The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Now he’s training in a fast-track program to become an industrial maintenance technician. Rather than slowing down, he’s speeding up — racing through the 616 hours of study and lab time he needs to get the certification that he hopes will open a new chapter in his life as an industrial maintenance technician.

Training 142

Training Industry Report Company 142

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2024

Credit: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report “I think we’re getting there, but it’s slow,” said Szoo, in a conference room of a gleaming new engineering and robotics building on Northeastern’s campus. Szoo has plans to get a Ph.D. and become a mentor to other women in fields like these.

Company 142

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

Education 130

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 130

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

launch of Be a Maker, an all-new mobile application that teaches children how to code by allowing them to program their Jibo robot. Children ages 7-12 can use the Be a Maker app to create customized programs for their Jibo robot to perform, including speech and expressions. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 74

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

techlearning

AUGUST 29, 2018

Finalists were selected by a panel of educators and K-12 parents who reviewed the submissions that were entered and judged the products and services based on the extent to which they are transforming education through the development or advocacy of edtech. CoderZ was named a finalist in the Best Coding App or Tool category.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Podcasts feature interviews with educators, researchers, and industry experts, offering insights into current trends and innovations. This approach encourages self-reflection, self-advocacy, and a sense of ownership over one’s education. Education Podcasts and Web Series: Listen to education-focused podcasts and watch web series.

Trends 52

Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. KinderLab KIBO ( kinderlabrobotics.com/kibo/ ) is a robot kit designed for young children aged 4–7 years old.

Tools 75

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 75

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Upon completion of the course, students receive an “Advocacy Plan,” which outlines their strengths and challenges and makes recommendations to consider and is shared with their educators. Spectrum Industries ( www.spectrumfurniture.com ) announced the introduction of the Pivot Workstation.

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Blackboard Epson Pearson STEM 70

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class. On a recent weekday, J. Patrick Shell, teacher, C.E.

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. The same was true at the affluent, predominantly white Barrington Middle School, which will soon move into a $68 million building fitted with a robotics lab. apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 109

MindShift

JULY 7, 2019

This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class. On a recent weekday, J. Stephanie Strom for The Hechinger Report).

Robotics 44

Robotics Elementary Training STEM 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 57

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Ruth Valle / Phyllis Manning K-12 Global Art Exchange w/ Electronic Follow Up / Paul Hurteau, Executive Director La Medicion de la Calidad Educativa y la Acreditacion / M.Ed Betasolo Looking at Cultural Differences in Motivating Students to Seek Information: U.S., Uganda, and India / Dr. Sherry R.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2025

The world of higher education is at a crossroads, said Amy Lloyd, executive director of the education advocacy nonprofit All4Ed and former assistant secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the U.S. The problem, Lloyd said, is most K-12 industry credentials have little use to employers.

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Mobility Industry Course Secondary 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students learn how to use industry-approved software programs and are often granted paid internships at local design firms and research labs, and Greeley’s planning and development departments. They also take field trips to area manufacturing firms. It’s perhaps not surprising. Many now have a laptop for every student.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” I’ve updated my calculations on the amount of venture capital funding in the ed-tech industry for the month of May.

Education 49

Education MOOC Report Company 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

” Challenging forced arbitration clauses has been one way the CFPB has taken on the student loan industry. ” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

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MOOC Education Company Coursera 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Student could read about the actual history of MIT, if they want to think about the ethical implications of their work, and its ties to the military industrial complex. ” Edsurge on “An Education ‘Intrapreneur’ on the Difficulties Innovating in a Conservative Industry.” The Business of Job Training.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

It’s building this little web that turns the user into a mostly passive consumer of mostly western corporate content,” says Ellery Biddle, Global Voices’ advocacy director. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. From the Raspberry Pi blog : “IoT Sleepbuddy, the robotic babysitter.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Via The Guardian : “ Essays for sale : the booming online industry in writing academic work to order.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Robots hate the Common Core. More on the politics of online education in the politics section above.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I’ve also written a separate article listing some of the various events that happened in the for-profit college industry this year – closures, lawsuits, sales, and the like. ” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots.

Robotics 60

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But I wanted to consider too why the stories we repeatedly tell about education and education technology were so fanciful – stories about impending disruptions and revolutions and robot teachers and brain zappers and so on. Facebook said it would work with the ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise to teach digital skills.

Technology 73

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 73

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.”

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40