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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

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It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. In educational settings, AR can be used in numerous ways to enhance teaching and engage students.

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Uncertified teachers filling holes in schools across the South

The Hechinger Report

By 2030, as many as 16 million K-12 students in the region may be taught by an unprepared or inexperienced teacher, the Southern Regional Education Board projects. But Texas’ second-largest district had to fill elementary classrooms and core subjects in middle and high schools. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala.

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Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – May 15

Discovery Education

from 2023 to 2030. The Simplest Elementary School Science EdTech Every day, educators are using digital resources to meaningfully support science teaching and learning—and the best EdTech tools are the ones that are easy to use. The industry is set to grow by an impressive 13.6% Here’s some recent news on the Tech in EdTech!

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Reba Saldanha/AP There are deep shortages of workers in information technology fields, according to the labor market analytics firm Lightcast, which says that there were more than 4 million job postings over the last year in the United States for software developers, database administrators and computer user support specialists.

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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade

The Hechinger Report

What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? “If it does come true, we’re going to see massive changes,” said Mike Griffith, a school finance specialist at the Education Commission of the States, a think tank that aims to inform education policy. million in 2019.

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COLUMN: The world is waking up to education’s essential role in climate solutions

The Hechinger Report

But members of Gen Z are also suffering from severe eco-anxiety, and they want to be armed with information that helps them cope and be part of the solution. For the past few years, global youth activists have heroically pushed climate onto the international agenda, making it unignorable.

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Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Gives Away 1 Million Bars To Teachers Across America

eSchool News

Nutri-Grain is also partnering with actor Mekhi Phifer , whose mother taught for more than 25 years at a Harlem elementary school, to celebrate and thank teachers across the country. For more information visit NutriGrain.com. This stockpile of snacks helps teachers support their students wherever they are this school year.

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