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Exploring Design Thinking Micro-credentials in the Classroom

Digital Promise

I learned that it was deeper than simply understanding content: Students had not developed the mindsets or foundational skills necessary to tackle complex problems in STEM. Preliminary research suggests that design thinking improves metacognition in K-12 students, and ultimately improves STEM performance.

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Let’s invest in black kids who pursue STEM the way we do black kids on the football field

The Hechinger Report

It’s a prime event to draw attention to black talent in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Investment in black STEM workers and entrepreneurs is not only an investment in the black workforce, it’s an investment in the growth of the economy. Photo: Andre Perry forThe Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: Fixing education during the pandemic means fixing an uneasy relationship with technology

The Hechinger Report

The relationship between education and technology has never been an easy one. The role of technology in the classroom has been subject to all sorts of scrutiny over the years, much of it justified, some not. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, it was clear that technology was going to be part of education now and for the future.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. Not yet convinced?

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Successfully replicating the Meyerhoff STEM scholars program

The Hechinger Report

Freeman Hrabowski, the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, shown in 2010, is a mathematician himself and co-founded the Meyerhoff Scholars Program to advance the achievements of underrepresented minority students in STEM fields. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images). Subscribe today! program after four years.

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The Key to Fixing the Gender Gap in Math and Science: Boost Women’s Confidence

Digital Promise

The gender gap varies across STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and math. My team’s recent study finds women are 12 percent less likely to earn math-heavy STEM degrees than men. My colleagues and I have studied gender gaps in STEM for several years, examining U.S. Ability Beliefs, Girls, and STEM.

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Don’t Rely on Cute Apps and Games to Teach Coding. Turn to Your Students Instead.

Edsurge

Congrats, Mr. Principal, on your middle school’s new STEM curriculum. There’s an outsized focus today on science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM (or STEAM if you prefer to include “arts”) and for good reason. It’s no surprise kids do indeed have fun with these products, and they also appeal to educators.

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