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How K–12 Schools Are Bringing Classroom Technology to Outdoor Learning

EdTech Magazine

If you stumble across a group of K–12 school students outside using laptops to track soil levels and search for monarch eggs or observing birdhouses with video cameras, you may have discovered an outdoor learning space. In a white paper for the Association for…

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MIT Starts University Group to Build New Digital Credential System

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That scenario is one reason that a group of nine universities, led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, today announced a collaboration to build a system that would let institutions issue digital diplomas and credentials in a way that can be verified without needing to check with a human registrar.

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How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

A flexible classroom is a learning environment that utilizes an “agile physical setup that will accommodate both independent and group work,” according to a CDW white paper on constructing modern classrooms. What Is a Flexible Classroom? Photo: Nick Hagen. After Kelly Almer, an elementary school teacher for Littleton (Colo.)

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Prioritizing inclusivity in game-based learning

eSchool News

As society’s understanding of neurodiversity grows, so does the need for learning tools that embrace diversity, and this white paper is a roadmap for educators and designers learning how edtech design processes can drive inclusion.” Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Gen Z youth on nondegree paths feel workforce ready

eSchool News

The survey explores the perceptions, feelings, and choices of three groups of students pursuing a nondegree postsecondary program, such as apprenticeships, bootcamps, certificate programs, industry certifications, and occupation licenses versus students who are not pursuing postsecondary education or training programs.

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The Power of Local and National Community Connections

Digital Promise

The Rhode Island EdCluster (EduvateRI) convened diverse stakeholders to write a white paper that helped set the state’s vision on personalized learning. Within their local context, EdClusters drive powerful change within their communities. Rest assured, this work has only just begun.

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AI Curriculum Is Coming for K-12 At Last. What Will It Include?

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Members of the “ AI for K-12 ” work group wrote in a recent Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence white paper that “unlike the general subject of computing, when it comes to AI, there is little guidance for teaching at the K-12 level.” It’s very important for education groups to face [AI] head-on,” she said.

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