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Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy

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Online learning efforts may remain even when the pandemic fades away. An appropriately titled RAND Corporation research report, “ Remote Learning Is Here to Stay ,” finds that one in five U.S. school districts plans to offer fully online learning even after the pandemic ends. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

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Making tough choices Later this year, the final round of federal pandemic funding, known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), will expire, leaving school budgets uncertain in many districts. Funds they have come to rely on for staffing and technology will end in September if not allotted.

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Poll: How has technology impacted the future of work?

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The new poll from OZY and SurveyMonkey tracks how technology is impacting post-secondary education and the workforce in the U.S. It also gauges how survey participants feel about free public higher education, online learning, classroom teachers, and more. high schools?

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

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And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways. Since 2014, Salesforce has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to develop curriculum for Trailhead, its free online learning platform.

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How Brain Research Helped Retool Our School Schedule for Remote Learning

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Classes met at the same times for the same 65 minutes, but online. We quickly learned how unsustainable this was. As a research-informed school, we surveyed all our constituencies—teachers, students, parents and caregivers—and a certain alignment emerged. How did we know?

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VHS Learning Once Again Earns High Satisfaction Rates from Schools Around the Globe

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“Our high retention rate and increased participation is a testament to how dedicated VHS Learning is to providing excellent service and support to the educators and students who utilize our program,” said Carol DeFuria, President & CEO of VHS Learning. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

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train future educators to teach online, experts say. A 2016 survey of such programs found that only about 4 percent of respondents offered field experiences such as student teaching in K-12 online settings. For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.”

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