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5 Strategies to Help Superintendents Lead Digital Transformation

EdTech Magazine

Gaines described how Mehlville School District students use robotics to solve problems. While a score on a standardized test can provide some access for students from a post-secondary perspective, it cannot be the only thing that defines a school and a school district,” said Schuler. .

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Schools Focus on Boosting Students’ Future Career Options

EdTech Magazine

The district now offers 16 career clusters, exposing students to a variety of technologies, from medical manikins to VEX robotics and 3D design tools such as Autodesk. . The district enrolls more than 187,000 students in its elementary and secondary schools as well as alternative programs.

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Schools Focus on Boosting Students’ Future Career Options

EdTech Magazine

The district now offers 16 career clusters, exposing students to a variety of technologies, from medical manikins to VEX robotics and 3D design tools such as Autodesk. . The district enrolls more than 187,000 students in its elementary and secondary schools as well as alternative programs.

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Let’s invest in black kids who pursue STEM the way we do black kids on the football field

The Hechinger Report

In a crowded hotel lobby in New Orleans the day after Thanksgiving, primary and secondary students and playful adults threw paper planes towards a target for a prize of $50. No one really knows exactly what the future holds; fears about the coming of the robots are being downplayed by researchers and industry executives.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Shenzhen Capital Co-leads $29M Round In Chinese Robotics Firm Makeblock | China Money Network → "Recently, we are focusing on educational technology industry. That's a lot of computers. It is a massive innovative market with supportive government policies and strong market demand.

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How can we ease tensions around book choice and school libraries?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

While the study’s only book-related media were comic books and magazines, the results are sobering… with one caveat: strict parental control also seems to have a link to perceived inappropriate sexual behavior for adolescents. low parental control→low impulsive control→risky behavior or early maltreatment→negative emotions→risky behavior).”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Edsurge reprints a letter students at the Secondary School of Journalism sent to Mark Zuckerberg : “‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief.” ” Via the NY Magazine : “Brooklyn Students Are Protesting Silicon Valley’s Favorite Education Program.”