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Six Practices of Schools and School Districts Marching to Obsolescence

The 21st Century Principal

Maintaining a “traditional” school calendar was not about helping schools do a better job teaching kids, it was mostly about preservation of the status quo, and preserving the school calendar they enjoyed while attending Industrial Age schools, not to mention profit.

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New Content Added to Discovery Education’s Award-Winning Digital Services Boost Teachers’ Ability to Engage Students in Science, STEM, Social Studies, and More

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The program offers multi-platform online learning tools, with digital resources including: an interactive map, video vignettes, biographies and thought-provoking classroom activities to help students further explore how to help prevent human rights abuses and violations around the world. The documentary examines the history of A.I.,

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YaizY Lands $2.1M Seed Investment To Transform The Traditional Learning System By Turning Kids’ Passions Into Professions

eSchool News

Founded by a global team of entrepreneurs, industry experts, and professionally trained, award-winning educators with decades of international experience, YaizY rapidly expanded to the US late last year. The investment is coming from LearnStart , Flyer One Ventures , YellowRockets.vc , Angelsdeck , A.Partners , Vesdar Capital, and ALFIN.

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

eSchool News

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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Are We There Yet? Integrating Tech & Learning #SXSWedu

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Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. The industry needs to fight against this. Virtual and digital online learning lead to personalization.

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How Effective Are Publishers at Delivering Inclusive Materials?

Edsurge

Instructional materials aren’t more important than teachers, says Cassandra Herring, CEO of the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity. Part of that may be because, according to Rodick, the publishing industry isn’t very diverse , skewing mostly white and heterosexual. So, You Want to Be Inclusive?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. ” asks The Hechinger Report. NPR on MOOC Micromasters. Contests and Awards.