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How fifth graders see the world in 20 years

The Hechinger Report

Their visions represent a journey into cybersecurity and space travel, racism and robots. Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon. Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon where they are fifth graders. All four students say they think humanoid robots are “creepy.”) Noelani Velasco Polley, fifth grader.

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How educators are using AI in the classroom

The Hechinger Report

Students don’t want a robot to teach them; they might use a robot to help them, but they don’t want AI to teach them.” He said that as tech and AI companies release more new tools and models, AI literacy is going to be a vital skill. Learning how to use this tool isn’t going to replace instructors.

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Emeritus Expands into K12 through Acquisition of iD Tech Bringing Equitable STEM Education to Adults and Youth Globally

eSchool News

The companies will bring expert instruction in STEM fields to individuals worldwide,with a shared goal of bridging the STEM opportunity gap. Their long-term learning system is a perfect complement to what we offer adult learners and will allow us to create a formidable life-long learning ecosystem. million jobs in the U.S.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. In one back room at Skyline High School, you can learn all you need to know about St. Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sylvester.

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A Few Weeks with Root

techlearning

One of my biggest takeaways from the FETC conference in January was seeing the Root robot live. Basically, Root is everything I was looking for in a coding robot, and I could not wait to try it out. After FETC, I wrote the company and asked them if there was any way we could partner. Well, let's say its good, REALLY GOOD.

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K-12 Educators and Administrators: Share Your Ed-tech Pilot Approach

Digital Promise

Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. So do most ed-tech companies. District of Columbia Public Schools.

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. Our governments need to be working in partnership with tech companies to put the Netflix of online learning into action,” she added. “I