Virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies will so greatly transform business that an estimated 85 percent of the jobs needed by 2030 have not been created, according to a recent report. That uncertainty affects current students who will join the workforce in the next decade.
District 11 in Colorado Springs adopted Achieve3000, which provides precision differentiated instruction, six years ago to improve literacy and college and career readiness.
School violence and teacher strikes dominated education news during 2018. But last year also saw empowered students voicing their frustrations: Youth activism surged around gun control, safer schools, immigration, voting and LGBTQ issues.
Two recipients of a Best Starts for Kids grant have chosen to partner with Kickboard to help expand trauma-informed and restorative practices in King County schools. Hazelwood Elementary School and Unleash the Brilliance have each begun a three-year partnership that includes a web-based platform and professional development services. Two recipients of a Best Starts for […]
The Yale Child Study Center and Scholastic launched the Yale Child Study Center-Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience. It focuses on research around the intersection of literacy and health across education content areas including early childhood, social emotional learning and teaching, equity and social justice, family and community engagement, and more. The Yale Child […]
Designed for users of all experience levels and abilities, each AI-in-a-Box provides curriculum, hardware and software for schools and teachers to provide 10 hours of STEAM and project-based education. It teaches six key concepts of artificial intelligence, including visual recognition, facial recognition and more. ReadyAI, the first teacher-friendly K12 Artificial Intelligence (AI) education company, announced […]
Nearpod, an instructional technology company, has teamed up with Agora Cyber Charter School to deploy the company's more than 6,500 lessons with K12 teachers across Pennsylvania. The charter school provides full-time, tuition-free, public schooling for students through online instruction provided by teachers who lead classes remotely. Nearpod, the instructional technology partner helping districts and schools […]
It’s tough being a teacher. But, trust me, it’s even harder being a teacher of color in a profession that is 80 percent non-Hispanic white nationally, and over 90 percent in most school districts outside of major urban centers. It’s tough being a teacher — the unrealistic expectations, the high stakes, the low pay and […]
Through its Exceptional Child Online Professional Development System, Vector Solutions will enhance the Kelly Education Practice’s special needs service offerings with specialized training and professional development opportunities for temporary professionals for special needs classrooms. Kelly Services, a global provider of workforce solutions, today announced a new partnership between the Kelly Education Practice, the nation’s largest […]
The University of Florida College of Engineering received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide professional development for K9 STEM teachers in 11 Florida school districts. It will focus specifically on teaching educators about the use of, and lesson planning for, data gathering and data analytics.
