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Exploring Design Thinking Micro-credentials in the Classroom

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2003), and technology (Kafai & Resnick, 2002; Todd, 1999) suggest that design thinking skills are not merely extras, but can in fact aid students in core subject areas as well as building cognitive and social skills (Carroll et al., The post Exploring Design Thinking Micro-credentials in the Classroom appeared first on Digital Promise.

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20 Years of Student Feedback Drives Digital Learning

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Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Can you guess what students said was their most-used mobile device in 2003? Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow and the founder of the heralded Speak Up Research Project, along with a panel of students, had a conversation about decades of trends and the latest shifts in digital learning today.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. ISTE also has invited us to reflect on what it means to be part of an online professional learning network.

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How school leaders can foster a culturally responsive framework

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By developing awareness of their biases, educators can begin to interrupt and mitigate their effects in the classroom. Culturally responsive pedagogy: Professional development should delve into the principles and practices of culturally responsive pedagogy. Cultural competence in the classroom. National Education Association.

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Discovery Education, Caterpillar Foundation, and Learning Undefeated Launch New Initiative to Inspire Next Generation of STEM Professionals

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Classroom activities, play-inspired lessons, and phenomena-based videos exemplify how curiosity drives STEM solutions while empowering students to learn by doing and seeing. The content will equip students with the right skills and knowledge to pursue STEM careers at home, in the classroom, or wherever learning takes place.

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A Glimpse Into What's Possible

A Principal's Reflections

Fueled by social media, collaboration, and other online/offline learning endeavors, teachers and principals have quickly become the ambassadors for technology, initiating and catalyzing conversations in their buildings. I''m inspired by how they are pushing the edges of learning and embracing new approaches in the classroom.

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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

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This approach can be especially important when afterschool and summer school programs are being integrated with classroom instruction during the regular school day, and when funds are being used to meet the unique needs of English learners and other students with special learning requirements. Federal Programs and Processes.

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