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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

eSchool News

We asked 49 edtech executives to look into their crystal balls and share their thoughts about what will happen in 2019. In 2019 and beyond, interoperability will be an extremely important point of emphasis for edtech leaders. There are also a lot of predictions about improving safety and security.

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10 tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I know one thing that I’m hearing a lot from particularly secondary teachers right now is concerns about their students who are being recruited online by hate groups. Here he uses his 20+ years in education, edtech, and coaching to inspire critical thinking, active learning, and opportunities for educational communities to improve.

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

Edsurge

While Cardona has “not only the knowledge base, but the experience” for the job, one of his greatest attributes, according to Robles-Rivas, is his ability to find and surround himself with smart, capable people who can help him push his agenda forward. “He He is always looking for the best solution.

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Meet The Gates Foundation’s New Deputy Director in Higher Education

Edsurge

Heather Hiles towers above most other edtech entrepreneurs. She began a long career in education, which included cofounding two social enterprise organizations (one of which helped get 4,000 women off welfare), serving as a Commissioner of San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education and starting two edtech companies.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this decade — from ITT to coding bootcamps, from Trump University to the Draper University of Heroes — we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works now. “And I’d never gotten my Ph.D. So I thought maybe this is the way it works.”. “I

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