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Teachers want to prepare students for the jobs of the future — but feel stymied

The Hechinger Report

In a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, a research group affiliated with the weekly magazine, many K-12 educators said they want to retool their teaching to match workforce needs but feel limited by meager budgets and inadequate access to technology.

K-12 101
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How to Help Kids Innovate From an Early Age

Digital Promise

But really, they’re interdisciplinary, promoting important educational principles such as inquiry, play, imagination, innovation, critical thinking , problem solving and passion-based learning. As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools.

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Creating Authentic Distance Learning in Science

Digital Promise

As distance learning continues, teachers are creating and implementing authentic learning opportunities while physically separated from their students. Bibbs-Fox said this project is the most authentic project-based learning experience she has worked on with her students. Communicating Data.