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Data literacy skills: what they are and how do we teach them to our students?

Neo LMS

Educators must keep informed about the types of skills that will be needed in not just the next few years, but further into the future. This is why all educators need to have resources and strategies to teach about data literacy at all levels. Educators and students can explore their 15 video series to learn about data literacy.

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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Manuel Orbegozo for The Hechinger Report California has been a leader in prison education programs, starting with a 2014 rule authorizing state funding for community colleges to set up programs for students who are incarcerated. Offering prison education programs is key to community safety.” I’m trying,” she tells them.

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Educational Technology Trends to Look Out For in 2022

EdTech4Beginners

There’s no doubt that education technology or ‘EdTech’ is an important and fast-evolving entity in the digital age, and one that is having a dramatic impact on the quality of students’ learning. On a similar note, educational technologies are adaptable to the needs of students. between 2021 and 2026.

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Putting school safety measures at the forefront of district budgets

eSchool News

According to the National Center for Education Statistics , during the 202122 school year, more than 1 million incidents were recorded by public schools, roughly 857,500 of which were violent incidents. School safety impacts teacher retention School safety translates to teacher satisfaction and retention. Training is also important.

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10 Things To Know about the Future of Blockchain in Education

Doug Levin

To that end (and based on my DC Blockchain Summit experience), here is my current list of the top 10 things to know about the future of blockchain in education. Nine , given all this, let’s call the question: what are the most likely scenarios for big implementations of blockchain in education?

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Q&A: Rod Houpe Uses Evidence to Drive Change in Schools

EdTech Magazine

Houpe, along with colleagues Renee Patton, director of education for Cisco , and Sonny Magana, founder of consulting firm Magana Education , are part of Cisco’s K–12 Executive Council, a team of thought leaders who produced a white paper about organizational change as a driver of educational digital transformation.

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Blockchain Misconceptions and the Future of Education

Doug Levin

Recent events have crystallized my sense of the misconceptions that even blockchain advocates bring to conversations about the future of education. I’ve participated in the dialogue being hosted by BadgeChain and read about – and even test drove – the blockchain work of the MIT Media Lab and the Open University.

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