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How one district improved its personalized learning by failing forward

eSchool News

As part of the professional development for BDED, the teachers went through a design thinking process to develop strategies to overcome one of the teachers’ main perceived issues and provide more personalized learning for students.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. Kaplan thrived during the decade, growing to more than $2.8 Purdue’s recent acquisition of Kaplan and ETS acquisition of Questar for $127.5 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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Online education stretches to include volunteers, teachers looking to pay their bills

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Now, I find myself dusting off old strategies and using out-of-shape teaching muscles. Melody Serra (top row, center), a former kindergarten teacher, teaches a class to young children over Zoom. BROOKLYN, N.Y. Until the coronavirus happened.

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April 22 Learning Revolution Mini-Conference: Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning: Survive, Thrive, & Plan for What Comes Next

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She received the distinction of CFD (Certified Faculty Developer) from the Learning Resources Network which enables her to train faculty in the latest, most advanced faculty development strategies and techniques. In 2013 Candy received the honor of being awarded Educator-of-the-Year at the Maryland Campus of Kaplan University.

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Wednesday's "Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning" Mini-Conference - New Sessions Added

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She received the distinction of CFD (Certified Faculty Developer) from the Learning Resources Network which enables her to train faculty in the latest, most advanced faculty development strategies and techniques. In 2013 Candy received the honor of being awarded Educator-of-the-Year at the Maryland Campus of Kaplan University.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

Diverse by Design: Creating CS Programs for All : When working to diversity computer science programs, strategies often look to improve existing programs rather than designing better programs for all from the get-go. and insights into how edtech can help schools support individualized learning. Thursday, March 9 K-12 9:30 a.m.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

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