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Most parents know AI will be crucial to their children’s future

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However, despite this belief, 81 percent of parents either don’t believe or are not sure that AI is even part of their children’s curriculum. That disparity highlights a pressing need to raise awareness of and increase parental involvement in AI discussions, and advance the implementation of AI in American primary and secondary education.

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Why Most Ivies Offer Few Online Degrees—And What’s Happening to Change It

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One is the assumption that the pedagogy Harvard and other Ivies have always practiced—close-knit groups of students and faculty living and studying together immersively on campus—is the finest in post-secondary education , with no other approach coming close, especially not online.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

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We’ve had families who just needed some layer of support or to continue to access their education, and the online environment provided immediate response to that,” shared Mr. Hatcher. Mr. Ruth’s consistent dedication, innovation, and commitment continue to prove him an exemplary leader in K-12 education.

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Inside an Adaptive-Courseware Experiment, Glitches and All

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What the students don’t know is that the course is part of an ambitious experiment that includes community colleges, Maryland’s flagship university, the nonprofit education consultancy. Ithaka S+R , and a group called Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics , or TPSE Math. The mission?

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Increasing Student Success: A Developmental Approach

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Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educatorsbeliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. Research Papers in Education , 35 (6), pp.641-680. food, water, warmth, rest, and security). Fokkens-Bruinsma, M., de Boer, H. Bridges, M. DiPietro, M.,

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

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In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. You can personalize learning just fine without technology.

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Her Journey to the Classroom Had Some Detours, But Now, This Future Teacher Knows Where She Belongs

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Name : Sarah Cardoza Age: 29 Location : Eagle River, Alaska College : University of Alaska Fairbanks Area of study : History and secondary education Hometown : Homer, Alaska EdSurge: What is your earliest memory of a teacher? You're questioning a lot of things, and you're building your own belief system. My teacher was amazing.

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