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Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks to Elevate Instruction

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Currently, I teach the online course, Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning for graduate and continuing education credit. Distance Education. Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. Jonassen (Ed.),

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Engaging New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Partners Welcome Students and Teachers Back to School

eSchool News

Thursday, August 26, 2021) — To welcome K-12 students and teachers back to school, Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art K-12 digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—and leading corporate and community partners proudly introduce four new engaging, no-cost virtual field trips (VFTs).

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Colleges now produce fewer Black graduates in math and engineering

The Hechinger Report

Black enrollment in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — is among the issues that urgently demand attention, said Cato Laurencin, CEO of the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science. “We Related: Successfully replicating the Meyerhoff STEM scholars program.

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Want More Innovation? Try Connecting the Dots Between Engineering and Humanities

Digital Promise

But they seem to miss the most important education of all: how to relate their specialization to others in an increasingly interconnected world. And how can educators and institutions change things? But, since the 1980s, political rhetoric has emphasized the need for less humanities and more STEM education.

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How Three Nonprofits Are Connecting Kids With Diverse Mentors During the Pandemic

Edsurge

But in the past year, a handful of education organizations have expanded and adapted their capacity to connect students with diverse mentors and interest areas. Both campers and counselors leave our programs with a more expansive vision of who “belongs” in STEM, and what a STEM career might look like. When COVID-19 hit the U.S.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

Edsurge

And while many educators believe that word problems in math class are tougher for students to grasp than ones with mathematical notation, research shows that the opposite is true. Herbert Simon, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning engineering who died in 2001, is immersed in his office at Carnegie Mellon University.

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OPINION: AP Physics as a force for civil rights?

The Hechinger Report

students who have the aptitude and work ethic to excel academically often lack access to the advanced coursework needed to fulfill their potential. Related: Former educators answer call to return to school. Higher Education. However, many schools have failed to keep up. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.

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