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Time Is the Greatest Challenge to Teaching STEM. Families Can Help.

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An engineer by training, I wanted to learn more about the solutions available to help teachers like Ms. This past school year, my organization, PowerMyLearning, partnered with NYSCI to “learn from the best” how to develop standards-aligned Family Playlists. Instead, we ask, ‘What did you see your child doing?

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Five Critical Guidelines for Data Privacy Across School Districts

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When Congress passed FERPA (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) in 1974, school and district leaders could rely on once-a-year training and reviews to make sure they remained in compliance. She serves on the board of PowerMyLearning Los Angeles and on the advisory board of Project Tomorrow. Join the Community.

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5 Reasons to Address Cyber Security

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So for us, in terms of whether it’s changing the passwords or doing more training. What we do for training is we’re involving our HR…the cyber training has to become a part of the core work of the district…that it elevates the level of importance because we centralize it and don’t make it just an IT issue.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Education secretary calls for more emphasis on work-force training. And an update from Udacity in “the business of job training” section. ” The Business of Job Training. .” Via US News & World Report : “ DeVos Racks Up More Than a Dozen Visits to Florida Schools.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The Business of Job Training and Job Placement. PowerMyLearning has received $6.5 .” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.” ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec. Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill on layoffs at the LMS Schoology. million total.