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K–12 Educators Embrace Ingenuity and Adaptation to Prepare Students for the Future

EdTech Magazine

The extent of change that we’ll see from robotics, artificial intelligence and the like is both incredible and unsettling. CoSN leaders recognized the significance of this dynamic in this year’s conference theme , “Envision 2030,” a nod to the fact that the Class of 2030 is just starting their educational journey.

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District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education

EdTech Magazine

In every direction, robots are dancing, racing or manipulating objects, as servo motors whir and LED lights glow. . We felt like the community needed to see what our students are capable of doing with coding and robotics,” Land says. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how to create a successful STEM program! eli.zimmerman_9856.

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STEM Helps Students Launch into the Future

EdTech Magazine

In fact, according to a 2017 report by Dell , 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools and companies are partnering to prepare their students for a digitally driven workforce! It’s a culmination of robotics and programming being taught at every grade level.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

Edsurge

Throughout her educational journey, she has spanned various roles, including teaching elementary math, instructing web communications for career and technical education students and serving as an edtech consultant and speaker. Jamie would tell me about different tech products that could support what I was teaching.

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Interplay Raises $18M to Build a Lynda.com for Essential Skilled Trades

Edsurge

There’s been a lot of great edtech serving the knowledge worker, such as tools like Pluralsight. A McKinsey report predicts that maintenance and repair work is “not as highly susceptible to automation by 2030.” Quips the CEO, “You’re not going to see a robot climbing in your attic to fix your HVAC anytime soon.”.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. According to Dell Technologies and the Institute for the Future, 85 percent of the jobs in 2030 don’t exist yet. We see an explosion of startups.

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How Do You Prepare Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet? Karen Cator Has Some Ideas.

Edsurge

There is a lot of talk these days about robots replacing humans in the workforce, but those conversations remain largely abstract. Of all the issues and trends in edtech these days, she says automation is one of the most pressing—and one that all educators should be thinking about. How can they train for jobs that don’t even exist yet?

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