EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

The district now offers 16 career clusters, exposing students to a variety of technologies, from medical manikins to VEX robotics and 3D design tools such as Autodesk. . In the 2018-2019 school year alone, Fairfax County students earned 18,000 industry credentials, says Beth Downey, the district’s CTE coordinator. “Our

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2020

The district now offers 16 career clusters, exposing students to a variety of technologies, from medical manikins to VEX robotics and 3D design tools such as Autodesk. . In the 2018-2019 school year alone, Fairfax County students earned 18,000 industry credentials, says Beth Downey, the district’s CTE coordinator. “Our

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

What is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

When Ayanna met Cozmo the robot, both she and the robot lit up. “it Tara Chklovski, founder of the global training nonprofit Iridescent , predicts that 2019 will see a wave of simplified curricula for students as young as eight so they can start learning basic concepts. They just clicked.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

I wasn’t trained to teach computer science, how was I supposed to make this work? This sounded like a great plan, but how were teachers going to be trained to implement these standards? But no one was providing professional learning opportunities for us, and any attempt at training certainly wasn’t personalized. Terri Collins.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

Congratulations for making it through the first quarter of 2019! But some administrators say the tool feels impersonal and, well, robotic. BECAUSE WE NEED MORE LETTERS: First there was STEM. We’re not the only ones getting in on the fun. One company is responding with a new approach. Where’s the dining hall? Not this again.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

On one hand, this is the first truly “normal” back-to-school opening since the fall of 2019. Seven educators shed light on their own back-to-school experiences, from early childhood education to STEAM and robotics and teacher recruitment. This year, classrooms are opening with a combination of optimism and uncertainty.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says. Students engaged with an Acuitus training program that combines computer-based learning with human mentors to compress 10 years of experience and learning into 5 months.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 10, 2019

The premier industrial automation event was held November 14-15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and brought together over 10,000 industrial automation and information manufacturers and producers to learn about new innovations and take part in training, industry forums and networking events. And we’re off.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

CCC is the largest provider of workforce training in the state and nation, offering postsecondary technical education in 175 fields, and educating more than 100,000 individuals each year in industry-specific workforce skills. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that by 2022, California will have the largest STEM workforce in the nation.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Q&A: Justina Nixon-Saintil on How Investment Can Improve Equity in STEM Education. By 2019, Verizon expects to have 150 schools participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning program , the company’s initiative to improve STEM education, according to a recent announcement. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:27.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Related content: Key parts of a coding or robotics program. The lesson, called “ AI for Good, ” challenges students to train a computer to identify what causes fires, remove materials that help fires spread, and then bring life back to a forest destroyed by fire—all with code. At each level, students will be given some starter code.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2017

For years, we have heard employers say, I hire for attitude and train for aptitude. In fact, according to the global staffing agency Ranstad, “many workers are seeking project or consultant-based work, with as much as 61 percent of the workforce choosing agile* careers by 2019” Greater use of Big Data in HR.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

While some displaced older workers who have spent much of their career doing one thing may not be willing or able to make a drastic change, millions more might embrace the opportunity to train for different lines of work. Plus employers don’t want to pay more for older folks when they can pay less for younger ones and robots.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. DISCOVER VIDEO LIVE 360 VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM ( www.discovervideo.com ) Discover Video today announced its new live 360 video system for streaming and recording events, lectures and training sessions. The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

While some displaced older workers who have spent much of their career doing one thing may not be willing or able to make a drastic change, millions more might embrace the opportunity to train for different lines of work. Plus employers don’t want to pay more for older folks when they can pay less for younger ones and robots.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 16, 2020

After being voted Best of Show at ISTE 2019, Ozobot Classroom (patent pending) officially launched at the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference. While setting up, Ozobot Classroom will take teachers through an interactive teacher training that will step through platform setup and how to use the platform with students.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

HUGHESNET & NATIONAL 4-H COUNCIL ( www.hughesnet.com ) & ( 4-h.org/parents/stem-agriculture/youth-stem-activities/ ) HughesNet and National 4-H Council announce the launch of STEM Lab to inspire the next generation of scientists. Bubble Bot features a bubble-blowing robot or a Fan of Fortune, a prediction game.

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techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

Baltimore, MD – July 12, 2018 – Edtech company Workbench Education today announced the expansion of a partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for the 2018 - 2019 school year. Workbench enables schools to implement Project Based Learning (PBL), STEM/STEAM, and Making into their curriculum. STEM/STEAM education ?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The school recently built a new center for science and arts outfitted with new, cutting-edge Samsung solutions that provide an ideal space for students to foster STEM skills, such as critical thinking, communication, and creativity. The positive results in the classroom have led to other expansion opportunities across the CCHS campus.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

I won’t write the series in 2019 either, so this is the very last Hack Education Weekly News. ” Not so sure how folks plan to do their beloved STEM without the S or the E in this future, but hey. The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). “ Will 2019 Be the Year of Privacy?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“ Ivanka Trump , Apple’s Tim Cook Push STEM, Computer Science Education,” says Education Week. ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees).

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Department of Education Fulfills Administration Promise to Invest $200 Million in STEM Education.” ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “What Robots Can Teach Us About Being Human.” But nice PR.).

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. The Business of Job Training. for Robotics Contest.” Contests and Awards.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Brain Training. But let’s be honest: these sites are often quite poorly designed.). Chatbot Instructors.

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