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Teaching Must Get More Flexible Before It Falls Apart

ED Surge

But if you’re reading this article—if you’re engaged enough in education to be reading EdSurge—you probably don’t believe that data. They’ll need to find ways for school employment to be far more flexible, which will mean profound changes in how they work. More flexibility is the number one priority for job seekers.

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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

ED Surge

Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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Key Digital Innovations for Today’s Education Professionals

Ask a Tech Teacher

6 Key trends in education to be looking at, from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: Key Digital Innovations for Today’s Education Professionals The digital transformation is underway, and while its impact on society is undeniable, education is among the most disproportionately affected areas.

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The Future of Work Is Flexible. Will Higher Ed Stay Stuck in the Past?

ED Surge

The project sought to “reimagine” how and where employees work after the pandemic, with a focus on “understanding the long-term potential for remote and hybrid work, flexible schedules, and other types of work arrangements”—arrangements it collectively calls “flexible work.” We are in a transformational moment in higher education.

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What Would It Take to Attract Gen Z to Teaching?

ED Surge

With interest in the teaching profession waning and enrollment in teacher preparation programs reaching historic lows, all eyes are on the next crop of students — tomorrow’s prospective educators — to make up the deficit. Some of those characteristics are consistent with careers in education.

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Education and Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the Path to Transformation

ED Surge

In a world where technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, education stands on the cusp of transformation. Imagine classrooms where teachers are empowered by cutting-edge technology and where students don't just learn from textbooks but co-create their educational journey. It's one thing to say: Go learn about AI.

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5 Things I Learned About AI, PBL, and Creativity at #ISTELive

Cool Cat Teacher

The ISTE Mainstage event today had several great takeaways relating to AI, creativity, Game based Learning, and more. is a powerful tool for creativity. Creativity 5. Adaptability & Flexibility 8. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Our Influencers are on. Critical thkg 2.