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The Importance of Developing Spatial Skills for STEM Success

MIND Research Institute

Having a deep conceptual understanding of math creates the problem-solving foundation that all areas of STEM are built on, and early math skills are powerful predictors of later learning. Having well-developed spatial skills is very important for advanced STEM coursework, and many STEM-related occupations.

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What My Girls Camp Reveals About the Promise of Women in STEM and the Dangers of Online Hate

Edsurge

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. The technology field can be a great equalizer when it comes to accessibility and creating a common language.

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10 Essential Online Learning Best Practices – Free Webinar

The CoolCatTeacher

I also know that that I too have a lot to learn, even though I’ve been teaching online since 2006 and have collaborated globally for years. She is also a former teacher and principal, leading one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa. I was asked today if I’m sharing and certainly, I am.

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Most Americans say U.S. STEM education is middling, new poll finds

The Hechinger Report

One of the biggest education priorities of recent years has been readying more young people for the job-friendly fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). In 2006, President Bush announced the “American Competitiveness Initiative” to strengthen science-and-tech education in the name of advancing innovation.

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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Utility value is purely academic and emphasizes the importance that content has for the students’ future goals — both short-term and long-term goals (Ormrod, 2006). Utility value answers the question “Yeah, but what am I gonna use this for?” Relatedness, on the other hand, answers the question “What’s this have to do with me?” Ormrod, J.E.

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The very best videos on the future of education

Neo LMS

As the most watched speaker in TED’s history, Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 TED talk, Do Schools Kill Creativity has been viewed online over 40 million times and seen by an estimated 350 million people in 160 countries. STEM and coding) this no-nonsense talk cuts to the quick of many educational debates, and is well worth 15 minutes of your time.

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How to Design the Classroom for Effective Education with Michael Cohen

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve been collaborating globally since 2006 and have seen the power it has to help children be more accepting of people different from themselves. Empatico uses live video, file sharing, a partner classroom at least 300 miles (or 483 kilometers) away, and specially designed activities.

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