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5 Ways To Bring SEL Into Edtech Classroom Use

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor : Urkund Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Mark has taught both pre-service and post-graduate studies.

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K–12 Schools Should Teach Soft Skills to Prepare Students for the Future Workforce

EdTech Magazine

A 2017 Report by Dell Technologies estimates that 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 — fewer than 12 years from now — haven’t been invented yet. Google Classroom is an engaging and useful collaborative tool. Students can use the platform to work together digitally on a project — a skill that employers will welcome.

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District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education

EdTech Magazine

For districts like De Queen, similar fairs do more than expose students to science and engineering , says Abigail Jurist Levy, co-director of the science and mathematics programs for Education Development Center, which recently completed a nationwide study of middle school science fairs, funded by the National Science Foundation.

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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. The number of open badges awarded nearly doubled from 24 million in 2018 to 43 million in 2020. are hard at work on standards frameworks.

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

The Hechinger Report

Demand for workers in solar is expected to nearly double by 2030, according to an industry census. The number of workers needed in the offshore wind energy industry will also nearly double, by 2025 , to 589,000, and increase to 868,000 by 2030, the consulting firm Rystad Energy estimates.

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Educational Leadership for Social Good

EdTechTeam

I was impressed by Jennifer’s background as a classroom teacher, speech pathologist, and principal with interests in global studies, cross-cultural collaboration, and a peace curriculum. She has aligned her recent work with the Sustainable Development Goals produced by the United Nations in 2015 (as an agenda for moving forward to 2030).

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Impatient for workers, businesses help students take college shortcuts

The Hechinger Report

This week, they’re building basic apps and games using Firebase, a Google platform. Workforce development nonprofits are springing up everywhere, as are efforts from companies including IBM and Google to bypass slow-moving colleges and universities and create their own courses and credentials.