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Strengthening the American Workforce through Innovation
St. Petersburg (Fla.) College engineering and technology student Tungo Harris has a plan: “I want to get gainfully employed — and I figure I will be after this — with a decent salary,” Harris told the Tampa Bay Times. Thanks … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Colleges, Education and the Economy, Innovation
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Duncan Talks Tech at SXSWedu
“The future of American education undoubtedly includes a laptop on every desk and universal internet access in every home,” Secretary Duncan said earlier today at SXSWedu (South by Southwest Education), in Austin, Texas. “But a great teacher at the front … Continue reading
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Tagged #SXSWedu, Innovation
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i3 Grant Puts “I” in Team
As a 9th grade counselor at St. Louis Park Senior High School in suburban Minneapolis, Angie Jerabek was jarred by the 45 percent failure rate posted by the school’s freshmen in 1998. She responded to the challenge by developing a … Continue reading
Countries Gather to Talk Education Innovation
Earlier this month, deep in the Canadian Rockies, delegations from 19 countries and a mixture of research institutions, foundations, and professional education organizations attended the International Conference on Innovative Learning Environments in Banff, Alberta. For three days, participants met to … Continue reading
Increasing Educational Productivity: Innovative Approaches & Best Practices
Expectations for students and school systems continue to rise while many states face the toughest financial challenges of recent history. These dual realities mean that policy makers and practitioners must do more with the resources they have during these difficult … Continue reading
Challenge to Innovate: Tapping the Potential of Mobile Technologies for the Classroom
When personal computers first emerged in the classroom more than two decades ago, the tools they offered to teachers and students were limited in scope, and some of us may only remember dying of typhoid while playing the educational game … Continue reading
Keeping Pace With The 21st Century
“Education reform and our global competitiveness depend on all of us embracing innovative ideas and technologies,” said Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller earlier today at the Educational Innovation and Technology Think Tank at Harvard University. Miller highlighted the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Innovation, National Education Technology Plan, News
Tagged ED Tech, Innovation, Tony Miller
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Broadband Availability to U.S. Schools and Colleges
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Education is providing a comprehensive picture of where broadband is available in schools and colleges across the country with a new interactive map released last week. The map extends the National Broadband … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, National Education Technology Plan, News
Tagged Broadband, ED Tech, Innovation, Karen Cator
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Answering Questions About ED Tech
The National Education Technology Plan seeks to apply the advanced technologies used in our daily personal and professional lives to our entire education system to improve student learning, speed up the adoption of effective practices, and use data for continuous … Continue reading
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Taking “Boring” Out of the Classroom
(ed. note: Asst. Deputy Secretary Jim Shelton was in Austin, Texas last Friday for the South by Southwest (SXSW) music, film, and interactive conference and appeared on the panel: “Asleep in the Classroom: A Wake Up Call from Tomorrow.”) For … Continue reading
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Tagged ARPA-ED, ED Tech, Innovation
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