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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

While the teachers in my audience will probably know the difference, it does not help that the Common Core Standards are exceptionally vague about the type of digital skills students need to exhibit. Enter the knowledge-based economy – a trending topic across sectors more or less from 2003 onward.

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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

Edsurge

Their stances on education policy differ, but they all have at least one thing in common: classroom experience, which Biden has promised would be a prerequisite. Higher-ed policy watchers say that they are looking to see who Cardona appoints to key positions that will play a more direct role for the future of colleges.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. 3D Printing. Deliverology".

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Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?

eSchool News

Due to Common Core and its debates, it’s now possible to revisit that conversation. Reflect from your own life: it’s not just your own knowledge, but how you use that knowledge — your skills. First there is knowledge — which still matters of course! It is knowledge and competencies.