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Realizing Success in the Adult Basic Education Market

Digital Promise

With educational opportunities currently limited to just 11 percent of this population , the potential for technology, especially mobile devices, to provide additional avenues to education for these adults is significant. However, these numbers do not translate to what individual learning providers spend.

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Building virtual monuments to Black historical figures

The Hechinger Report

lessons on the history of Black people often focus on “trauma and tribulation,” said Erica Buddington, founder and CEO of Langston League, a firm that specializes in creating culturally responsive instructional materials. The post Building virtual monuments to Black historical figures appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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I Need My Professional Goals to Matter to My School Leaders. Without It, It Is Hard to Stay in the Classroom.

Edsurge

Administrators are the go-to problem-solvers for students, staff and parents, and they’re responsible for reporting to district leaders. A report published in Transforming Education in 2019 examined what happens when school leaders establish a culture of trusting relationships. The role of a school administrator is demanding.

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Campus Tech Leaders Report More Support for Free Educational Materials

Wired Campus

According to the latest Campus Computing Survey of top technology officers at colleges, released on Thursday, 81 percent believe that open educational resources will be an important source for instructional material in the next five years. That number has doubled since 2011 and more than tripled since 2010.

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OPINION: ‘The online courses we’re creating right now are ways to survive in uncertain times, not to thrive in online education’

The Hechinger Report

Online classes are great for non-traditional students, students with mobility issues and students who are geographically tied to family or jobs. Faculty should review carefully any contract their institution has with OPMs and revisit their institution’s instructional Intellectual Property policy. higher education.

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OPINION: Three steps that states and jurisdictions can take to improve education in short-term juvenile detention

The Hechinger Report

For example, the principal of a school in a Washington juvenile detention center reported that youth do work they come with or the teacher creates something for them. It is difficult to design coursework that meets the needs of a highly mobile, mixed-age and mixed-ability population. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

In a recent edWebinar , Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director of SETDA, offered highlights from the report, and Ryan Kocsondy, Director of Connecticut Education Network (CEN), gave an inside look at why Connecticut schools don’t worry about running out of bandwidth. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.