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3 Ways to Overcome High Student-Teacher Ratios and Improve Personalized Learning

EdTech Magazine

VIDEO: See how K–12 educators are emphasizing personalized learning for the class of 2030. While innovation in learning technology can provide significant relief for oversaturated classrooms, it does not automatically fix the problem. Use Classroom Technology to Fill the Gaps.

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

The Hechinger Report

He asks: Not knowing what tasks will be automated or what future jobs will look like, how do schools train for a workplace that does not yet exist? As many as 800 million people worldwide could be displaced and need to find new jobs by 2030. Older workers will also need employers to step in and help them train on new tools.

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Why is it so hard for workers to find new jobs?

The Hechinger Report

Shareef’s mother saw a TV commercial for a program that offered 12 weeks of training for technology careers, tuition-free. The federal government alone runs dozens of training-related programs, and state and nonprofit programs abound, too. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and Shareef was laid off. But what happened next has not.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

The real power of digital technology to increase learning remains untapped. As for MOOCs, in 2012, the elites in higher education discovered online learning, which many others felt they had already invented and improved over the previous 15 years. However, we have approached learning solutions in a piecemeal fashion.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''ll provide the training and lots of support to those of you who are able to volunteer an hour or two of your time this week. Volunteering to help moderate sessions is a great way to get to know the presenters and to get better connected with our online learning communities. Please sign up to volunteer here.

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The potential, promise and pitfalls of blended learning in India

The Hechinger Report

Yet throughout India, a number of digital initiatives are underway aimed at improving education in areas that lack sufficient trained and experienced teachers. billion population is under 25, will need some three million new primary school teachers by 2030. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates that India, where half of the 1.2