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Innovation at the Secondary Level: 5 Misconceptions

Education Elements

Personalized learning is no exception; misconceptions about it often lead educators away from strategies and practices that could help students succeed. Sometimes, misconceptions represent more than small gaps in knowledge--they can be ingrained into industry-wide best practices, with disastrous results.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Edsurge

Now, a couple with similar industry cred has a similar vision—along with plenty of funding. “We We want to build from the ground up an inclusive learning system for students and faculty, one that can recreate engaging, live learning experiences online,” says Dan Avida.

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Technology’s key role in personalization and differentiation

eSchool News

However, perhaps we as edtech and curriculum leaders are overlooking the value of other high impact avenues for addressing those needs. Alongside the increased focus on SEL, we have been working to leverage technology to promote more customized, or personalized, learning experiences. Technology plays a key role.

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Why It’s So Hard to Lower the Cost of Textbooks

Edsurge

The entertainment industry has been shifting how it connects fans with music, movies and other media. The college textbook publishing industry is trying to move in a similar direction. Learn more. It keeps everyone from administrators and teachers to students and parents connected from homeroom to home.

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6 Ways in which edtech shapes teacher training programs

Neo LMS

The edtech industry as a whole has a problem: the successful adoption of technology in the classroom. Universities or school districts will have to adapt in order to accommodate quality flexible learning. Demand for K-12 teachers, as well as High School and secondary teachers in the U.S. But what does it all mean?

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CAE and Otus Team Up to Provide Assessment Tool for K-12 Educators to Improve Student Outcomes

eSchool News

Partnering with Otus, a true industry leader, will help CAE make a positive impact on the lives of more students across the country,” said Bob Yayac, president and chief executive officer of CAE. To learn more about CAE, please visit cae.org. For more information about Otus, please visit otus.com.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

This revolution hit the education industry in earnest in 2011, with the launch of the Chromebook to compete with Apple’s iPad. Students needed devices to learn in remote settings, so most schools that weren’t 1:1 before the pandemic became it almost overnight. In reflecting on this year of AI, I, too, have been connecting the dots.

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