Each school year brings about new trends in the K-12 world. EdWeek Market Brief interviewed Ben Davis, a senior market analysis for education, to see what trends we should be on the lookout this school year and beyond. Here are his predictions:
- Learning analytics and institutional analytics will be more closely related.
- Digital inking and 2-in-1 devices are on the rise. Laptop devices with detachable tablets are increasing in the K-12 mobile personal computing market.
- Standalone content for VR isn’t being sold a lot yet but publishers are developing VR experiences.
- Coding and robotics products are expected to remain largely extracurricular.
- Virtual teaching assistance using artificial intelligence is on the rise.
- Student self-evaluation is becoming more popular so students can review their progress and evaluate how they can improve.
- Publishers are using content management solutions to link their content offerings together.
- Consolidation of student information, school communications, and analytics across administrative side of schools’ technology business.
- Social emotional leaning is becoming more important as the “fifth pillar” of the ESSA.
- Districts are focusing more on career and technical education.
