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More high school grads are rejecting 4-year pathways

eSchool News

Key points: More than half of surveyed students say they will opt out of the traditional four-year undergraduate path This decision to pursue alternative post-secondary options hints at an evolving postsecondary landscape. Thirty percent of the class of 2023 graduates were unaware of available career and technical education (CTE) programs.

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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

eSchool News

. • With 2019 here and 2020 in arm’s reach, there’s an ever-growing expectation that next-generation tech tools should do a better job of informing educators on which resources improve learning outcomes. Bailey, educator, author, and founder, Conscious Discipline . I see Project Unicorn possibly filling this role. Dr. Becky A.

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Piaget Stages – The Development Of Intelligence and Reason

Fractus Learning

Some experts may disagree with Piaget’s four stages, but today, Piaget’s theories are still used in psychology, genetics, sociology, and education. The children build their knowledge based on their experience. Secondary Circular Reactions. Piaget Stages Theory In Education And Parenting.

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10 tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Back in episode 216, I spoke with Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project about how educators can be informed media consumers and advocates for truth. One of the questions we’re asking is, “What is education? The Truth for Teachers podcast is doing a two-part series about media literacy this season. What is school for?”

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

Edsurge

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. The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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