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Join your Education Week newsroom and their special guests as we take a deep dive with you into the issues that have the potential to define—or redefine—education. What do these ideas have in common? They all share a sense of urgency—now we look to you, the Education Week reader to weigh in, get your questions answered, and think deeply on how to address the Big Ideas in K-12 education.
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Big Ideas in Education: In Conversation With Education Week
Agenda
Are the Kids Right? Is School Boring, And Can We Do Something About It?
Special Education Is Broken. Where Do We Go From Here?
Year-End Testing: Are We Learning Yet?
The Black Achievement Paradox Nobody's Talking About
Does K-12 Have an Innovation Problem?
How Do Educators See Innovation?
Exploring AI for Education
AI focuses on the creation of intelligent machines that can perform functions like speech recognition, learning, and problem solving.
In the education sector, AI is increasingly used to enhance student learning; intelligent interactive programs using various technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning help in overall learning of students.
The analysts forecast the Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector to grow 47.77 percent during the period 2018-2022.
This interactive chat session explores the current uses for AI in education K-H, new possibilities and also examines the ethical and other challenges which may present from the perspective of educators, futurists and technology experts.
The Most Important Thing Students Are NOT Learning: Why teaching learning HOW to learn is critical
What’s the one thing that can help every child succeed? It’s the ability to learn HOW to learn, otherwise known as, Executive Function. By directly, explicitly and systematically teaching this process, students build insight that directly influences their strategy selection and adaptive adjustment during the challenges of everyday learning. Sucheta Kamath, Founder and CEO of ExQ® hosts a discussion with educators about the value of teaching Executive Function skills as a crucial foundation for strengthening educational outcomes. Learn about empowering students with self-awareness and life skills to become more creative, empathetic, problem solvers. Join us as we seek to further explore and advocate for teaching Executive Function, the key to infinite know how!
From Dewey to Digital Literacy: Why Are Libraries Leading K-12 Innovation?
How are innovative technologies and teaching strategies introduced in your school or district? Innovations can be tested in libraries before being rolled out into classrooms, making such spaces powerful agents of change and hubs of digital citizenship, creativity, critical-thinking, communication, and other 21st century skills. Yet, 20 percent of library staff positions have been cut at US schools since 2000.
Final Reporter Wrap-up
Led by the Opinion Editor Elizabeth Rich, the Education Week newsroom will close out the day with insights from the discussions they’ve had with you, the readers.