4 Skills Tech Industry Employees Say Today’s Students Need to Succeed
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 16, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez From communication to STEM experience, these experts offer tips on future readiness.
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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms. That doesn’t mean teachers have to turn over their classrooms to “Fortnite,” “Clash of Clans” and “Pokémon Go.” MORE FROM ED TECH : Find out how augmented and virtual reality expand the classroom! The topic of gamifying a classroom isn’t new. jena.passut_7651.
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STEM vs. STEAM: The importance of the Arts
Neo LMS
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
It has a core presence in many areas of our lives and there are few industries not using it in some way. This, in turn, gives them valuable future-ready skills for the workplace and in their daily lives. Read more: 6 Novel ways in which educators can teach creativity in the classroom. Practical Arts.
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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 1, 2018
Recognizing the value of smart and connected classrooms, most school districts are experimenting with the Internet of Things or plan to do so in the near future. School districts would be wise to consider now what capacity and capabilities their networks will need to support smart devices and IoT applications in the near future.
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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”. Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. By designing a learner-centered environment that’s built upon flexibility, the traditional, industrial setup of desks in rows can be overcome. meghan.bogardu….
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Portland Public Schools Selects YouScience to Empower Students with Career-Ready Skills Through Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs
eSchool News
DECEMBER 24, 2024
These insights empower students to make informed decisions about their educational and career journeys while supporting the district’s vision of fostering a future-ready workforce. ” YouScience has already demonstrated its impact in other Oregon CTE programs, such as the program at Henley High School in Klamath Falls. .
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Friend or Foe? 3 Key Benefits of AI in Education for Students, Teachers, & Admins
ViewSonic Education
OCTOBER 1, 2024
If you’re eager to see AI education tools in action, explore ViewSonic’s Education Software and witness the future of learning. By using advanced technologies from the fourth industrial revolution, such as AI and robotics, Education 4.0 It’s like having an extra set of hands in the classroom, making everything run smoother.
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New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025
eSchool News
APRIL 23, 2025
Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.
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6 educator predictions about teaching and learning in 2025
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. At the same time, schools are placing a stronger emphasis on mental health, equity, and future-ready skills, ensuring students are not only academically successful but also are prepared for the challenges of today’s every-changing world.
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Education technology and the future of Higher Ed leadership
Neo LMS
MAY 19, 2020
Now, more than ever, higher education needs leadership that reflects its new avatar: leadership that’s not just future-ready, but future-forward. Education technology and the future of Higher Ed. Read more: How educators can make use of edtech into the classroom. Be aware of legislative and social context.
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6 Ways to Build Culture When Leading a Digital Conversion
Tom Murray
JUNE 24, 2016
The shift to Future Ready Schools with blended and digital learning is dramatically changing the role of the school leader and requires focused attention on the critical importance of school culture in a successful transition. Such leadership is foundational to creating Future Ready Schools. Future Ready Schools.
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How Immersive Technology Champions the Four C’s of Learning
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 11, 2020
When Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts introduced virtual reality into classrooms, students discovered a new way of interacting with the world around them. That’s because tools such as VR headsets and 3D spaces are helping boost student engagement and enhance classroom learning.
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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education
Edsurge
MAY 15, 2024
Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators. For example, we used Minecraft in one classroom long before Minecraft Education. STEM+CS instruction will always be bringing new technology into the K12 classroom.
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New Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025
ET Magazine
APRIL 23, 2025
Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students. The new civics-focused series, Need to Know Jr.,
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Trending: This style of learning has teachers and students re-imagining Future-Ready
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
The 21 st -century classroom has undergone many changes, from the growing implementation of new tools and technologies, to new ways of thinking about teaching and learning. Next page: Supporting teachers, doubting effectiveness and classroom implementation).
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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions
Tom Murray
JANUARY 12, 2016
From Providence, Rhode Island to Phoenix, Arizona, I’ve had the privilege to travel and work with over 2,300 district leaders from almost 500 school districts over the past year through the Future Ready Initiative. These concerns are real and often become roadblocks for student learning. Commit to Personalized Professional Learning.
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189 3 Techniques for Promoting Resilience in Adult Digital Literacy
Digital Promise
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Yet, while none of the jobs at play during my doctor’s visit seems to be threatened anytime soon by the digital doomsday tales we hear about in such reports, each employee had clearly been impacted by a pretty standard software transition that occurs every single day across all industries. Use the Language of Skills.
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How Immersive Technology Champions the Four C’s of Learning
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 20, 2020
When Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts introduced virtual reality into classrooms, students discovered a new way of interacting with the world around them. That’s because tools such as VR headsets and 3D spaces are helping boost student engagement and enhance classroom learning.
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How Immersive Technology Champions the Four C’s of Learning
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 17, 2020
When Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts introduced virtual reality into classrooms, students discovered a new way of interacting with the world around them. That’s because tools such as VR headsets and 3D spaces are helping boost student engagement and enhance classroom learning.
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How Immersive Technology Champions the Four C’s of Learning
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 12, 2020
When Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts introduced virtual reality into classrooms, students discovered a new way of interacting with the world around them. That’s because tools such as VR headsets and 3D spaces are helping boost student engagement and enhance classroom learning.
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CoSN 2025: Humans in an AI world
eSchool News
MARCH 21, 2025
Jones , CEO of CAST, Lindsay Kruse, CEO of All Means All, and Rachell Johnson , director of assistant technology at SCATP, will participate in a general session, Leadership, Not Bystanders, moderated by Sarah Radcliffe , director of Future Ready Learning in the School District of Altoona. Wondering what the CoSN conference has for you?
A Case for Educational Innovation Without ‘Disruption’
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
But there’s a challenge in getting those findings to folks at the front of the classroom. A new book, “ Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education ,” looks at how to create systems that apply the science of learning into actual teaching. It focuses on colleges, but it has something to say to educators at all grade levels.
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Vote for Digital Promise in the 2020 SXSW EDU PanelPicker
Digital Promise
AUGUST 9, 2019
Join EducationSuperHighway, Future Ready, and Digital Promise to discuss how the classroom is transforming for students and teachers. What does “computing for all” look like in the average classroom? Integrating Challenge Based Learning in the Classroom. AI + HI (Human Intelligence) = Educational Equity.
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Vote for Digital Promise in the 2019 SXSW EDU PanelPicker!
Digital Promise
AUGUST 13, 2018
The moment a teacher opens the door to their classroom at the beginning of a new school year, if they understand learner variability, they will see a design challenge, not a student challenge. What happens in a Future Ready Library? Using real-world case studies across industries (e.g. It Takes a Village to Innovate.
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9 Types of assignments teachers can create in their LMS to evaluate student progress
Neo LMS
JUNE 7, 2022
You can evaluate them in the classroom through a Socratic semina r, oral or paper-based test. Offline assignments are a convenient way to track everything you do in the classroom in a centralized location. . It must prepare students for their careers and equip them with future-ready skills. . SCORM assignments.
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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”
edWeb.net
DECEMBER 27, 2016
Librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become “future ready.” The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning.
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46 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today
Edsurge
MAY 31, 2017
Those experiences have sharpened our desire to prepare this generation of students to become successful citizens in a global society by putting to rest the weary industrial model of education and shifting to a more personal approach. In many classrooms, technology is used simply to digitize outdated practices. Learning Transformed.
Learning Transformed: A Free Webinar!
Tom Murray
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
We can’t thank enough the thousands of school leaders who have already invested in the book and are using it as a roadmap to transform teaching and learning in their schools and classrooms. Just a reminder, the book also comes with a free study guide, found here. If interested in this free event, you can register here!
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124 5 Ways to Bring Financial Literacy into Any School
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 20, 2018
Vicki: Today we’re talking with one of my favorite financial literacy gurus, Brian Page about five ways to bring financial literacy into the classroom. NextGen Personal Finance and Tim Ranzetta, who is the founder, was just recognized earlier this week by Jumpstart [link] as really the leader in the industry. Date: April 25, 2018.
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Future Ready Teaching and Learning
edWeb.net
JANUARY 22, 2018
Rob will be speaking at FETC 2018 on Thursday, January 25th at 2pm on the topic Are You Future Ready? For the classroom of the future, we need to get away from the industrial revolution style of education that we deal with today. You don’t want to pick it up just because it’s cool.
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Innovation Seen at FETC 2025: The Future of Learning is Here
ET Magazine
MARCH 24, 2025
From AI-powered tutors to hands-on STEM and neuroscience-driven cognitive training, the solutions unveiled at FETC highlight an industry on the brink of transformation. The future of learning isnt just about technology; its about human intelligence, creativity, and equipping students with the skills they need to thrive. The takeaway?
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How to make your coaching institute future ready for digital education?
Think Exam
JUNE 19, 2020
COVID-19 has already altered the conventional classroom system; hence coaching centers have got no choice to lag. The post How to make your coaching institute future ready for digital education? appeared first on Thinkexam Blog.
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BenQ Boards Create Affordable, Future-Ready Learning Pathway for Paso Robles Joint Unified School District
eSchool News
DECEMBER 18, 2023
. — BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display and collaboration solutions, today announced that Paso Robles Joint Unified School District in California has selected and installed BenQ Boards in more than 200 classrooms across the district. The BenQ Boards’ features and tools have transformed our learning possibilities.”
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3 tips and tricks for coding and STEAM in the classroom
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Jon Samuelson, Innovation Strategist at Beaverton School District in Beaverton, OR, presented tips and tricks for student involvement in the recent edWebinar, “ Coding + STEAM: Getting Students Future Ready.”. Collaboration also helps students learn to ask each other questions, rather than looking towards the front of the classroom.
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Game-Based Learning Is Changing How We Teach. Here's Why.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
EdSurge recently caught up with White to talk about how game-based learning (GBL) can help children develop the skills that will be essential in their future jobs, and how Minecraft, specifically, has influenced classroom education and the learning game industry. Want to give Minecraft a whirl in your classroom?
CoderZ Names Tony Oran as Chief Executive Officer
eSchool News
APRIL 10, 2023
Previously, Oran held multiple management roles at Festo Didactic’s parent company Festo Group, a worldwide supplier of automation technology, equipment, and solutions for industrial and technical education. Before Festo, he served as an operations leader for various companies.
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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments
eSchool News
JANUARY 5, 2021
But one commonly overlooked factor in this transition is classroom design. Classrooms need to become active learning environments supported by technology integration,” said Brittingham. “So, So, the physical makeup of the classroom needs to change in order to support active learning environments. About MiEN Company.
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10 Edtech people to watch in 2018 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Neo LMS
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
They can be educators who are directly involved in the process of knowledge transfer in a classroom, administrators of any kind of educational institution, policymakers, business people, activists, researchers, bloggers, and so on. Jennie Magiera. Jennie’s name is almost a synonym for “edventures”. Thomas Murray. Mark Anderson.
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150 7 ways to drive district-wide innovation
eSchool News
APRIL 1, 2019
Related: 3 ways technology & innovation are transforming classrooms. These conversations also helped inform our bond-funded construction currently underway to ensure that the schools we’re building and renovating will include physical spaces that allow for different types of learning and the development of future-ready skills.
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111 Future Ready Teaching and Learning
edWeb.net
JANUARY 25, 2018
For the classroom of the future, we need to get away from the industrial revolution style of education that we deal with today. The committee that created public education based it on three models – the jail, the church, and the factory – and that’s how we still run a traditional classroom.
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How Virtual Reality Helps This N.Y. School District Prepare Students for Their Future
Edsurge
AUGUST 28, 2017
Engagement in technology-free classes was waning and while the deputy superintendent for Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District (POB) didn’t want students using technology just for the sake of technology—she wanted her schools and students to be future-ready. Tom Murray of the Future Ready Schools initiative. “He
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Future Ready Teaching and Learning Copy
edWeb.net
JANUARY 25, 2018
For the classroom of the future, we need to get away from the industrial revolution style of education that we deal with today. The committee that created public education based it on three models – the jail, the church, and the factory – and that’s how we still run a traditional classroom.
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The STEM Careers Coalition Marks Second Anniversary with Expanded Career Readiness Resources and New Industry Partners Joining National Effort to Improve Student Outcomes
eSchool News
DECEMBER 6, 2021
The partners of the STEM Careers Coalition share a common goal of empowering educators to teach STEM effectively in the classroom with an intentional focus on racial and gender equity. Through multi-industry leadership, we are bringing diverse STEM stories directly to students nationwide.
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57 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools
Tom Murray
AUGUST 21, 2016
Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: Future Ready Schools ® (Part of the Alliance for Excellent Education).
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