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Eye Opening! Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As I read this study, I'm not surprised. Heather Hill as quoted in the Hechinger Report. For me, the data that improves student learning is formative data where I receive feedback as I'm teaching. ” There are solutions.

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Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success

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Even students studying culinary arts need experience using digital point-of-sale systems. In most states — 35 of them — manufacturing remains the top industry for workers without a bachelor’s degree , according to the most recent statistics from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. It makes sense.

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ISTE Day 0 Recap for my #NotatISTE #ISTELive Learning

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. First, I’m reading an incredible book that came out during the Pandemic The Future is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Businesses Industries and Our Lives by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. Must-Read Tech Book.

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What Skills Do Google, Pinterest, and Twitter Employees Think Kids Need To Succeed?

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Here's the start to an interesting story: a Google program manager, a Twitter engineer, and a Pinterest employee walk into a bar. In today’s day and age, Google, Twitter and Pinterest are three of the largest employers in the United States and internationally. What are they there to discuss? But in reality, it’s not a bar.

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FETC 2019: How K–12 IT Leaders Can Advise on Data Privacy

EdTech Magazine

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued FETC 2019 coverage. Learn from Industry Frameworks Beyond Education. One of the best ways IT members can help their schools is by learning how other industries protect their data , said Musselwhite. Educate Administrators on Privacy Best Practices and Principles.

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Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

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SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

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Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1)

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter With so many things grabbing the attention of administrators, AI seems to be taking a back seat in the minds of many. to investigate case studies of how AI is being used in your area of responsibility. Is this a problem we need to care about or talk about?

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