The Horizon Report

The Horizon Report

1. Provides

   • Key Trends Accelerating k-12 Tech Adoption
     • can be classified by
       • Long-Term Trends: Driving EdTech adoption in K-12 education for five or more years
         • Advancing Cultures of Innovation
           • Implementation of changes to methods to improve the development of ideas.
         • Deeper Learning Approaches
           • Active learning helps students to the development of ideas and the command of subjects. Educators use tools to connect knowledge and real-life apps.
       • Mid-Term Trends: Driving EdTech adoption in K-12 education for the next three to five years.
         • Growing Focus on Measuring Learning
           • Schools need to reflect on ways of including soft skills into subjects.
         • Redesigning Learning Spaces
           • New classroom designs are carried out for a better learning environment.
       • Short-Term Trends: Driving EdTech adoption in K-12 education for the next one to two years
         • Coding as a Literacy
           • Students collaborate on coding programs, such as designing websites, educational games and even prototyping new products.
         • Rise of STEAM Learning
           • Increase of the value of humanities and art in education.
   • Significant Challenges Impeding K-12 Tech Adoption
     • which are
       • Solvable Challenges: Those which we both understand and know how to solve
         • Authentic Learning Experiences
           • Create settings where students can develop enduring learning skills regarding the professional and personal fields.
         • Improving Digital Literacy
           • Development of technological skills for a better understanding of the digital environment.
       • Difficult Challenges: Those we understand but for which solutions are elusive
         • Teaching Complex Thinking
           • Understanding of the technological world and how to use it to solve complex tasks and reasoning problems.
         • Rethinking the Roles of Teachers
           • Teachers act as guides to motivate students in their learning process.
       • Wicked Challenges: Those that are complex to even define, much less address
         • The Achievement Gap
           • Schools observe a difference in academic performance among student groups (race, ethnicity, gender, etc).
         • Sustaining Innovation through Leadership Changes
           • Plans for improving students’ educational goals need dedication from leadership, faculty and staff.
   • Important Developments in Educational Technology for K-12
     • divided by
       • Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less
         • Makerspaces
           • The use of these experiences helps students to be involved in activities and solve problems carrying out their own ideas.
         • Robotics
           • A useful aid for students as it helps them solve problems in a better way.
       • Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years
         • Analytics Technologies
           • Students can make more informed decisions and show what their real needs are.
         • Virtual Reality
           • Simulation of more realistic experiences; it helps students learn in an authentic way.
       • Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years
         • Artificial Intelligence
           • It provides more natural experiences and students can interact with machines similarly to humans.
         • Internet of Things
           • It provides information tools that help students to face real problems and authentic solutions.