The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2018

One of the biggest education priorities of recent years has been readying more young people for the job-friendly fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). In 2006, President Bush announced the “American Competitiveness Initiative” to strengthen science-and-tech education in the name of advancing innovation.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 18, 2018

Then, in 2006, lawmakers revised the act, choosing instead to call it the Carl D. While career and technical education (CTE) still offers woodshop, culinary arts, and automotive technology, students can also take courses in computer programming, architectural drafting, mechatronics engineering, and even entrepreneurship.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

But in 2006, he gained recognition for something that no other TED speaker in history has done. We have an exponential rate of technological change, over the past 30 years in particular. We’re heading into a period of even more radical technological innovation, and with it will go entire industries.”. I mean that literally.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Built for Flexibility The first known course that called itself HyFlex emerged in 2006 , at San Francisco State University, taught by Brian Beatty, a professor of instructional design and technology. And how much flexibility is best to balance convenience and high-quality teaching? I do not believe that.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Several examples of technology and hands-on tools to create a playful learning environment. is a District Technology Resource Teacher for Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY where she conducts professional development and provides supports to educators in instructional technology. Listen to the Audio.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

That’s a sentiment shared by Harel, who calls the acquisition a ”historical deal: one technology-based curriculum company rooted in research buying another.” Globaloria had been incubated at the World Wide Workshop , a nonprofit incubator she founded, since 2006, and supported by roughly $8 million from grants, she shares.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. More than $1 billion in headline-grabbing transactions are likely to be announced at the event.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. You know, Charlottesville is the center of Albemarle County. Bio as submitted.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And as the Haw burbled in the background last Friday and Saturday, school administrators, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs gathered for thoughtful conversations and exchanges around how to use digital technology to support learning at the 30th EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. Technology works when leadership works.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. Dr. Pamela R.

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

and abroad, while focusing on supporting disconnected and marginalized student populations and empowering girls in STEM. TCS envisioned the first-of-its-kind STEM/computer science education program with a mission to make computational thinking accessible to every student and educator. Beyond the U.S., currently teach computer science.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

What do all these new tools and technologies have in common? Getting the data to fuel these technologies immediately leads to challenges with bias, accuracy, privacy and intellectual property rights. Since at least 2006 , technology leaders and mathematicians have argued that data is the new oil.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

DoodleLearning complements Discovery Education’s other award-winning digital services, which include Discovery Education’s K-12 platform , Mystery Science , STEM Connect , and the Math , Science , and Social Studies Techbooks. . ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2016

“So far, many students have collaboratively written, researched, created video, and even built virtual worlds, but now it is time to engineer together,” says Vicki Davis, author of the award winning Cool Cat Teacher Blog and an original founder of the Flat Classroom Project, winner of the ISTE 2006 Online Learning Award.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 27, 2012

One of the more controversial theories of the digital age is the claim that technology is changing (or rewiring) our brains (Greenfield, 2009) whilst some also claim that prolonged use of the Web is detrimental to human intellectual development (Carr, 2010). There are, inevitably, objections to the Digital Natives position.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

For example, since I started teaching moviemaking with my students in 2006, I have used a Storyboard Dictionary of shots that I originally adapted from the American Film Institute. In my Computer Science course, my students have been studying the convergence of technology.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2024

Two years ago, Linn-Benton asked Lopez to design a similar course for its automotive technology program; they began to offer that course last fall. Perin’s paper echoed the results of a 2006 study of math in CTE involving 131 CTE high school teachers and almost 3,000 students. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Builder Bowls – Builder Bowls revolve around a wide range of immersive technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), simulations, video games, caves and domes, 3D printing and robotics. Pedagogy first, then technology. Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM). STEM Games for Change.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Slated to open in two years, the Delgado West Bank Campus Advanced Technology Center will offer two-year and certificate programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The blueprint calls for a 37,000 square-foot facility that will include classrooms, laboratories and faculty offices.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

He’s held a teaching credential in the state since 2006, based on passing the state’s biological sciences and geosciences teaching exams, state records show. By the end of their careers, teachers with STEM degrees were making about 40% less than their nonteacher peers with comparable degrees.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006. Since its opening in 2006, the charter school has inspired the launch of similar schools in other tribal communities. In terms of school policies, technology systems, contracts and more, “we were starting from scratch,” Swentzell said.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

MIND Education ’s aim for ISTE2024 next week is to highlight innovations designed to make learning more interactive and impactful through classroom technology. Leaving the classroom in 2006, he became a Mathematics Specialist for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the United States.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2016

Previous posts in this series tracked the development of educational technology over 40 years. I first started working in the field of educational technology in January 1976, at a time when technology was used more for teaching than it was for learning. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. Unported License.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

The Chill Room at GSoft, a technology firm in Montreal that features over-the-top amenities to recruit and keep employees at a time of intense competition for talent. It’s to universities and colleges that many states have mostly turned to stem this flow. Photo: Alex Tran for The Hechinger Report. With a record 7.1

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

and abroad, while focusing on supporting disconnected and marginalized student populations and empowering girls in STEM. TCS envisioned the first-of-its-kind STEM/computer science education program with a mission to make computational thinking accessible to every student and educator. Beyond the U.S., currently teach computer science.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Reeves, 2006) Being able to identify the “go-to” or most trusted person in a network to leverage their relationships with others to effect change is more likely to result in change than working from the superintendent down, although you need both approaches. We take a team approach, but our mindfulness initiative stems from the top.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Pivot Interactives will complement Discovery Education’s other successful digital services supporting science education, which include Discovery Education’s K-12 platform , Mystery Science , the Science Techbook series , and STEM Connect. . ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Kinney’s distinguished 25-year career in education began in Pennsylvania’s public school system at the Sharpsville Area School District , where he served as the district’s Instructional Technology Coordinator. Previously, Campbell led the creation and launch of the Discovery Education’s Techbook line of business.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In 2006, I traveled from Boston to Charlottesville, Virginia, to interview second-year law students at my alma mater, the University of Virginia School of Law. But the prospective lawyers I interviewed in 2006 came of age in a world of relentless change; they faced a world ready and able to compete for their jobs.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

One small sign that things may be changing is that the study found that classrooms today have more science materials than they did in 2006, when a similar review of science materials and activities in preschool classrooms was conducted by Tsung-Hui Tu, now the early childhood technology director at Kent State University.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Many students are turning to STEM and other vocational fields in hopes of better job prospects. According to the Kauffman Foundation’s 2008 report on this trend, entrepreneurship in higher education is growing fast, with formal programs quadrupling from 104 in 1975 to more than 500 in 2006.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

In 2006, there were only 22,000. The growth of the movement is attributable to a perfect storm of economic, social, and technological factors, such as simple DIY making tech and potential business opportunities. This year, more than a million attendees are expected at maker faires.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. We were just borrowing the technological resources from the healthcare side of the business,” said Ed Venit, a managing director at EAB and one of its first employees. Earning a profit.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

They’ve been taking turns presenting on disabilities such as dyslexia, brain injuries and deafness; Noble gave hers, on assistive technologies for children with physical disabilities, last week. Reach began in 2006 as a certification program for entry-level teachers who had a degree but still needed a credential.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 27, 2012

One of the more controversial theories of the digital age is the claim that technology is changing (or rewiring) our brains (Greenfield, 2009) whilst some also claim that prolonged use of the Web is detrimental to human intellectual development (Carr, 2010). There are, inevitably, objections to the Digital Natives position.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2020

He has delivered keynotes, papers, and workshops throughout the US and internationally on topics related to creative and open uses of technology to support and drive library services and learning. Michael Stephens is Associate Professor in the School of Information at San Jose State University.

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MindShift

MARCH 14, 2018

” That’s one of the many quotes that has made Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 lecture on rethinking the nation’s schools become one of the most popular TED talks — with more than 50 million views. The emphasis on STEM — science technology engineering and math — they’re very important.

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