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Edtech startup bina raises $1.4M to teach 4- to 12-year-olds, launch School-as-a-Service

TechCrunch

But it has also served to highlight the abysmal nature of early years teaching: Some 40 million teachers across the globe are leaving the sector, according to the World Bank. This is the idea behind bina , which bills itself as a “digital primary education ecosystem”. It has now raised $1.4

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Helping Children Heal With Salesforce

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Riley Children’s Foundation serves as the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. Askey excitedly summarized the quality-of-life improvement this automation has presented, capping her description by exclaiming, “it’s a game-changer!”.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. I can’t think of a lesson, an outlook on life, and a guiding principle for my work that is more about love than this one. The biggest lesson: Everyone has something to give.

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Why You Need to Care About Documentaries in 2022

Association TV

The premise of Blackfish isn’t an Attenborough-esque window into the charmed life of orcas. Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. Different orca groups communicate in different dialects.

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Sphero’s cute car-shaped robot is driven to teach kids about programming

The Verge

Sphero, a long-time maker of robotic toys , has announced a robotic toy car that’s designed to teach young children about the fundamentals of programming ( via Gizmodo ). However, I also know that watching a character move on screen isn’t as exciting to kids as watching a real-life toy move through the house. Image: Sphero.

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Real-life advice on parenting during a pandemic

The Verge

With one child who is easily distracted and another performing well above grade level, how will teachers be able to address their unique needs from a screen with 25+ other children? I fear that I’m inadvertently teaching her to hate reading. Additionally, we are worried about their social development. Creating accessible spaces.

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Building Strong Families + Powerful Communities with Illinois Action for Children + Salesforce

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Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) is committed to building strong families and powerful communities through the administration of programs and advocacy efforts focusing on children. The result has been a major improvement in the quality of work-life for Health & Safety Resources staff. Written by Blake Becker.