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  • Sheninger on why teachers should be preparing their students for jobs that don't even exist yet

Sheninger on why teachers should be preparing their students for jobs that don't even exist yet

Rebecca Vukovic
By Rebecca Vukovic
Published June 3, 2015

How do teachers prepare their students for jobs that don’t even exist yet? This was just one idea that Eric Sheninger explored during his address on day two of the EduTECH National Congress and Expo in Brisbane.

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