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New Education Policy Roadmap Aims to Ensure High School Graduates in Every State are ‘Future-Ready’

eSchool News

CHICAGO – Parents and educators agree that a key goal of K-12 education is to ensure that students are “future-ready”—with the knowledge, skills, and drive to navigate their careers and lives. Access the full report: Educating Future-Ready Students: Bridging Social and Emotional Learning and Career and Workforce Development.

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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things

EdTech Magazine

In school settings, IoT is used primarily for physical building security — door locks, smart lighting and HVAC systems, video surveillance and sensor monitoring. Similar to the rise of mobility and one-to-one computing programs, IoT will undoubtedly impact IT infrastructure. Ready or Not, Now's the Time to Prepare for IoT.

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Managing the Use of ChatGPT and Cell Phones in Schools

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast To what extent are mobile devices and artificial intelligence (AI) being used in the classroom and what are the emerging best practices for managing their use? It’s out there and it’s going to be a part of our education system, so how can we embrace it in a way that is meaningful for our students?”

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Leading Schools of the Future

A Principal's Reflections

Portions of this post are adapted from the Future Ready Schools website with permission. Our education system has become so efficient in sustaining a century old model because it is easy and safe. Future ready schools are those focused on learning in a digital age and prepare students for the world of today and of the future.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Oversees the globally recognized BHS Help Desk. jlscheffer.

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Teachers Can Transform Education if We Reinvent Professional Learning

EdNews Daily

The system of schooling must change first. The ‘system’ viewpoint makes sense. This is highly disruptive to the system. But the real culprit is a system in which the necessary creative effort and insight to drive these modern methodologies can’t thrive. Accept a disturbing fact: We can’t ‘train’ a future-ready teacher.

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How LMS groups enable student collaboration for better learning outcomes

Neo LMS

Acquire future-ready skills that will help them in their careers. . Virtual communication is a future-ready skill. There are different tools that can help teachers achieve this, and one of the most comprehensive solutions is the learning management system (LMS). It is efficient, interactive, and engaging.

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