Lockdowns in Laos drive push for remote and blended learning
A new partnership will equip teacher trainers and lecturers in Laos with the skills to deliver remote education.
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A new partnership will equip teacher trainers and lecturers in Laos with the skills to deliver remote education.
The remote education platform Khan Academy is teaming with the software company Adobe to provide new lesson plans and projects for teachers.Why it matters: The pandemic has put educators and students on a forced march to remote schooling, and that trend won't end even as the virus comes under control. Better tools can help improve online schooling in a way that makes education truly personalized.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Driving the news: Adobe is donating $1 million to Khan Academy as part of an effort to co-create online lesson plans for ...
Maine teachers use lessons learned during pandemic to reimagine education A federal grant is providing a venue for hundreds of educators to take courses on innovation and pilot design with the chance to get funding for remote learning projects in their schools. Share Erin Dickson, school health coordinator for School Administrative District 60, at her home office in York on Friday. She and Noble High School health teacher Miranda Wakefield are proposing a wellness coordinator, training for learning coaches, in-person learning space and enrichment activities for students who may participate i...
3:24 San Luis works about 35 hours a week as a clerk and online shopper at the local Safeway. She's been working there for about a year now. But when the coronavirus pandemic arrived on the island and social gatherings and after-school activities became limited, San Luis decided to pick up some extra shifts. "I was like, 'oh, I should be asking for more hours,'" San Luis said. "Because we can't do anything here — just like sit in the house." There's not much for a teenager to do on an isolated Aleutian island during the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the winter, according to San Lu...
Arnhem Land primary school paying back $300k bill to Rio Tinto FriFriday 29 updated FriFriday 29 The Nhulunbuy Primary School has entered into a payment plan with Rio Tinto. ( Print text only Cancel A remote Northern Territory primary school has been slugged with an unexpected $300,000 electricity bill due to a long-term billing error by power provider and mining giant Rio Tinto. Key points: The company has blamed an invoicing error for the school's unexpected bill The NT Education Minister said the bill would not affect the school staffing budget Nhulunbuy Primary School, on the Gove Penin...