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A Conference Not to Be Missed

A Principal's Reflections

The annual Edscape Conference will once again be held at New Milford High School in New Milford, NJ on Saturday October 13, 2012. Hundreds of educators from over seven different states and Canada will once again descend upon my school to learn together and network in an effort to move their respective school cultures down an innovative path.

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Powerful Learning is Inquisitive and Reflective

Digital Promise

“If young people can develop a sense of deep understanding through inquiry-based teaching and learning, then they will not only possess the knowledge they have developed, but will be able to perform their understanding of a particular topic,” explains researcher Edward Clapp of Harvard’s Project Zero. Recall supports memory 2.

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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

Edsurge

Officials for the group tell EdSurge that the goal is to partner with others to support projects that build better student engagement in online courses or support better college and career outcomes. An Unusual Backstory When MIT and Harvard each invested $30 million to start edX back in 2012, it was surprising news.

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 Minnesota’s Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Public Schools’ New Partnership Powers the Creation of Dynamic Digital Learning Environments Supporting Science Education 

eSchool News

Pivot, which  joined the Discovery Education family of services  in 2022, makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy. Through these interactive professional development sessions, participants will learn best practices for integrating their new digital resources into instruction.

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Inquiry Hub Secondary School – Confluence and Influence

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

Before we even got started, a team of us designed two Board Authority Authorized (BAA) courses for the school: Foundations of Inquiry and Digital Learning (digital literacy). Foundations of Inquiry 11 – BAA Course (2012). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course (2012).

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

The Administration’s proposal for College- and Career- Ready Students also will promote the development of State capacity to support district efforts to use technology to improve instruction.” ” FY 2012 $0. 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants.

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Blockbuster YouTube Channel ‘Crash Course’ Teams Up With ASU For New Videos

Edsurge

Crash Course is the creation of brothers John and Hank Green, who started the YouTube channel in 2012. Some education research has shown that even the best-made videos—or even excellent lectures in person—do little to help students learn, and that the best learning comes from the students engaging with material themselves.

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