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iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. These resources are designed to help promote civics education especially among middle and high school students. Email verification is required.

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15 Websites to Teach Financial Literacy

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When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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An AI to-do list for educators

eSchool News

This five step to-do list can help educators engage in artificial intelligence and begin using it to positively impact both teaching and learning. Read news stories, follow the conversation on social media, and explore some of the many free resources available online. Learn about AI. Engage in the conversation.

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Practical AI Ideas for the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

As I kick off Season 12 of the 10 Minute Teacher (after a much-needed break), I'm sharing 21 uses of AI tools, 4 conversation starters (including eight concerns of negative uses of AI), and a lesson plan I used to teach AI. Show Notes Transcript EVERFI This is financial literacy month! What is broken that we can improve upon?

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6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

eSchool News

Provide a concrete context for new vocabulary. Provide a concrete context for new vocabulary. For MLs, grappling with STEM terms while also navigating a new language can make it extra challenging. Whenever possible, students’ first exposure to new vocabulary should include a hands-on experience.

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April is Financial Literacy Month–Try these Resources

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Most new jobholders never had to think about costs vs. revenue, instead relied on parents to keep a roof over their head, heat and AC turned on, and gas in the car (and a car in the driveway). The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad news is it’s not mandatory.

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Best-in-Category Awards for 2016

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This year, for the first time, we’ll share which tools had the greatest impact on readers. do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it). Classroom Management Tool. Winner: Dial My Calls –an easy and quick way to call lists of people from your school ( see my review ). Lesson Planning.