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Creative Coding and Robots in the Classroom

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They highlighted that soft skills critical to student success in future fields of study such as logic, problem-solving and creativity are integral components of computer science curriculums. Nearpod is a powerful teaching and learning tool that promotes student engagement in the classroom. Coding Software.

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Making Sense of the Metaverse in Education

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.” Also, K20 Educators is a new social learning network where educators can meet in the metaverse (“eduverse”) and learn about fundamental metaverse technologies. The goal of the network is to prepare teachers for the metaverse by providing “meaningful & innovative professional learning experiences.”.

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How Humor and Storytelling Help Foster STEM Engagement

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While these types of projects can be fun in their own right, adding a story and humor to the lesson increases overall student engagement. Why do I need to learn this? One example is an anecdotal approach to teaching robot obstacle detection. Students can become guarded when learning a challenging topic such as robotics.

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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

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Leis pointed out that the relief funds provide an opportunity for professional development to be done in “the right way,” starting with a thoughtful planning and implementation process, and including work with teachers on an ongoing basis. He also works with edWeb.net to write articles on their professional learning edWebinars.

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Transforming Compton’s Schools into a STEAM Pipeline for Students

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While tech jobs were clearly the wave of the future, many students in Compton were not being exposed to STEAM programs, coding classes, and extracurricular activities such as robotics competitions. So, a decision was made to eliminate the opportunity gap for Compton students through a comprehensive PreK-12 approach.

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8 Approaches That Are Making a Difference in Public Education

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News articles often highlight the challenges educators face and the ways in which students are not achieving. This kind of coverage is important; talking about challenges is critical to shining the spotlight on inequities and ultimately changing or removing structures that do not support students. Don’t feel sorry for Compton.”

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Keep Your Class Engaged Beyond the Hour of Code

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Incorporating different STEM or STEAM activities into your exercises will help get all students engaged and on board with coding. Get started with coding using free apps such as Scratch and ScratchJr, which students can use to tell stories and create their own games. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.