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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? Will the cloud continue to reign? Indeed, $2.3

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Education Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021

Education Elements

I got started with this tradition of predictions in 2010 after reading Disrupting Class, a book by Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn. In their book, they predicted that by 2019, 50% of all high school courses will be online in some blended learning model.

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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

Additionally, a study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that students who used laptops in the classroom were more likely to say that they enjoyed school and that they were motivated to learn. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(4), 357-377. American Educational Research Journal, 50(3), 568-596.

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What Educators Need to Know about Generation Alpha

Edsurge

The guest, Allison Russell, was talking about the emotional intelligence of young people and mentioned that she’d just learned that her daughter was part of Generation Alpha , which refers to people born after 2010. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators.

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Educators Need Each Other to Thrive: Why Educator Networks Matter

Digital Promise

Educators are a resourceful bunch. Understandably, many educators are leaving the classroom for less stressful work environments. Others are holding it together, more determined than ever to address the systemic changes needed to improve the education system, meet the needs of learners, and maintain the quality of their profession.

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Unpacking the Backpack

A Principal's Reflections

At that time, Twitter was emerging as the preferred space for educators to connect, and blogs were the go-to source for relevant ideas and strategies. Being a connected educator opened my mind and eyes to what was possible and enabled me to move beyond comfort and fear to evolve into a more effective leader.

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Moving from industrial education to deeper learning

eSchool News

If we can move beyond the industrial model and engage in place-based education that connects to the community outside the school, teachers can still be experts, but they can also be facilitators who open the door to a world of potential partners with their own areas of expertise. Does that mean we need shorter periods to add one to the day?

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