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K–12 Schools Should Teach Soft Skills to Prepare Students for the Future Workforce

EdTech Magazine

A 2017 Report by Dell Technologies estimates that 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 — fewer than 12 years from now — haven’t been invented yet. Audio systems that include microphones can help with public speaking , which can hone a student’s ability to listen, bolster their confidence and give them a voice.

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Where education systems stumble, grassroots groups step in to raise success rates

The Hechinger Report

Chandra Scott, director of strategic outcomes for the independent nonprofit Mobile Area Education Foundation, sat in on meetings to attract new business to the area, where boosters extolled the education system. “We Their goal: for 75,000 Mobile residents to earn new degrees by 2030. We thought things were fine,” Scott says. “We

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The Irreplaceables: What AR and AI Mean for the Future of Teaching #iste18

The CoolCatTeacher

One of your kids’ favorite restaurants back home had raptors from the new Jurassic Park 2030 movie taking orders as they jumped up onto tables to interact with guests. Using glasses or contacts, virtual assistants of all kinds will appear to us using augmented reality. Rote Routines and Replacement. Further Readings. Interrante, V.,

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

The Hechinger Report

These are hot fields in a state with a growing tech sector that employs 12,140 people , but whose existing colleges and universities collectively produced only 103 computer science graduates with bachelor’s degrees or higher in 2017 — the last year for which the figures are available — including just 10 with master’s degrees.

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How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

That’s down 11 percentage points since 2017. “He In Arizona, 46 percent of high school graduates in 2020 went to college the following fall, a drop from more than 55 percent in 2017. The proportion of high school graduates in Tennessee who are going directly to college is plummeting. Last year, it was less than 53 percent.

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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade

The Hechinger Report

But in order to predict high school graduates, WICHE’s statisticians also projected student enrollments for first grade through 2020 to 12th grade through 2030. percent enrollment drop cascades through the whole elementary-to-high-school system as these first graders age and progress into higher grades. million in 2019.

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One Week Away! The Library 2.0 "Mental Health and Wellness" Mini-Conference.

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Highlights include- At IFLA: Governing Board 2013-2017, Co-Founder of IFLA New Professionals, two-term Member/Expert resource person of the Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee of IFLA (FAIFE), two-term member of the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section of IFLA (CPDWL).