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

The CoolCatTeacher

from 2023 to 2030. Grand View Research ) Statistics shared on Forbes Advisor are staggering: 64% of businesses expect AI to increase productivity, AI will have an estimated 21% net increase on US GDP by 2030, and 25% of companies are turning to AI to address the labor shortage issue. AI is expected to see an annual growth rate of 37.3%

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One Week Away! The Library 2.0 "Mental Health and Wellness" Mini-Conference.

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2023 and #librarymentalhealthandwellness on their social media posts about the event. Recently at ALA: Chair, Status of Women in Librarianship and Chair, ALA United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force developing a multi-year strategic plan for ALA.

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Library 2.0 "Mental Health and Wellness" Mini-Conference - Final List of Accepted Sessions!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2023 and #librarymentalhealthandwellness on their social media posts about the event. Recently at ALA: Chair, Status of Women in Librarianship and Chair, ALA United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force developing a multi-year strategic plan for ALA.

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What the Future Economy Means for How Kids Learn Today

MindShift

If you were only to listen to politicians and policy makers, you could be forgiven for harboring two delusions: first, that the sole purpose of schooling is to create the workforce of the future; second, that the only place that our students learn is at school. According to social forecasts in the U.S., By David Price. BACK TO BASICS.

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How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

That adds up to a lot of bad reviews passed down to younger siblings and classmates, who consider family and friends the most trustworthy sources about whether and where to go to college, according to a survey by Vox Global, for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, that also combed through social media. “If

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Where Did All These Teen Activists Come From?

MindShift

Students are staging school walkouts to protest immigration policies, striking in solidarity with Greta Thunberg, supporting their teachers during their own school strikes for better contracts, and staging Black Lives Matter protests. It’s just rigid. And the message is always about pursuing their passions later.

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Change Agents: Tech & Learning?s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018

techlearning

Hoth brings diverse skills, including graphic and Web design and social media marketing, to his work for this critical cause. While adults may know how to use social media, he says, they haven’t been immersed in it their whole lives. Knowing how to utilize this technology has allowed me to level the playing field.”

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