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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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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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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

Edsurge

As educators, we craft learning experiences based on the pedagogical foundations set by those who came before us. In higher education, the student persistence and retention strategies used by institutions all over the world are built on the seminal works of great theorists such as John H. All of that is now in jeopardy.

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Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind

The Hechinger Report

This unfolding economic shift is challenging educators to shape curricula that will prepare students for positions requiring an elusive combination of soft skills — the ability to solve problems, communicate effectively and work with others — along with technical capacities. Related: In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs.

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