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Teaching Feels Like a Dead-End Job. Here’s How Schools Can Change That.

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On the spectrum of professional experience for K-12 teachers, I am decidedly on the greener side. Although I knew I had a passion for teaching before entering college, I always had this idea in my head that teaching K-12 education wasn’t a real or appropriate profession for an Ivy League, engineering graduate like myself.

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Preparation for the New World of Work

A Principal's Reflections

This applies not only to K-12, but also higher education. Skills that emphasize the unique abilities specific to human beings will enable not only current, but also future generations of learners to prevail in a world where technology will eventually replace most jobs currently available. Speaking of change.

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How to Develop an Effective Framework for AI Readiness

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There is apprehension and perceived risk around talking about AI in K-12 education and what that means for our students, but honestly, I think the greater risk is not exploring it. But theres also a strong emphasis on what we call human-only skills ethics, creative problem-solving, design thinking and user experience.

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EdSurge’s Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories of 2021

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by Dominik Dresel Amazon’s efforts to expand its footprint in K-12 education through digital tools have largely fizzled. We Need to Make Schools Human Again. Her solutions include real listening, real change and learning to recognize one another’s humanity. Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education.

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See the Big Picture: Holistic Student Support with Data Interoperability in K-12 Schools

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In the latest State of EdTech Leadership Report from the Consortium for School Network (CoSN), interoperability was identified as one of the largest needs in school districts—second only to cybersecurity. Developing the human capacity to manage and interpret data is a significant need.

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Supporting Districts to Develop Inclusive Computing Pathways

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CT pathways are system-wide K-12 programs supporting equitable participation in computational thinking. This past year, district leaders in North Salem worked with teachers and building leaders to articulate their K-12 CT pathway, a progression that has expanded computational thinking to all students within their district.

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What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

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In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. They also spoke about the difference that supportive leadership made. We are grateful they trusted us and each other with their stories.

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