor their lesson plans and instruction. But education leaders can’t wait for policies to be drawn up and legislation enacted.

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Mockumentary Explores College Admissions — and Post-Pandemic Student Life

Edsurge

The college students who give campus tours for the admissions office may sound like confident ambassadors, but they sometimes have their own doubts about whether they’ve made the right college choice or are on the right life path. It’s starting to get some recognition — it was recently named as a finalist in the Houston Comedy Film Festival.

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14 Educator Social Media Accounts That Inspire Us

MIND Research Institute

Honestly, we have never been more impressed by our education partners' creativity, perseverance and resilience. In no particular order, here are some of my colleagues' and my favorite educational social media accounts. Twitter Educator Accounts to Follow. Instagram Educator Accounts to Follow. It's not just us.

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Sit With Us App: How Kids are Fighting Bullying One Lunch Table at a Time

The CoolCatTeacher

She was recently named one of “25 Women Changing the World” by People Magazine and has won lots of other recognition with her “Sit With Us” app. How many ambassadors do you have? Vicki: So have all of those kids signed up to be an ambassador? Why would she be the one being the ambassador? From there, you plan lunches.

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?Forbes “30 Under 30” Education Leaders to Learn From in 2017

Edsurge

The magazine’s “30 Under 30” list, which highlights young leaders in fields such as technology, music and healthcare, added education to the list in 2013 and since then has grown from nearly 90 nominations in 2014 to more than 450 last year. The Students Unique this year are the honorees working on education from the inside: students.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition)

Doug Levin

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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