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K–12 Teachers Use Virtual and Augmented Reality Platforms to Teach Coding

EdTech Magazine

Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . Coding skills are in high demand and will soon become a necessary skill for nearly all industries.

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Engaging eBooks: Videos, Audio, and Customizable Fonts

Kitaboo on EdTech

Interactive eBook Boom: After being valued at an estimated $10 billion in 2022, the interactive eBook market is expected to double by 2027. This is due to the fact that interactive eBooks have hyperlinks, interactive quizzes, and multimedia integrated. Stories become immersive journeys thanks to this fusion of media.

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Can Mentorships Get More Girls Into STEM Subjects?

Edsurge

Most of the tech leads in my office are men, and we have one head female software developer. She teaches digital design, shows students how to use different software programs and helps them conceptualize their ideas. That’s about it.” All that might change, if she has anything to say about it.

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Top 6 EdTech Innovation Trends that are Revolutionizing Learning

Kitaboo on EdTech

This technology can range from computer hardware, software, UX/ UI, and harnessing digital publishing ecosystems to create and distribute educational content as well as track its effectiveness. . By 2027, global EdTech and smart classrooms are projected to grow from a $125.3 What is EdTech? billion industry in 2022 to $232.9

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Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South

The Hechinger Report

STEM jobs will grow 13 percent from 2017 to 2027 , as opposed to 9 percent for non-STEM work. If the number of black-owned firms in Birmingham was proportionate to the percentage of college-educated residents who are black, 830 more businesses in the city would be black-owned. million to 17.3 million from 1990 to 2018 (a 79 percent increase).

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The new labor market: No bachelor’s required?

The Hechinger Report

between now and 2027. His first job was a $45,000 “tier one” tech support position with a health care software developer. The trend toward degree inflation, the report concluded, has been reversed. If it sticks, Fuller and his co-authors believe 1.4 million more jobs could become available to workers lacking a B.A.

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Girls Who Code Founder Awarded McGraw Education Prize

Edsurge

After all, software is more powerful, more capable than it was in the past. We’re on track to achieve gender parity in entry-level computer science jobs by 2027. Is it easier to make that connection now than it was, say, 10 or 15 years ago? That's a good point. And there are so many more companies out there. And we have that.

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