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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

At K12, they held multiple roles, including Senior Director of Teacher Training and Education, where they developed and implemented training resources for teachers nationwide. 00:08:28:49 – 00:08:45:01 Vicki Davis: AI coaching can be a powerful tool for educators, especially when trained with high-quality data.

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Udemy’s Upskilling and Educational Content is Now Available on LenovoEDU Community

eSchool News

Udemy, the world’s largest destination for learning and teaching online, today announced that the recently launched LenovoEDU community by Lenovo will offer Udemy content and pathways to course recommendations for specific careers. LENOVO is a trademark of Lenovo.

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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

The ‘have-not’ students operate at a ­disadvantage, both in access and technology training.”. We want everyone who graduates from high school to be ready, willing and trained to go to work, or ready, willing and trained to go to college — or both,” Boyd says. Proper Tech Training Includes Certification.

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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

While Microsoft is investing directly in agricultural studies, Google is using a mix of digital training programs and affordable tools to introduce new technology solutions to students in rural communities. Google Offers Digital Skills Workshops and Coaches.

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How to Roll Out Chromebooks for Your District in a Jiffy

EdTech Magazine

Flooding closed schools for two weeks, and officials had to reschedule teacher training sessions, which could no longer be held at the district’s water-damaged professional development center. The storm even ruined hundreds of the Chromebooks themselves. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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LAUSD to get $6.4M in software settlement from Pearson

eSchool News

Another computer company, Lenovo, also had charged the district for Pearson curriculum. The deal with Lenovo came later, after the district decided to include devices from other manufacturers and to slow down a technology rollout that was beset with problems. Teachers received limited training on the devices.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

To help develop this workforce, Intelitek, a worldwide CTE leader, has released SmartCIM 4.0 , a modular training environment featuring industrial working components for computer-integrated manufacturing education. Lenovo announced new hardware, software and services solutions designed to inspire and enable learning anywhere.

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