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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. Even if this decline doesn’t quite match the dire predictions of mass college closures that were popular in 2016, the recent history and near-term outlook for traditional higher ed is more negative than I imagined. This trend, too, has seen a jump forward due to the pandemic.

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The Pandemic Will Leave More Students Unprepared For College. Developmental Education Must Help.

Edsurge

For example, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted the Developmental Education Plan in support of its overarching goal to have at least 60 percent of Texans ages 25 to 34 earn certificates or degrees by 2030. However, the opportunity for developmental education innovation is relevant in every state of this country.

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

(CNY) In the spirit of celebrating cultural diversity and love of world cultures, I went ahead and prepared this list of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals that you can share with you students and help them learn more about Chinese New Year and its traditions. Chinese Zodiac Animals 1. If you were born in the Goat year (e.g.,1931,

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What Service-Learning and Global Goals Taught Us About Promoting the Greater Good

Edsurge

On this county-wide professional development day, while teachers at many schools around Chesterfield watched the clock, thinking about papers that needed to be graded and plans that needed to be written, the staff at Weaver Elementary spent the day immersed in service and learning together.

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Uncertified teachers filling holes in schools across the South

The Hechinger Report

By 2030, as many as 16 million K-12 students in the region may be taught by an unprepared or inexperienced teacher, the Southern Regional Education Board projects. Meanwhile, student learning suffers because the quality of education takes a hit, she added. In a 2016 study, the U.S. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. “It

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Educating Students Equitably Through Collaborative Action

edWeb.net

In the new age of remote and hybrid learning, increased poverty, racial concerns, and widespread natural disasters, new ways of supporting students and helping them succeed in school are clearly needed. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. About the Presenter. Dr. Russell W. Join the Community.

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Educational Leadership for Social Good

EdTechTeam

I wanted to learn more about Jennifer’s perspective on edtech for social good, and after an introduction from Al, she was kind enough to meet with me via Hangout to share more of her work. She has aligned her recent work with the Sustainable Development Goals produced by the United Nations in 2015 (as an agenda for moving forward to 2030).