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District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education

EdTech Magazine

In every direction, robots are dancing, racing or manipulating objects, as servo motors whir and LED lights glow. . We felt like the community needed to see what our students are capable of doing with coding and robotics,” Land says. Robotics Offers Hands-on Pathway to Coding. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 10/05/2018 - 08:55.

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STEM Helps Students Launch into the Future

EdTech Magazine

In fact, according to a 2017 report by Dell , 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet. It’s a culmination of robotics and programming being taught at every grade level. That’s because today’s schools are preparing students for careers we haven’t yet imagined. DeQueen (Ark.)

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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. percent did so in 2017. How will a changing economy redistribute jobs and economic growth in the United States?

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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. percent did so in 2017. How will a changing economy redistribute jobs and economic growth in the United States?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Education Next on “Interpreting the 2017 NAEP Reading and Math Results.” ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. NAEP NAEP NAEP NAEP !

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” That’s Steve Lamey, who ran the British loan company, and who was fired for “gross misconduct” in late 2017. Some of the stories are in the “robots” section below.). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Klout is closing. Thanks GDPR!)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. More on racism at a robotics competition in the immigration section above. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The robotics company has raised $36.03