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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

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. • With 2019 here and 2020 in arm’s reach, there’s an ever-growing expectation that next-generation tech tools should do a better job of informing educators on which resources improve learning outcomes. Carolyn Brown, president and co-founder, Foundations in Learning. • Jamie Candee, CEO, Edmentum. •

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Labster Secures $47M in New Funding Tranche to Expand Global Opportunities for Virtual Science Laboratory Simulations

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COPENHAGEN and BOSTON – April 6, 2022 – Labster ( www.labster.com ), the world’s leading platform for virtual labs and interactive science, has raised $47 million in additional funding to support massive growth opportunities worldwide. Science education is traditionally so ineffective that 60% of STEM students drop out.

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What Edtech Can Learn from Theranos

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Education technology is similarly beset by high-profile failures. We have much to learn from failures, especially in fields where the stakes are high, the regulation heavy and specialized expertise is at a premium. In fact none of the top life sciences investors backed Theranos. All passed.

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Understanding why students cheat and use AI: Insights for meaningful assessments

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This anxiety can lead students to seek out AI tools as a quick and easy solution to avoid failure or mitigate their stress. How this leads to cheating : When students are under significant stress or pressure, cheating may feel like a way to protect themselves from the potential consequences of failure. World Bank.

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Design Thinking Is a Challenge to Teach — and That’s a Good Thing

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In her first few years using design thinking, Catherine Scott, a fifth grade science teacher at Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas felt that implementing the entire process in a lengthy project format was overwhelming. If you are doing and experimenting quickly, failure is merely a part of the experience. Is It All Worth It?

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How I Took the Dread Out of Grading—and Replaced It With Fun

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Perhaps the most raw (and effective) lesson I learned came at the end of our first project in my first year as a PBL facilitator. Ninth grade students in an interdisciplinary Global Science Perspectives class were asked to explore the themes of the course and find correlations between culture and science.

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How Can the Metaverse Transform Learning?

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Collaborative learning thrives in the metaverse , fostering teamwork and cross-cultural communication as students from different locations collaborate on projects. Experiential learning is enhanced , offering a safe platform for hands-on activities like science experiments. Did we have failures? Absolutely.

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