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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

Edsurge

In our fourth year-end personal statement roundup, we’ve again asked thought leaders to share their outlooks on education, but with a twist. 2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. education technology agenda. Much work remains to be done to realize the full potential of education technology. What do you say?

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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Though city superintendents rank themselves higher for recruiting educators, they are on par with rural superintendents for retaining them.

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What's Happened in North Carolina With Statewide Support for Digital Learning

Edsurge

And as the Haw burbled in the background last Friday and Saturday, school administrators, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs gathered for thoughtful conversations and exchanges around how to use digital technology to support learning at the 30th EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. Here’s what we learned.