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

EdTech Magazine

The extent of change that we’ll see from robotics, artificial intelligence and the like is both incredible and unsettling. 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.

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Can Creativity Be Taught?

Digital Promise

In fact, 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet, says a report by the Institute for the Future and a panel of 20 tech, business, and academic experts from around the world. She says that the tablets are like portals through which students can access a universe of ideas.

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

Edsurge

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. According to Dell Technologies and the Institute for the Future, 85 percent of the jobs in 2030 don’t exist yet.

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How do schools train for a workplace that doesn’t exist yet?

The Hechinger Report

We’ve all heard the dire predictions about the coming robot apocalypse. As many as 800 million people worldwide could be displaced and need to find new jobs by 2030. Carnevale told me that, first of all, the story of robots creating mass unemployment has been overhyped. Automation threatens 47 percent of jobs.

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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. 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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Digital K-12 Classroom Online Summit | Feb 21-23, 2020

EdTechnocation.com

As an as online summit you can get access to the best global practices from your home, office or classroom. Recordings of the event are available for purchase (All-Access Pass) ! REGISTER HERE Get Your All-Access Pass! Get an all-access pass! Register now for the FREE Live Event. Get Your Ticket!

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How China is Trying to Outpace the World in AI

Evelyn Learning

The use of artificial intelligence to make learning more accessible, engaging, and advanced is our personal favorite. Now, technology is the new power weapon in this new era of computers and robots. It won’t be long before we see the widespread commercialization of self-driving or flying cars.

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