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Exploring Design Thinking Micro-credentials in the Classroom

Digital Promise

I learned that it was deeper than simply understanding content: Students had not developed the mindsets or foundational skills necessary to tackle complex problems in STEM. Preliminary research suggests that design thinking improves metacognition in K-12 students, and ultimately improves STEM performance.

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

Bringing music into your classroom can not only make lessons more engaging, it may also promote cognitive and social-emotional advantages for your students. Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. 40 Music Activities for the Kids in Your Classroom. The solfeg.io

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7 Great Science Posters for Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Science posters for classroom is the topic of our blog post today! As educators, we’re always seeking innovative ways to engage students, and one proven method is the use of visual aids such as classroom posters. Research supports the effectiveness of visual aids in education. 2015; Selmeier, 1957).

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How Internships Connect First Generation College Bound Students to STEM Careers

MindShift

This story on STEM education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. For example, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s summer program, Elevate Math, is raising algebra readiness, a critical first step on the STEM success track.

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Students with disabilities often left out of popular ‘dual-language’ programs

The Hechinger Report

At the Muñiz Academy, Vázquez said special education teachers spend time in classrooms supporting students with disabilities as they learn from core subject teachers.* Son said he expects to submit a plan for serving students with disabilities in his bilingual classrooms next year. We are not choosing students,” Vázquez said.

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Students With a Bigger Purpose Stay Motivated

Digital Promise

This practice helped them to internalize these views and increase their GPA scores in STEM classes, particularly among low-performing students (3). In one scenario, high schoolers wrote testimonials about the importance of learning course material with the intention to make an impact in the world. Why does it work?

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

When I worked at Microsoft back in 2002, our team basically invented the idea of Google Classroom (it was called Microsoft Class Server), but we were twelve years too early and the product disappeared by 2006. Which new ideas will scale and deliver consistent and increasing revenue, ROI and profitability? million in 2019 to 18.6

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