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How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs

The Hechinger Report

The day after the launch, for example, Espino and classmate Jaime Sanchez were learning Python programming through Udacity, an online education platform that offers “nanodegrees.” Patricia Villegas, a 2004 graduate, is helping alumni with resumes, interviews and advice. We don’t have much of a budget, so we use what we have,” he says.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

The CoolCatTeacher

Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. – Sponsor of today's show, a differentiation tool How the Brain Learns by David Sousa Teaching Channel Math Video.

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The Progression of our Lower School Technology Integration

Tech Helpful

This is the progression of technology integration at CCS lower school since I came on staff in January of 2004 as a part-time related arts computer teacher. Sometimes I would create web searches for our students to learn more about what they were studying in class but also learn the skill of good Internet searching.

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How Internships Connect First Generation College Bound Students to STEM Careers

MindShift

The day after the launch, for example, Espino and classmate Jaime Sanchez were learning Python programming through Udacity, an online education platform that offers “nanodegrees.” Patricia Villegas, a 2004 graduate, is helping alumni with resumes, interviews and advice. We don’t have much of a budget, so we use what we have,” he says.

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A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

Edsurge

My mentor and collaborator, Seymour Papert, was a brilliant mathematician, a distinguished computer scientist, an innovative learning theorist, a humanitarian and a visionary for technology-based education change to empower every children. While a visionary, he is also very much a realist. While a visionary, he is also very much a realist.

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How One Teacher Founded A Whole New High School

EdNews Daily

Scott Heister, an engineering and physics teacher, began mentoring his high school’s FIRST Robotics Competition team in his home state of Michigan 19 years ago. The Grizzly Robotics team acts as a safe haven for Heister’s students and has inspired positive transformations. tweet_box]. Two major factors come to mind.

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Why Design Thinking Isn't Just for Techies

Graphite Blog

" Founded in 2004 by a few Stanford professors including faculty director David Kelley , the d.School offers courses to all students at Stanford, no matter their major. In schools, design thinking complements inquiry- and project-based approaches to teaching and learning.