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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

The Hechinger Report

At the same time, McKinsey & Company estimates that automation and artificial intelligence will displace between 400 and 800 million jobs globally by 2030. And traditional public schools are facing increased competition from charter schools and independent schools.

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Students Face a Troubling Skills Gap Around Career Readiness. We’re Fixing It With Data.

Edsurge

The goal as we see it is something we call “60x30TX,” or 60 percent of Texas adults ages 25-34 will hold a degree by 2030. And because of the data, we’re rapidly testing and assessing solutions. Our solution has a lot to do with data, namely the way it’s collected and leveraged across disparate systems.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google. Five years ago, the application of data and algorithms to the HR function—as well the use of pre-hire assessment—were in a fledgling stage. are hard at work on standards frameworks.

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

EdTechnocation.com

by Hunter McConnell “Storytelling with Google Earth’s New Project Tool” by Nathan Gildart “Using Technology to Support Learners with ADHD” by Dr. Carlos Macias “Let’s collaborate and create a global classroom through flipgrid” by Ghada Hassan Ali “Get on the Jamboard Train!”

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The 2020 Learning Revolution daily online conference starts today!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join us to learn about SUNY’s #EmTechMOOC with Roberta (Robin) Sullivan, Teaching & Learning Specialist, University Libraries, University at Buffalo | Cherie van Putten || Unizor - Math 4 Teens - Creative Mind through Art of Mathematics with Zor Shekhtman, Founder of an educational site UNIZOR.COM, Umbrella Systems || Google Classroom Fundamentals (..)

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. The infrastructure just wasn’t ready. SchoolNet helped many of these districts—and benefitted as well.

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Learning Revolution Events - AltEdFilmFest - Homeschool+ - Gaming in Ed Call for Proposals - Open Letter from a Highly Creative Child

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Conference strands include Game-Based Learning: How to Use Games in Educational Settings, Games & Assessment, Connecting Educators With Game Developers: Make Your Voices Heard, Students as Content Creators & Game Designers, Research on Game-Based Learning, and Professional Development.

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