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K–12 Educators Embrace Ingenuity and Adaptation to Prepare Students for the Future

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Tue, 07/02/2019 - 13:59. CoSN leaders recognized the significance of this dynamic in this year’s conference theme , “Envision 2030,” a nod to the fact that the Class of 2030 is just starting their educational journey. K–12 Educators Embrace Ingenuity and Adaptation to Prepare Students for the Future. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

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In a world where the largest software vendors like Apple and Google don’t write the apps, we are at a tipping point as the worldwide gap widens between skills delivered by the current educational systems and those required by the digital economy. The job market will continue to segregate into low-skill- low-pay and high-skill-high-pay jobs.

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Memorization is Not a Bad Thing

The Principal of Change

Here is a scenario: The year is 2030, and you are having a conversation at a dinner party. ” Yes, you can Google anything you want today, but that doesn’t mean you understand the concept with any depth. Eventually, people start talking about a significant historical event, and you have never heard about it before.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google. The number of open badges awarded nearly doubled from 24 million in 2018 to 43 million in 2020. And, the salary premium for advanced degrees remains high, meaning the degrees typically pay off.

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Educational Leadership for Social Good

EdTechTeam

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). The Goals Project : Join a team for the September 2019 global collaboration project! Schools or individual classrooms can sign up to participate.

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Impatient for workers, businesses help students take college shortcuts

The Hechinger Report

This week, they’re building basic apps and games using Firebase, a Google platform. Workforce development nonprofits are springing up everywhere, as are efforts from companies including IBM and Google to bypass slow-moving colleges and universities and create their own courses and credentials.

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Digital K-12 Classroom Online Summit | Feb 21-23, 2020

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REGISTER HERE Includes everything PLUS lifetime access to video recordings of AR/VR in K-12 Education Summit 2019. ** EXCLUSIVE All-Access Pass | Sales ends January 31, 2020 ** Get it for €69.90 (Euro) / $77.78 Only 100 tickets available! All-Access Pass (regular) | Sales ends February 21, 2020 Get it for €59.90 (Euro) / $66.66