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Susan Patrick and Michael Horn Video Presentation
Susan Patrick, President, iNACOL and Michael Horn, Executive Director of Education Policy at the Innosight Institute were in Lansing, Michigan last week giving presentations on the benefits of online learning
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5 Categories Where Private Investment Will Help Edu
Private investment in learning technology will be key to driving improvement and creating new options for students
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Investment & Enterprise, Not Protectionism
US Congress made America look pathetic and less relevant this week with protectionist rhetoric. Instead, we should build infrastructure and encourage enterprise
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If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher
John Legend and Waiting for Superman; cash for teachers in Charlotte; Goldman Sachs gives US$20 million to Geoffrey Canada; technology helps, so we should use it. And more. Much, much more...
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White House Announces STEM Challenge
The White House is ramping up efforts again to push the STEM agenda. This time the focus is on developing video games and technology that foster greater learning opportunities for kids.
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Refining the Blended Learning Strategy
Next Gen Learning is trying to formalize the blended learning model.
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5 Lessons from the Nation's Best Online Teacher
Educators who teach in an online setting should foster strong relationships with their students’ parents and should offer plenty of positive feedback, says the nation’s first-ever K-12 Online Teacher of the Year. Teacher Teresa Dove of the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) last week was chosen as the first winner of this new award, which not only recognizes excellent teaching but also the prevalence, and importance, of online learning across the country.
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Med Student Wins $10k Ed Innovation Prize (Video)
Second year med student Dr. Andrew Deonarine’s EduCell plan is a cellular phone-based educational system that has content creation, distribution, and delivery capabilities. It provides a platform for basic literacy through “phonecasting.” He just won US$10,000 in the 21st Century Cyber Schools Challenge, sponsored by The Economist and InnoCentive.
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Thinking Big with Chopra
Aneesh Chopra, White House CTO, is a tech rock start at home and in India. Here's a couple big bus ride ideas that would make a world of difference.
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iNACOL Offers Teacher Webinar for Language Arts
Speakers include Bruce Friend, Director, SAS® Curriculum Pathways®, SAS Institute, and John Warren, Director of Marketing, Publications, RAND Corporation.