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Use Design Thinking to Develop Critical Skills for a Global Economy

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This post first appeared on EdTech Researcher. After being handed a folder of case studies and escorted to the first classroom, I pulled out my iPad and prepared to take notes. Dancing with robots: Human skills for computerized work. First, I realized that I did not have anything “paper-oriented” in my bag.

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The Progression of our Lower School Technology Integration

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In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school. We've come a long way baby!

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Teacher: Know Thyself – School Culture Shift is About the People

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For example if the topic was gaming in the classroom: who do you think you are? Laggards: “I am not convinced this will benefit my classroom. The Maker Movement’s Innovator may also be the Robotic’s Laggard, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Innovators: “Lets do this!” Able to understand and apply complex technical knowledge.

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The Greatest EdTech Generation Ever – LIVE Blog of Justin Reich’s Keynote

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To begin, Justin recommends reading Frank Levy and Richard Murnane’s work, Dancing with Robots. Computers can increasingly solve routine tasks, so the question becomes, what are the kinds of things that computers and robots can’t do. By thinking beyond school, we can start thinking more creatively within school.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Udacity has updated its online "classroom." “Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?” “Why Fixing the Pipeline Alone Won’t End Edtech’s Diversity Problem ,” says Edsurge. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Children'

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This isn’t simply a matter of “ robots are coming for your jobs.” Again, this all made for a flurry of headlines, even though there were few specifics about where that money would go or how schools or students would benefit – “Scant Details, Fuzzy Math,” as EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin put it.