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Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
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Pearson Launches New Guide to Strengthen Teacher/Principal Performance
To assist states and school districts as they undertake the critical task of developing and launching next-generation educator effectiveness systems, Pearson today unveiled a new guide, “Evaluating Teachers and Principals: Developing Fair, Valid, and Reliable Systems.”
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First-Ever Open Education Week Launches Today
The first-ever Open Education Week kicks off today online and at locally-hosted events around the globe. The event, which will run through March 10, 2012, is intended to raise awareness around the benefit, impact, and success of open education resources (OER) around the world. The open education movement strives…
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SmartTech Roundup: 1:1 Reading/Writing, Hardware & Schools
Better Reading & Writing StudySync hooked up with MetaMetrics to provide Lexile measures for its entire curriculum of 350 classic and modern texts. Florida adopted Pearson’s social studies eTexts. When a state adopts the program, it gets its own website. Ginger Software, a contextual grammar…
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Start Making: Startup Stories from Entrepreneurs
Check out the Start Making series, more than a dozen great videos from entrepreneurs on the joys and challenges of starting a company.
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Robin Lake Takes New Leadership Role as Director of CRPE
The Center On Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) today announced Robin Lake as the new, acting director. After nearly 19 years as the head of CRPE, founder Paul Hill plans to step down from his position to focus more time on research and act as an advisor to the organization.
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Innosight Institue Announces New Case Study On Data Systems for Competency-Based Learning
Innosight Institute announced today the release of “The engine behind WGU: Configuration of a competency-based information system,” a new case study by Senior Research Fellow Heath Staker about the Western Governors University (WSU) data system used to support competency-based learning.
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Utah Proves to be Innovative National Leader
Utah has shown a strong commitment to Digital Learning Now’s 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning. By allowing students to have choice down to the course level, families are able to make the best decision for every student’s academic success.
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Public/Private Organizations Begin Fellowship Program for Tomorrow’s Ed Leaders
The Ferguson Education Leadership Fellowship, created by Curriculum Associates and Rocketship Education, announced Tuesday that fellows in a new leadership program will spend ten months working full-time on curriculum, product development, and data and accountability beginning 2012.
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Join Getting Smart at SXSWedu & SXSW Interactive
SXSWedu kicks off Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Hilton Downtown in Austin, Texas with keynotes by actor and director LeVar Burton, Pearson's Chief Executive Marjorie Scardino, and United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. SXSW Interactive begins March 9-13, 2012 in downtown Austin with keynotes from comedian Baratunde Thurston, anthropologist Amber Case, visionary Ray Kurzweil with writer Lev Grossman, and Code for America Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka.
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Rocketship Education Expands Charters to Milwaukee
Rocketship Education announced, in partnership with Milwaukee Common Council, today plans to bring eight high-performing charter schools to Milwaukee starting fall 2013, marking the beginning of its expansion into a national presence beyond California.