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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

eSchool News

According to a recent McKinsey study, 87 percent of companies are aware that they either already have a skills gap or will have one within the next five years. Consequently, students who face difficulties in meeting academic standards might find themselves lacking the requisite skills and knowledge to effectively pursue careers in IT.

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Approaching an Online Computer Science Degree: What You Need to Know

EdTech4Beginners

In today’s digitally-driven world, a degree in computer science not only opens doors to cutting-edge careers but also arms you with skills that are increasingly crucial in various industries. Understanding the Online Learning Environment Embracing the online learning landscape is the first step toward your academic success.

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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

Edsurge

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. According to her, the education industry looks at “reading and writing as two separate kinds of tools.”

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Autonomy, the future of education.

Linways Technologies

Every candidate who is employed in an industry or in any sector is given additional training to make them fit for the job. Also if we analyze the kind of skills that industry demands from a candidate, we will be able to conclude that not even 50% of that can be met with the present curriculum that a student studies in a course.”.

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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

The LTSC is also working on related standards for mobile learning platforms, adaptive instructional systems and augmented reality learning environments. Open Registry of K-12 Learning Standards State academic standards help define the learning objectives for U.S. K-12 learners.

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How to Teach the Human Body and 16 Sites to Help

Ask a Tech Teacher

For many, study of the human body starts in second grade with an introduction to what’s inside that stretchy, durable skin that coats our bodies. There are also lots of teacher resources to help in using this unit such as lesson plans, training, and academic standards met. Scholastic Study Jam: the Human Body.

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8 Myths about online education debunked

Neo LMS

There’s no disputing the fact that studying to earn a graduate or postgraduate degree via the web is fast growing as an option to the conventional classroom format of education. This might be true to a certain extent as the academic standards might differ from one institution to another. As per a recent survey , 5.8

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