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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers is a professor at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University ([link] She also heads the interdisciplinary Developmental Technologies research group at the University. Build that remarkable early childhood program — and include coding! Transcribed by Kymberli Mulford.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.;

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The Stories We Were Told about Education Technology (2019)

Hack Education

Pearson sold its US K-12 curriculum business for $250 million. Pearson said it would shift its strategy and make all its textbooks “ digital first ” (which you just know is going to cost students more). Good work, Adam and Rebekah. Emily Tate wrote in July about what happens when an online tutor for VIPKid witnesses child abuse.