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  • Digital & Mobile TechnologyEarly Childhood & K-12 EdTechEdTech FuturesFeaturedFresh
    By Matthew Lynch
    December 28, 2018
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    Can Robotics Teach Problem Solving to Students?

    Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential to success at university and in later life. However, the traditional classroom model has done a poor job of ...
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  • EdTech Startups & BusinessesFeaturedFresh
    By Matthew Lynch
    December 17, 2018
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    How Edtech Companies Can Secure New Business via Education Conferences

    It can be hard finding new business if you’re in the edtech industry unless you’re willing to go where the educators are. Edtech companies can secure ...
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  • Early Childhood & K-12 EdTechEdTech Startups & BusinessesFeaturedFreshHigher EducationHigher Education EdTech
    By Matthew Lynch
    December 11, 2018
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    How Edtech Companies Can Sell To the International Market

    Edtech is a growing market, expected to increase by 17% yearly. However, a significant part of that growth is projected outside the U.S. As international schools ...
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  • Early Childhood & K-12 EdTechFeaturedFreshHigher EducationHigher Education EdTech
    By Matthew Lynch
    December 7, 2018
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    My Vision for the Future of Assessment in Education

    Assessment is a big part of today’s education landscape. Most states use high-stakes assessments to measure student growth and proficiency at the end of each school ...
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  • Early Childhood & K-12 EdTechFeaturedFresh
    By Matthew Lynch
    December 6, 2018
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    My Vision for the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Education

    Artificial Intelligence. It has many applications in education. Imagine this: students wake up in the morning and, via SMS, confirm their attendance and that they will ...
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  • EdTech Startups & Businesses
    By Matthew Lynch
    August 29, 2018
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    How to Turn Your Ideas into an EdTech Startup

    Everyone has plenty of ideas, but few people make them happen. Breathing life into an idea can be difficult. The difference between design and execution is ...
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  • EdTech Startups & Businesses
    By Matthew Lynch
    August 28, 2018
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    Best Practices for Responding to School District’s RFP’s

    Responding to RFP’s – Requests for Proposals – can be a daunting task. Responding to RFP’s issued by schools might prove to be even more challenging. ...
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    By Matthew Lynch
    August 10, 2018
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    Tips for Teaching with Apps

    Teaching with apps is not new. We have compiled lists of apps and tech resources that can be used in the classroom and for education outside ...
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  • Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood & K-12 EdTech
    By Matthew Lynch
    August 8, 2018
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    My Vision For the Future of Early Childhood Education

    Early childhood education is the foundation of our society. If we do not set children up to succeed, they will ultimately fail. The failure of future ...
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  • EdTech & InnovationEdTech Startups & Businesses
    By Matthew Lynch
    August 7, 2018
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    Edtech Companies Are From Mars, Schools Are From Venus

    Edtech companies and K-12 schools have many of the same goals. They both want to see new technology implemented in the classroom in a way that ...
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  • The Quintessential Back-to-School Shopping List (K-12 to College)

    By Matthew Lynch
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  • What Are the Symptoms of ADHD?

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  • 3 Steps to Becoming a Teacher in North Dakota

    By Matthew Lynch
    December 5, 2019
  • Are For-Profit Schools a Scam?

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    December 5, 2019
  • 3 Steps to Becoming a Teacher in Washington, D.C.

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    March 8, 2016
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    How Dumbed Down Education Is Creating a National Security Crisis

    For the past few decades, our country’s educational system has seen both struggle and tremendous change. With the various ailments plaguing our educational system, education reforms have attempted to pick ...
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    21 Inspirational Quotes That Nelson Mandela Made About Education

    We all have our heroes. Those human beings that seem larger than life and almost achieve Godlike status. One of my heroes is the late-great Nelson Mandela, who was affectionally ...
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    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 7: How Digital Age Teachers Can Win Over Parents

    Education is a collaborative process, as it takes many stakeholders working in unison to help students succeed academically. One of the most integral parts of this collaborative team is parents, ...
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    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 6: 8 Ways That Digital Age Teachers Avoid Burning Out

    Being a teacher is a tough job. So much so, many new teachers end up leaving the field within their first three years. To ensure that the next generation of ...
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    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 5: The Archetype of a Great Teacher

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    Seven Things to Know About Egypt’s New Education System

    Once hailed as a center of intellectual excellence, Egypt has lost its glowing reputation. But, they are working to make changes.  In the fall of 2018, Egypt implemented a brand ...
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    Robot Teachers Invade Chinese Kindergartens

    Robots are a cool aspect that kids enjoy seeing in movies and as toys, but now robots are turning out to be more real than ever before. In China, some ...
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    Girls’ Education in Sierra Leone: A New Era in Female Empowerment

    Educational inequality exists all around the globe, and Sierra Leone is no exception. Unfortunately, females are behind their male counterparts in literacy rates, and as of 2016, UNICEF reports that ...
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    How International Student Mobility is Changing in Higher Education

    We live in the Information Age, a time where learning and earning happen remotely, from anywhere on earth. Being a student no longer means being rooted in the country of ...
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    How are K-12 Schools Around the World Tackling Social Injustice?

    Social injustice from a worldwide perspective is the “denial or violation of economic, sociocultural, political, civil or human rights of specific populations or groups in a society based on the ...

Early Childhood Education

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    Protecting Brains, Stimulating Minds: The Early Life Roots of Success in School

    Early childhood education is sometimes dismissed as unimportant – or at the very least considered far less essential than later education in primary and secondary school. The truth, however, is ...
  • Child DevelopmentEarly ChildhoodEquity

    Race, Education, and Social Mobility: Why Pre-K Matters for Children of Color

    What do you think of when you think about preschool? Naps and snacks and playing on the playground? Storytime, lunch, and coloring books? Do you think of it as an ...
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    30 Science Activities That You Can Try With Your Kindergartners This Month

    Are you looking for science activities to do with your kindergartners? No sweat. We have you covered. Check out our list of 31 science activities that you can try with ...
  • Child DevelopmentEarly ChildhoodK-12Policy & Reform

    Here’s How Much States Spend On Education And How Their Students Perform

    The educational expenditures of each state vary significantly from one to the next, but if we were to rank the states on their spending, New York and Utah are on ...
  • Child DevelopmentEarly Childhood

    Does Preschool Really Matter? Isn’t It Just Play? It’s Basically Overpriced Daycare, Right?

    These are questions that many parents have when they are deciding about their child’s early education. You may be asking them yourself. However, the truth is that preschool and early ...

Gifted and Talented Education

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    Implementing Successful Behavioral Interventions With Gifted Students

    Behavioral interventions are tough to stage and stage successfully regardless of a student’s cognitive abilities and achievement status, but they can be especially rough when it comes to gifted students. ...
  • Gifted and Talented Education

    How To Solve The Segregation That Plagues Gifted-and-Talented Programs

    The sad truth about the majority of gifted-and-talented programs throughout the United States is that there are thousands upon thousands of high-ability students from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds are excluded ...
  • Gifted and Talented Education

    Public Attitudes Towards the Gifted: Myth and Reality

    Gifted and talented students are defined as: “Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in ...
  • Gifted and Talented EducationSpecial Education

    Not to Miss Gifted & Special Education Conferences in 2020

    Looking for a gifted education or special education conference to attend in 2020? Don’t worry, just check out our list below. Special education conferences 1. Higher Education Consortium for Special Education ...
  • Gifted and Talented Education

    Giftedness Knows No Boundaries: Practical Solutions to Identify all Gifted and Talented Students

    Children who are gifted are known as children who have an “ability significantly above the norm for their age”. And children with different abilities as their peer groups will require ...

Black Boys in Crisis Series

  • Black Boys in Crisis

    The Importance of Mentoring Young African-American Males

    Teachers need to realize that at home, in their neighborhoods, and in school, many students face difficulties that can interfere with learning. Compared to their middle-class counterparts, it is true ...
  • Black Boys in CrisisDiversityEquity

    7 Ways That Black Students are Discriminated Against in U.S K-12 Schools

    African Africans have a long history of being mistreated in the United States, starting with slavery. It should come as no surprise that their children face the same treatment in ...
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    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 6: 8 Ways That Digital Age Teachers Avoid Burning Out

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    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 5: The Archetype of a Great Teacher

    One of the questions that I am frequently asked is, what does a good teacher look like? I respond by mentioning my 10th-grade Biology teacher, Mrs. Minor, and listing the ...
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    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 4: How to Create a Culturally Responsive Classroom

    Building a culturally responsive classroom is hard. To help you along your journey, here is your guide to exploring and respecting the cultural backgrounds of your students while also using ...

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