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The Intersection of Tech and Design for Impactful Education
By: Rebecca Chang. Considering the exponential rate at which tech is growing, it is critical that we design the spaces where we educate the engineers and programmers of the future for inclusion. Here's one program that did just that.
Addressing Teacher Shortage: One Possible Solution, High Quality Online Learning
The teacher shortage problem can be attributed to many different things, and the solution is much deeper than simply partnering with an online provider. But that can still be a useful component of an effective solution.
7 Back to School Ideas You Probably Never Thought Of
By: Vera Livshin. We all hate to see summer go, but it's that time again. Here are some back to school hacks to start off the year on the right (or, if you’d prefer, left) foot.
Preparing Today’s Students for Success Tomorrow Via Networks
By: Gregg Behr. How can we possibly prepare today’s learners to thrive in an unknown future? Remake Learning shares how its members are addressing this challenge as well as seven things they've learned on their network building journey.
4 Tips to Ensure Teachers Use The EdTech You Purchase
By: Andrea Friend and Stacey Ryan. Here are four tips to ensure your newest edtech purchase is something educators can and actually will use in the classroom this year.
20 Moonshots in Education
What big advances are possible in education in the next five or 10 years? Here are 20 moonshots, ranging from expected breakthroughs to speculative advances, that will change our lives.
Staying Ahead of the Robots: What Grads Should Know and Be Able To Do
The automation economy is changing the employment landscape, making it a good time to reconsider the purpose and goals of public education. How do we prepare students for success in the future?
Let’s Put Personalized Learning In Its Proper Place
By: Andy Calkins. The goals of next gen, learner-centered, personalized education can--and need--to be expressed simply, powerfully and memorably. How can we do that without reducing them to an oversimplified, prescriptive recipe?
Skip Coding, Teach Data Science
While there is high demand for coding skills today, artificial intelligence will increasingly take over routine coding jobs as it grows in sophistication. The longer term and larger employment and impact opportunities for today's students lie in data science.
Work Worth Doing
As waves of novelty and complexity draw nearer, what should young people know and be able to do to be successful? The fundamental changes underway suggest these eight next steps to help young people shape work worth doing.