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How will artificial intelligence change education in the years and decades ahead? In this P21 webinar, Thomas Arnett joins David Ross, Brad Spirrison, and Casey Agena to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and what it could mean for students in the classroom. Christensen Institute
Calls for more integrated computer science education have increased in recent years as studies show that computer science degrees lead to high-paying jobs that help boost the economy. eSchool News Full Article
The digital divide–and closing that divide–is now more relevant than ever, as students need digital skills to compete in today’s society. eSchool News Full Article
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oct. 1, 2013—Education and technology leaders in eight states are collaborating with Internet2 to extend advanced trust and identity solutions used at the nations top universities to K-12 and community college students, faculty and staff as part of a set of pilots to help ease access to leading technology solutions. Internet2 Full Article
WHEN Cynthia Stevenson, the superintendent of Jefferson County, Colo., public schools, heard about a data repository called inBloom, she thought it sounded like a technological fix for one of her bigger headaches. Over the years, the Jeffco school system, as it is known, which lies west of Denver, had invested in a couple of dozen […]
Some K-12 schools have begun requiring that all students learn coding as a means of encouraging the next generation of computer scientists and of fostering higher-order thinking. What does that mean for higher education? Here are four possibilities. Campus Technology Full Article
Update: This afternoon the House Education Committee passed the online learning bill with the mandate removed.Now, the bill urges school systems to maximize digital learning rather than mandating that students take at least one online course to graduate.The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFull Article
With student enrollment increasing rapidly, virtual schooling is experiencing some growing pains. From high dropout rates to concerns about academic rigor, virtual schooling is generating a litany of complaints and unintended student consequences.eSchool NewsFull Article
The Paradise Valley Unified School District could bring in tens of thousands of dollars from sharing its distance-learning programs.The governing board recently approved an intergovernmental agreement with other districts and charters interested in “any and all new distance-learning programs that exist now and/or have been planned for the future,” said Michael Linn, Paradise Valley’s assistant […]
As educators push for more and better access to open educational resources (OER), or content that is available free of charge online, new efforts are helping classroom teachers find and use these resources as quickly and efficiently as possible.eSchool NewsFull Article
