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Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1)

The CoolCatTeacher

A Classroom Perspective on AI Change: My Students Feel Like Last Spring Was Ancient History Recently, my students used Adobe Firefly in my classroom's generative AI art competition. from 2023 to 2030. Georgia Tech used a chatbot named “Jill Watson” as one of the nine TAs for a 300-student classroom. Oh, and step 5.

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To Improve Education, We Need to Look at the Last 50 Years, Not Just the Last 18 Months

Edsurge

The lunches are packed, the supplies have been purchased, the classrooms are decorated, and we’re off and running on our third school year in the shadow of COVID-19. As a result, more than one in 16 workers—25 percent more than before the pandemic—will need to find a new job by 2030. Several efforts are underway.

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The culture wars are driving teachers from the classroom. Two campaigns are trying to help 

The Hechinger Report

Carver, who grew up in rural Appalachia, said he felt forced to leave the classroom behind after he was targeted by a group affiliated with Moms for Liberty and other conservative groups in the small rural town in Kentucky where he taught at Montgomery County High School.

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‘Digital skills gap’ threatens innovation

eSchool News

“There are just not enough people with the right digital skills to enable the transformation that companies are seeking,” said Salil Gunashekar , a research leader and associate director at RAND Europe who focuses on science and technology policy. RAND Europe, the European arm of global research firm RAND Corp.,

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3 things to consider when introducing a K-12 coding or robotics program

eSchool News

K-12 teachers and administrators have been listening to policy makers and industry leaders warn of the need for computer science instruction in U.S. estimates there will be 50 million new technology jobs created by 2030 as automation transforms the workforce. Related content: 11 educators share how they bring coding into the classroom.

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Live Interview on Thursday, Jan. 20 - Barnet Berry on Teaching 2030

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Thursday, January 20th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Barnett Berry on new book, Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools--Now and in the Future. "In

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

China’s Education Modernization 2030 Policy and Ten Year Development Plan for ICT and Education 2010-2020 are among government initiatives named that intend to improve the country’s education in the long run. Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. Whereas the U.S.