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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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How to Redesign the K–12 Media Center

EdTech Magazine

When classroom and media center design is “driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” it can move teaching practices forward, Tom Murray, the director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, recently told EdTech. . 3 Learning Space Trends Inside K–12 Media Centers.

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Beware of Time-Wasting Low Level Technology Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Tom Murray reflects on his first 1:1 program seventeen years ago with Palm Pilots. Website Twitter Some of the links in this blog post are affiliate links. He’s concerned that we often celebrate low-level learning.

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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Several years ago, gamification was an emerging trend and even named one of the Horizon Report’s Top 10 things driving educational change. Here's how you can enroll your teachers in a free future-ready teachers badge group.). Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. by Joe McAllister.

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Events + News - This Month in School Libraries - Future Ready Schools Online Summit - Student Coding

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20. Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools - the 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. Details to join the webinar at [link].

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

“It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education. EDTECH: What are the education trends that have led to the modern learning environment?

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260: Who does the library belong to?

The Thinking Stick

If you are curious to learn more about what a ‘future-ready’ library is all about, Karina has stellar advice to share. Will be talking about trends during the conference, ah-ha moments, and just our takeaways. We also discuss the way librarians and educators can learn from one another through social media.