Pedagogy

Delic Holdings Inc. Announces Meet DELIC, the Premiere Psychedelic and Wellness Edutainment Event and Expo for Newcomers and Veteran Psychonauts, Announces Initial Speaker Lineup

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Friday, June 25, 2021
Articles, Education, Human activities, Communication design, Educational entertainment, Entertainment, Pedagogy, Systems thinking, Delić

The experiential event will feature dancers, music, 3D mapping, new technologies and research, thought-provoking presentations and the world's largest psychedelic business expo.

Key Points: 
  • The experiential event will feature dancers, music, 3D mapping, new technologies and research, thought-provoking presentations and the world's largest psychedelic business expo.
  • Meet DELIC will release its lineup of additional business panelists and entertainment acts in the coming weeks.
  • Meet DELIC is a division of DELIC Corp Inc. ("DELIC" or the "Company") (CSE: DELC) (OTCQB: DELCF), the leading psychedelic wellness platform.
  • Meet DELIC is the world's premier psychedelic and wellness edutainment event catering to both curious newcomers, businesses and thought leaders.

Lumio wins prestigious CODiE award; learning tool's interactive lessons help educators engage students on their devices as in-person classes resume

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Friday, June 25, 2021
Articles, Education, Learning, Educational psychology, Educational technology, Educational software, Collaborative learning, Pedagogy, Educational practices

Lumio offers solutions for teachers returning to in-person instruction to provide the same dynamic, interactive lessons they created to engage students on their devices during remote instruction.

Key Points: 
  • Lumio offers solutions for teachers returning to in-person instruction to provide the same dynamic, interactive lessons they created to engage students on their devices during remote instruction.
  • Lumio allows teachers to transform their lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and assessments.
  • SMART Notebook is the world's most popular collaborative learning software, and Lumio - the award-winning online learning software - consistently innovates based on educator feedback.
  • With a full range of products used by millions of educators and students around the world, SMART creates connections that matter.

Companies Need to Completely Rethink Approach to Learning

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Education, Articles, Learning, Educational psychology, Educational practices, Pedagogy, Educational technology, Personalized learning

Learning must become much more personalized and contextual if companies want to engage their learners and drive real impact on behaviors and performance.

Key Points: 
  • Learning must become much more personalized and contextual if companies want to engage their learners and drive real impact on behaviors and performance.
  • On one hand, more than three-quarters of companies say that business leaders rate learning as highly important to the organization.
  • Learning strategies are not properly aligned with business outcomes and the actual process of learning with many employees seems completely divorced from their jobs, said David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst at Brandon Hall Group.
  • Delivering learning at scale requires a technology ecosystem to develop and deliver personalized learning, Brandon Hall Group research reveals.

ACTFL Names Dr. Celia Zamora as Director of Professional Learning and Certification

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Language education in the United States, Pedagogy, Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

The daughter of first-generation immigrants from Venezuela and Cuba, Dr. Zamora is a passionate advocate of heritage language learners.

Key Points: 
  • The daughter of first-generation immigrants from Venezuela and Cuba, Dr. Zamora is a passionate advocate of heritage language learners.
  • Paul Sandrock, current Interim Director of Professional Learning and Certification, and former Director of Education and Past President of ACTFL, will become Senior Advisor, Language Learning Initiatives, on July 1.
  • "I'm excited to welcome Dr. Celia Zamora to the post of Director of Professional Learning and Certification and to the Leadership team at ACTFL.
  • Her combination of professional experience and personal story will serve as tremendous assets to language educators, our learners, and the profession," said Howie Berman, ACTFL Executive Director.

Learning Care Group Acquires Prestige Preschool Academy

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Articles, Education, Learning Care Group, Educational stages, Pedagogy, Preschool, Early childhood education, Educational technology, Learning environment, Child care

NOVI, Mich., June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Learning Care Group, Inc. today announced its acquisition of Prestige Preschool Academy, 23 preschools serving families in California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Virginia.

Key Points: 
  • NOVI, Mich., June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Learning Care Group, Inc. today announced its acquisition of Prestige Preschool Academy, 23 preschools serving families in California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Virginia.
  • With its emphasis on supporting whole child development through high-quality care in a safe, engaging learning environment, Prestige Preschool Academy is a natural fit for Learning Care Group, noted Mark Bierley, CEO at Learning Care Group.
  • As these schools join the Learning Care Group portfolio, which now includes nearly 1,000 locations, they will initially continue to operate as Prestige Preschool Academy facilities.
  • Learning Care Group provides early education and care for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years through ten unique brands: Childtime Learning Centers, The Childrens Courtyard, Creative Kids Learning Centers, Everbrook Academy, La Petite Academy, Montessori Unlimited, Pathways Learning Academy, Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Centers, U-GRO Learning Centres and Young School.

Students learn better with Science Bits, research proves

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Articles, Education, Pedagogy, Education reform, Curricula, Philosophy of education, Educational practices

- Science Bitswas created by the International Science Teaching Foundation (ISTF) and is the first digital science curriculum based on scientific evidence of how people learn.

Key Points: 
  • - Science Bitswas created by the International Science Teaching Foundation (ISTF) and is the first digital science curriculum based on scientific evidence of how people learn.
  • - The five-year study analyzed the performance of science students from four schools, with two schools using Science Bits, two schools used standard textbooks.
  • The study noted a conceptual learning improvement in Science Bits students of almost half a standard deviationin educational research a significant effect and remarkablecompared to the control schools.
  • Students from Solc School in Barcelona, also saw improvement:
    "Science Bits classes are built on inquiry, reasoning, and contextualized application which helps students grasp key science concepts better.

MobileMind and ClassLink Partner to Provide Districts with Seamless Professional Development

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Articles, Education, Educational technology, Pedagogy, E-learning

Through the partnership, MobileMind and ClassLink customers can leverage ClassLink for user management, and those settings will automatically be applied to the district's MobileMind learning hub, streamlining district-scaled professional development like never before.

Key Points: 
  • Through the partnership, MobileMind and ClassLink customers can leverage ClassLink for user management, and those settings will automatically be applied to the district's MobileMind learning hub, streamlining district-scaled professional development like never before.
  • The seamless integration satisfies both of the companies' goals, which is to empower educators through easily accessible technology to ensure positive student outcomes.
  • MobileMind is a Google professional development partner offering a cloud-based, asynchronous professional learning platform designed to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom to improve student outcomes.
  • MobileMind is the only platform that allows districts to consolidate all of their PD initiatives, from new technology to curriculum to compliance.

CED Report Details K-12 Remote Education Deficits During COVID, Offers Ideas to Effectively Harness Technology in Future Learning

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Articles, Education, Pedagogy, Educational practices, Educational technology, Blended learning, Distance education, Learning

It highlights the benefits of continuing to use technology in K-12 education and offers policy recommendations to mitigate learning loss following more than a year of at-home instruction.

Key Points: 
  • It highlights the benefits of continuing to use technology in K-12 education and offers policy recommendations to mitigate learning loss following more than a year of at-home instruction.
  • "Remote learning fundamentally changed the delivery of education, and now, the K-12 system is reaching a critical inflection point," said Lori Esposito Murray, President of CED.
  • In its new report, CED offers five proposals that business leaders and policymakers should implement to harness remote learning technology more effectively in the future.
  • While many students, teachers, and parents struggled with remote learning, promising practices to deliver more effective blended learning settings have emerged.

Nexer Selects Pluralsight to Support Technology Skill Development of its Team to Deliver Greater Value for Customers

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Articles, Education, Human behavior, Farmington, Utah, Pluralsight, Silicon Slopes, Learning, Pedagogy, Instructor-led training, Workforce development

SILICON SLOPES, Utah, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pluralsight, Inc. , the technology workforce development company, today announced that Nexer, a leading global technology strategy and services firm, has selected Pluralsight to power the technology skills development program for its team to deliver greater value for its customers.

Key Points: 
  • SILICON SLOPES, Utah, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pluralsight, Inc. , the technology workforce development company, today announced that Nexer, a leading global technology strategy and services firm, has selected Pluralsight to power the technology skills development program for its team to deliver greater value for its customers.
  • To do this, we need to have access to the cutting edge skill development content and hands-on learning experiences that Pluralsight is known for."
  • Nexer believes strongly in a promising future for its customers, employees and the world at large.
  • Skills also includes tools to align skill development with business objectives, virtual instructor-led training, hands-on labs, skill assessments and one-of-a-kind analytics.

Let’s Give it Up to the Students! Friendship Public Charter School 8th Grade Class of 2021 Ready For the Next Steps in Their Lives

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Teens, Parenting, Family, Technology, Primary, Secondary, Consumer, Education, Other Technology, Education, Curricula, K12, Pedagogy, Education in California, Wisconsin Virtual Academy, California Virtual Academies

Friendship Public Charter School Online ( FPCSO ), a full-time, online public charter school authorized by the Public Charter School Board, will celebrate its 2021 eighth-grade graduates during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, June 19th at 11 a.m.

Key Points: 
  • Friendship Public Charter School Online ( FPCSO ), a full-time, online public charter school authorized by the Public Charter School Board, will celebrate its 2021 eighth-grade graduates during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, June 19th at 11 a.m.
  • This year, FPCSO will promote 39 students who will enter ninth grade after completing the 2020-2021 school year.
  • Details of the 8th grade promotion ceremonies are as follows:
    CONTACT: For any questions about the celebrations, please contact Mr. Tracy Sloane at [email protected] .
  • Friendship Public Charter School Online (FPCSO) is an accredited, full-time online public school program that serves students in grades K through 8.