Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

Community college enrollment declined 11 percent nationwide between 2012 and 2017, according to new research from the Southern Regional Education Board, a drop that may signal workforce trouble ahead as more jobs require advanced skills and credentials.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.” Kari Vargas Started in 2012, Reddit's teacher gift exchange works by pairing up educators and donors who sign up on the website. Teachers turning to DonorsChoose must be willing to gamble, however.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

Through summer immersion camps and clubs like the one Locklear helped establish in Pembroke earlier this year, the organization has helped more than 185,000 girls learn to code since its founding in 2012. In the meantime, they used funds from a small Girls Who Code grant to purchase a robot for the girls to keep at the Boys and Girls Club. “We

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Take a close look at job creation since May 2012, and you will see that the fastest-growing fields often turn out to be the ones indirectly catching the warmth of the tech revolution,” writes George Anders, author of You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a ‘Useless’ Liberal Arts Education. New York, April 24th.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

Even popular culture, where robot teachers and wired students have been a staple of science fiction for decades, demonstrates our tendency to project current beliefs that schools should “leverage” (i.e., be built around) those technologies perceived as representing the latest form of modernity.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2022

In New York City, the Brooklyn Preschool of Science was launched in 2012 to expose young children to science concepts, which are infused throughout lessons each day. Carmelo Piazza, executive and educational director of the school, said he has found that science is a natural way to pique the interest of young children.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Students who complete this introductory course will be eligible to enroll in the more advanced Self-Driving Car or Robotics nanodegree programs. Thrun claims that “that nearly 60 students [in the former program] have already found new jobs at companies like BMW, Lockheed Martin, NIO, Volvo and Amazon Robotics.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Only 58% of students who started college in 2012 had graduated 6 years later. That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says. More than 4 out of 10 college students wind up in remedial math or English courses, and those that do are even less likely than other students to finish college.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

We’ve been working with Google to improve diversity in the STEM industry since we were founded in 2012,” says Black Girls CODE CEO Kimberly Bryant. Along with the opening of their new tech lab, CEO Kimberly Bryant announced the organization’s new Board of Directors.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2024

There are potential dangers as teachers save time by offloading grading work to a robot. Perhaps the robot would be fairer to Asian Americans if it were explicitly prompted to “give out more perfect 6s.” That might sound self-serving for an employee of a company that specializes in educational measurement.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

The annual tradition dates back to 2012, and features early-stage companies showing off the latest efforts to solve intractable problems across the education landscape. Another “AI-powered” startup present was ROYBI , which is developing a machine learning-powered robot companion for children. Eight startups took the stage this year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

The South Fayette School District, meanwhile, will host its fifth STEAM Innovation Summer Institute , where teachers from around the country build skills in computer programming, 3D modeling, robotics, game design, multimedia, and more. The list goes on and on. billion a year on professional development.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2016

Last month, a few hand-sized, hexagonal robots took over a third-grade classroom in Southborough, Massachusetts. Meet Root — a robot being beta-tested by its creators at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. But then you have to keep buying new robots as the kids get older.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. The early rise of the iPad peaked in 2012-13 at about 40 percent of shipments. And if you’re still wondering about our robot overlords and where they fit in—well, what do you think the current K-12 boom in coding is for?

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

A 2012 study by the University of Chicago found that hands-on play with puzzles helped the development of “cognition that has been implicated in success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics”. Take the ingenious programming language Logo, created in 1960 by the grandfather of educational programming Seymour Papert.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In 2012, Brookline High saw more Black students score as advanced on the state Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Math test than ever before; 88 percent of those students had participated in the Calculus Project. Teachers and administrators at Brookline say the project had an immediate — and lasting — impact. “It’s

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Can a robot be whimsical? Earlier this fall, Corey Mohn , President and Executive Director of CAPS Network , had recommended to our Deeper Learning Team a book that was just published in 2021 Running with Robots: The American High School's Third Century by Greg Toppo and Jim Tracy. For starters, let's not give them robots' work.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Robotics, Biotech) and describe their impact on jobs and society. Date : Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 Time : 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). psid=2012-09-19.1334.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children. He’s also careful around how he frames adaptive-learning technology: “There’s a lot of legitimate concern about the robotic tutor.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

M-DCPS was named as the 2014 College Board Advanced Placement Equity and Excellence District of the Year and the 2012 winner of the Broad Prize for Urban Education. Karen is mom to two college-aged sons, wife to an entrepreneur/ woodworker, loves to travel, and coaches robotics in her spare time.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

In 2012, budget shortfalls led Beaverton to axe more than 40 school librarian positions. The Beaverton school district, west of Portland, Oregon, is a case in point. But two years ago, embarking on a bond-funded technology push that included a computer for every student, the district had a change of heart.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

The Alliance has also repeatedly stressed the importance of school librarians through Digital Learning Day, which the Alliance first created in 2012 to highlight great teaching practices and demonstrate how technology can improve student outcomes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 14, 2012

He adapts cutting-edge technologies for use in inner-city schools, such as computer modeling, robotics, and rapid prototyping, creating constructionist learning environments in which children learn science and mathematics by building sophisticated projects and devices. psid=2012-08-16.1124.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

This is important, as students who are not engaged in learning are more likely to drop out of school ( APA , 2012). Why is this so challenging?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So Joffe created eLearn.fyi , a database of more than 300 online learning tools, including a civics curriculum founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and engineering lessons on how to build a robotic arm. A Tufts University report found that between the 2012 and 2016 elections, voting turnout increased by 5.5

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Yesterday, the New York-based company announced that Ryan Prichard, who has been with the company since July 2012, most recently as Chief Technology Officer, will assume the CEO position. In 2012 the company expanded to deliver online courseware to a few universities—in particular, a math readiness course with Arizona State University.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 16, 2012

We have also welcomed many student presenters over the years, and showcased our own Plymouth University robotic football team and vision immersion theatre. Most delegates who have attended will tell you that Pelecon is an exciting and inspiring conference at many levels.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2012

This is a book every parent and educator should read." - Laura Grace Weldon, author of "Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything" Date : Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Log in at [link].

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

“We’re very obsessive about trying to figure out what would best prepare our students for the careers of their choice,” says Syrena Burnam, the school’s science chair, who arrived in 2012. They show up after school excited to work,” says Chen, who plans to add another engineering course and a robotics team next year.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Edmondson Elementary Principal Trish Malik, who has been at the school since 2012, visits with Cheryl Cook and Michelle Myers, who work on family and community partnerships at the Thompson School District, before a January family event. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

He hired Wells to overhaul the gifted program in November 2012 even before the judge issued his ruling. He said that “there’s always resistance from what I call the elite … who think that gifted children look a particular way.” Will the demographics of our [high school magnet] programs change overnight? No, that is not likely.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Our current work is guided by a strategic plan, Leading, Inspiring and Empowering: The 2013-16 SETDA Strategic Plan, adopted by the SETDA Board of Directors in October 2012 after extensive consultation with the membership.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2017

Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Yes, working actively to erode the student-faculty relationship—or worse, somehow obviate the faculty role—by trying to create “ a robot tutor in the sky that can semi-read your mind ” is entirely wrong-headed. Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. Just don’t.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2017

Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Yes, working actively to erode the student-faculty relationship – or worse, somehow obviate the faculty role – by trying to create “ a robot tutor in the sky that can semi-read your mind ” is entirely wrong-headed. Just don’t.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2021

While tech jobs were clearly the wave of the future, many students in Compton were not being exposed to STEAM programs, coding classes, and extracurricular activities such as robotics competitions. Dr. Darin Brawley , Compton Unified School District’s (CUSD) Superintendent, has been with the district since 2012. About the Presenters.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 15, 2018

In 2012, the Kansas City Public Library (KCPL) received a YOUmedia planning grant offered through the MacArthur Foundation and Institute of Museum and Library Services to design a YOUmedia Learning Lab program. The lab also hosts a First Tech Challenge robotics team and the Pharobots.

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