Category: Educator News

News of particular interest to teachers.

Free Professional Development Offer

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CIW Web Foundations (CIW) is offering California teachers a generous and free professional development and certification in CIW Web Foundation courses. Having programs that offer professional certifications will be increasingly important as measures for “college and career readiness” and will likely impact a school’s score on California’s Academic Performance Index. The Professional Development program from
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Van Ton-Quinlivan is Doing What Matters!

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We can all be very proud of the great leadership coming out of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office! Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor of workforce and economic development of California’s system of 112 community colleges, is working to transform the country’s largest higher education system through Doing What MATTERS for Jobs and Economy. On May 6th,
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Android App Inventor Workshop Announced

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A free 4-week online workshop for teachers who are just beginning to include computing in their curricula is being offered by the College of St. Scholastica supported through Google’s CS4HS initiative. The workshop is focused on using Android App Inventor, which is free software used through your browser to create cell phone apps by snapping
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Next Generation Science Standards Released

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Today the final Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a new set of voluntary, rigorous, and internationally benchmarked standards for K-12 science education, were released. The NGSS provide a foundation for local decisions around curriculum, assessments, and instruction and will be helpful as educators set goals and expectations that prepare students for college, careers and citizenship.
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