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Develop Your App - GMX International - Search Engine. TEALS – Computer Science in Every High School. President Obama Announces Computer Science For All Initiative. “In the coming years, we should build on that progress, by … offering every student the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one.”

President Obama Announces Computer Science For All Initiative

—President Obama, 2016 State of the Union Address Today, President Obama is unveiling his plan to give all students across the country the chance to learn computer science (CS) in school. Microsoft Touch Develop - create apps everywhere, on all your devices! AP Central — The College Board. The Advanced Placement Program® (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school.

AP Central — The College Board

The program consists of college-level courses developed by the AP Program that high schools can choose to offer, and corresponding exams that are administered once a year. See how your school can offer AP courses. Fast Facts There are 38 AP courses in seven subject categories. Each AP course is modeled on a comparable introductory college course in the subject.

Professional Development. AP Credit and Placement - AP Student - Search Credit Policy. News: Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems - Northwestern University. Using big data to analyze soccer May 2018 Read how Luis Amaral’s lab developed the first objective, data-driven system for understanding who to watch on soccer fields across the globe.

News: Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems - Northwestern University

Northwestern Now article. Four Tips for Choosing the Right Edtech Resources. With the continued funding challenges educators face, it’s crucial to pick an education resource that will yield the best return on investment and support learning outcomes for your district.

Four Tips for Choosing the Right Edtech Resources

Yet, with the wide variety of edtech resources available, it can be difficult to know where to begin. 3P Learning works with over five million students and educators across the globe, providing online learning solutions in math, science and literacy. Through this work, we’ve developed four key strategies for choosing appropriate edtech resources. 1. Match available resources to your strategic goals.

Human Resources. Research Base — The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning. Leading Researchers in Mind Brain and Education Science Angela Duckworth (University of Pennsylvania) Carol Dweck (Stanford University) Kurt Fischer (Harvard University) Mariale Hardiman (Johns Hopkins)

Research Base — The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning

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Create one! Forgot username. When you can't sign in to your Microsoft account. Semantic Web - W3C. Math and science done right. Bootstrap Modals. Lessons Learned as a School Director of Technology. Working at EFF. Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI. Education Exchange. Education Exchange. Constructionism EdTech Course Library. School of Public Affairs and Administration. The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 159 The Science Of Deeper Learning And Why We're Not Doing More Of It - 40 Important STEM Resources For Women. 40 Important STEM Resources For Women by TeachThought Staff According to findings by the Economics & Statistics Administration, less than 25% of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) jobs are held by women — even though they make up more than half the workforce and college degrees.

40 Important STEM Resources For Women

An undeniable glass ceiling hovers over these industries, and women and men alike do their best to start lugging stones at it. Learning Theories - InstructionalDesign.org. Free courses, workshops and teaching materials. Ian Cheng: BOB. Search Results. Programmed Learning and Computer-Based Instruction, Proceedings of the Conference on Application of Digital Computers to Automated Instruction (Washington, D.C., October 10 - 12, 1961)., 1962. A symposium of scientists and educators interested in coordinating the often parallel but separate research and development efforts in programed learning and digital-computer utilization met to define more exactly the potentialities of the computer as an instructional aid.

Programmed Learning and Computer-Based Instruction, Proceedings of the Conference on Application of Digital Computers to Automated Instruction (Washington, D.C., October 10 - 12, 1961)., 1962

Their papers form the basis of this book. The first section of the book presents the techniques of automated teaching and programed learning, research problems, rudimentary behavior theory, a basic mathematical teaching model, and a discussion of the need to define educational goals. Part II describes the current attempts at applying computer technology to automated instruction, the basic equipment of a computer-based laboratory, and improvements in techniques of communication between computers and humans. The third and final part is concerned with systems considerations in computer usage and interactions between computer developments and automated teaching methods. (BB) My 10 Step UX+UI workflow: 2019 – UX Planet - lavita.gassoway153 - Gmail. UX Designers: Here are the 56 Best Websites To Learn Something New. Inclusive UX Education: Designing a Free Online Learning Curriculum. Fair Use Evaluator - /resources/fairuse/howitworks.php.

Proposed Educational Guidelines on Fair Use - Copyright Overview by Rich Stim. The guidelines discussed in the previous section were approved by a consensus of educators, scholars, and publishers (copyright owners).

Proposed Educational Guidelines on Fair Use - Copyright Overview by Rich Stim

Since these educators and copyright owners have come to an agreement, it is unlikely that a publisher will sue an educator who uses material in a manner that is permitted by the guidelines. Note, however that one federal appeals court has questioned the use of these guidelines when determining fair use. Chapter 4 Supporting Students’ Critical Thinking – Methods of Education Technology: Principles, Practice, and Tools. Student resources - Microsoft Education. Using Office 365 for Professional Development in our Schools. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast.

Using Office 365 for Professional Development in our Schools

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Cal Armstrong to discuss how his school district is using Office 365 to provide dynamic and collaborative professional development. Read Cals Blog post today About Cal Armstrong. Android icons. Micro-Credentials. To provide a professional advancement opportunity that is flexible, personalized, and skill-based, CoSN has developed micro-credentials for existing and emerging leaders. Learning in the digital age takes different forms and earning micro-credentials increases your capacity in tackling the current issues of implementing a technology program. With this in mind, CoSN has developed two timely micro-credential stacks geared toward leaders supporting today’s tech-integrated classrooms: Digital Equity and Student Data Privacy.

The Digital Equity stack consists of: Introduction to variable fonts on the web   In this article, we will look at what variable fonts are, how we can use them in our work, and the potential possibilities they entail. But to understand what they offer, first we must explore how typography and font loading currently work on the web. Introduction The terms font and typeface are used interchangeably in the developer industry. 22 Free Web Design Tools from Spring 2018. Add value to your website by utilizing free resources from the design community. Here is a list of new web tools and design elements from spring 2018.

There are designer and developer apps, fonts, content tools, and more. All of these are free. 22 Free Web Design Tools from Spring 2018. 20 Free Web Design Tools for Fall 2017. Utilizing free resources from the design community is a good way to add value to your website. Here is a list of new web tools and design elements from fall 2017. There are designer and developer apps, fonts, content tools, and more. All of these are free. Free Web Tools. 3 Types of Alexa Skills Anyone Can Build With Storyline. Editor’s Note: The Alexa Skills Kit gives you multiple ways to build voice experiences. You can access our APIs directly with code you write using our Software Development Kits (SDKs) for Node.js, Java, and Python (beta), which give you the greatest flexibility and control. Or, you can take advantage of third-party tools that let you build skills quickly without writing code.

This blog was authored by Vasili Shynkarenka, CEO of Storyline, a third-party tool that allows anyone to create engaging skills using a visual and drag-and-drop interface. HTML Technology Website Templates from ThemeForest. Practical Ecommerce. Design & Development. Design & Development. All Mac World - MAC Apps One Click Away. MERLOT. MERLOT. Open Educational Resources/Training. Platforms for Hosting and Creation - Open Resources/MERLOT / Affordable Learning Georgia. The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish by Farnam Street on Apple Podcasts. The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish by Farnam Street on Apple Podcasts.