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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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How to Solve the ‘Women in Science’ Gap? Teach Girls to Love Science
Women in sciences – or the lack thereof – is a topic that draws constant controversy. No matter what’s causing such a low number of women to enter science-related fields, the numbers speak for themselves: women make up 46.5 percent of the U.S. workforce, but hold only 25 percent of math and computer science jobs, and 11 percent of engineering jobs.
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K12 Inc. and Blackboard Work Together to Provide Quality Developmental Education
BlackboardTV released a video July 28, 2011 featuring K12 Inc.'s Vice President Gregg Levin discussing the unique partnership between K12 Inc. and Blackboard to provide quality developmental education for students in primary and secondary education.
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iNACOL Calls for a Comprehensive Policy Redesign
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released "Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning" July, a report stating that it will take a "comprehensive policy redesign" to move toward competency-based learning beyond traditional K-12 advancement.
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AEE Policy Brief Points to Deeper Learning Assessments With Technology
"Assessing Deeper Learning," new policy brief from the Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE) points to new assessments that measure a broader range of knowledge and skills to indicate students' understanding of challenging content, critical thinking, problem solving and success for the future.
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Alan Blankstein Addresses 200 Public Education Thought Leaders
Author Alan Blankstein addressed more than 200 public education thought leaders in New York at the annual Leadership Conference of the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) and the Public Education Association (PEA) today about high-debate issues surrounding public, private and charter schools.
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AEE Digital Learning Policy Recommendations and Promising Practices
AEE released their newest policy brief titled "Digital Learning and Technology: Federal Policy Recommendations to Seize the Opportunity-- and Promising Practices That Inspire Them", supporting the increased development and implementation of digital learning initiatives in K-12 education.
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Christensen and Eyring Assess the Future DNA of Education in The Innovative University
Clayton Christensen and Henry J. Eyring's forthcoming book "The Innovative University" tackles the question of how to increase quality, performance and demand for higher education while continuing to cut costs to reduce tuition inflation by changing the DNA of colleges and universities.
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Hess Addresses Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning
Federick M. Hess published today the "Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning: Three (Imperfect) Approaches" from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which is the first in a series of six papers generously funded by the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation that will look at accountability, funding, governance, and the educator's role in the digital realm.
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Tennessee Virtual Academy Draws Interest & Concern
Tennessee Virtual Academy is a new full time statewide option. It's drawing praise, interest, and some concern.
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It's Not a Matter of Time
Chris Sturgis highlights two papers from iNACOL and questions how disruptive innovation theories apply to goods and services where there is a market failure, i.e. education.