Saturday, May 5, 2018

THE NMC/COSN HORIZON REPORT: 2017 K–12 Edition at a Glance

THE NMC/COSN HORIZON REPORT: 

2017 K–12 Edition at a Glance


THE REPORT IS ORGANIZED IN THREE MAJOR SECTIONS, AND IN EACH SECTION THERE ARE SIX SETS OF KEY FINDINGS:

Key Trends Accelerating K–12 Tech Adoption 

• Long-Term Trends: Five or More Years
  • Advancing Cultures of Innovation
  • Deeper Learning Approaches 
• Mid-Term Trends: Three to Five Years
  • Growing Focus on Measuring Learning 
  • Redesigning Learning Spaces 
• Short Term Trends: The Next One to Two Years
  • Coding as a Literacy 
  • Rise of STEAM Learning 
Significant Challenges Impeding K–12 Tech Adoption  

• Solvable Challenges: Those We Both Understand and Know How to Solve
  • Authentic Learning Experiences 
  • Improving Digital Literacy 
• Difficult Challenges: Those We Understand, but Solutions Are Elusive
  • Rethinking the Roles of Teachers 
  • Teaching Computational Thinking 
• Wicked Challenges: Those That Are Complex to Even Define, Much Less Address
  • Achievement Gap 
  • Sustaining Innovation through Leadership Changes 
Important Developments in Educational Technology for K–12 Education

•Time-to-Adoption of One Year or Less
  • Maker spaces
  • Robotics 
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• Time-to-Adoption of Two to Three Years
  • Analytics Technologies 
  • Virtual Reality 
• Time-to-Adoption of Four to Five Years
  • Artificial Intelligence 
  • Internet of Things

Full Horizon Report
https://cdn.nmc.org/media/2017-nmc-cosn-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf