MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The very first Standard for Mathematical Practice in the common core speaks of helping students be able to "make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.". At MIND, we talk a lot about perseverance and growth mindset when it comes to problem-solving and mathematical success.

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Common Core Analysis Study STEM 72

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In her July 2016 account , former librarian Mary Moen witnessed a computer science training for school librarians where Klimczak encouraged teachers to think about how the five-stage story structure is right there in computer science instruction. Rather, coding instruction should be about teaching how to write a story. The initiative?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 26, 2016

This post is dedicated to writing that Driving or Investigative Question which is so important in STEM and PBL. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Writing TheDQ and IQ’s For Student-centered Learning In PBL, STEM, and Inquiry.

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STEM Classroom Robotics Conference 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. The 2016 calendar is beginning to fill including the summer months, so please get with me as soon as possible to ensure a date. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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Assessment Tools Learning STEM 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2016

During 2016’s SXSWedu, AltSchool CEO and co-founder Max Ventilla launched “ AltSchool Open ,” a partner program where anyone interested in developing or transforming a school could apply to use the technology that runs AltSchool’s seven campuses. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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Common Core Company Personalized Learning STEM 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

I would like to take a moment to wish all of you the very best New Year in 2016! I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am now just about booked through the end of February and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Check out my Booking Page.

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Resources Digital Citizenship STEM Conference 60

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. We just added all the major STEM AP courses to what Schoolhouse covers. Like, of course my kid knows how to do those things.

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Khan Academy Learning Meeting Company 167

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am now just about booked through the end of March and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. How to Change the World: Service PBL in the Common Core Literacy Classroom … Amy Conley (Edutopia).

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 25, 2015

Updated Think Earth units for third grade will be available in September 2015, and grades four through eight are in development and will be available online in 2015 and 2016. Environmental education is vital to stemming the effects of climate change around the world,” said Joseph Haworth, Chairman of the Think Earth Foundation.

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Common Core Education Secondary Exercises 40

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

51Talk was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on June 10th, 2016. 51Talk makes it easy for teachers to conduct lessons because we design and provide all of our own course material, which closely follows Common Core and CEFR standards. 51Talk went public on the New York Stock Exchange in June, 2016 (COE).

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Technology Education Company Accessibility 188

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

When Ithaca moved to reduce advanced math classes, parents voiced concern that students wouldn’t be challenged academically and would miss out on a chance to take algebra in eighth grade, which is often viewed as a steppingstone to high-school calculus and a college STEM degree. Related: Middle school is often difficult.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

As early as kindergarten, Common Core math requires students to see math abstractly with numbers, concretely with objects, and visually with pictures. She was responsible for the design and implementation of her school’s recent STEAM lab addition, which was established in 2016.

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Robotics Classroom Common Core Software 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am now booked through the end of March, and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s.

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2017

They are also the reason that so many high-achieving students leave not only mathematics but the numerous STEM courses that require mathematics. Related: In Texas, new math standards look a whole lot like Common Core. They do not say this about other subjects. The post OPINION: It’s time to stop the clock on math anxiety.

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Common Core Conference STEM Report 55

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Maine has long been an innovator in education, stemming back to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. In 2012, Maine passed a law requiring that by 2018 all students would graduate with a proficiency-based diploma; the law then went through a major update in 2015-2016. First, the basics.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

They are not following Common Core textbooks—they're working together in PLC teams. Mary Jo Madda— @MJMadda —is Manager of Audience Development (previously Senior Editor) at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Common Core Elementary 83

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Some fear the corporatization of Maker education, particularly as schools and policymakers have embraced the movement as a way to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and workforce preparation. Wingo, George Mason University, paper presented at AERA 2016.). Paper presented at AERA 2016).

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Maker Movement Case Study STEM Handbook 40

Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Plus, national and state standardized tests show that there is no longer a gender gap in STEM subjects. Last week the 2016 Common Core Smarter Balance test results from my state were made public. People started to stand up for girls and their involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

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Common Core Knowledge Base Data STEM 72

MindShift

MARCH 2, 2016

His latest is called The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions. He also maintains that there is no proof for a STEM shortage or a skills gap; and that we should pursue “numeracy” in education rather than mathematics knowledge. What about the need for more people with STEM skills? Copyright 2016 NPR.

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STEM Common Core Exercises Course 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap? percent of the U.S.

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 78

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Dozens of states have incorporated more rigorous standards through the implementation of the Common Core. In 2016, a mere 37 percent of the school’s test-takers passed. Efforts to improve these numbers have abounded. Many schools have tweaked math classes to include more visualization and lessons that relate more to real life.

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E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 108

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

Before the onslaught of online Common Core-aligned testing like PARCC and SmarterBalanced, there were already some schools going 1:1. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. This isn’t new. But that obsessive buying appears to soldier on.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2015

The national Next Generation Science Standards were established in April 2013 with the goal of improving the country’s performance in science, technology, engineering and math — often called the STEM fields. Twenty-six states have adopted the standards. That’s because we did that for so many years,” Sherriff replied.

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Training Common Core Report Groups 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 14, 2016

Welcome to this fourth post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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STEM Resources OER Conference 60

MindShift

APRIL 25, 2019

showed her students the 2016 documentary Before the Flood , featuring Leonardo diCaprio journeying to five continents and the Arctic to see the effects of climate change. Ripple Effect “creates STEM curriculum” for K-6 “about real people and places impacted by climate change,” starting with New Orleans.

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Classroom Resources Common Core Study 50

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

That was in January 2016. In 2016, unintentional overdoses claimed 1,465 lives statewide, up from 613 in 2011. A tainted batch of heroin hit the streets in January 2016, causing 40 overdoses in just two days. The US will need more than just health teachers, though, to stem the crisis. Still, she feels fortunate.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. The Common Core State Standards. STEM Education’s “Sputnik Moment” The Higher Education Bubble. Wishful Thinking. The Politics of Education Technology. The Business of Ed-tech.

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Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In a city that recorded 762 murders in 2016, the most in the nation , security measures like these were authorized years ago for every public high school. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM.

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Report Competency Based Learning Common Core System 89

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” “Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. “Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 2 Post at Ed. .”

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Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

“Anti- Common Core Groups Unhappy About Trump Ed Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos ,” says the Sunshine State News. ” The money owed is by All Children Matter Inc stemming from fines to the Ohio Elections Commission for violating campaign finance law. million to Ohio.”

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Education Report Android Libraries 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. The Common Core State Standards. STEM Education’s "Sputnik Moment " The Higher Education Bubble.

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Trends MOOC Khan Academy Maker Movement 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2016

Many were further alienated by the expanding practice of tying teacher evaluations to student test scores and the adoption of the new rigorous standards known as Common Core, all policies propelled by the Obama administration.

Education 40

Education Policies Common Core Academic Standards 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” Via KJZZ : “ Arizona Board Of Education Replaces Common Core State Standards.” ” “ The Most Popular Courses of 2016 ” on Coursera. ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.” ” The Trump Administration.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

” The idea that preferred admission equals payment stems from the American ideology that opportunity, especially educational opportunity, is a “fair” form of recompense. ” As venture capitalist Om Malik wrote on the eve of 2016, “ In Silicon Valley Now, It’s Almost Always Winner Takes All.”

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40