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Kidwind Celebrates Top Renewable Energy Innovations From Students At The 2023 National Kidwind Challenge

eSchool News

Over the course of the three-day event, these highly skilled students were tested on their knowledge of renewable energy, their design and problem-solving skills, and their wind turbines’ energy output by a team of renewable energy educators and industry professionals. and Mexico over the course of six months. Boulder, Colo.

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The Most Popular Post in 2009.

The Web20Classroom

As 2009 comes to a close I wanted to take a look back and see what post did people visit the most. So here, in all it''s glory (or lack there of) is the most popular post of 2009 on my blog. 2009 Most Popular Post edchat' What a year it has been! Surprisingly it was a recent one. You Want Me To Use This In My Classroom?

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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

As such, Barrett and Zang (2009) identify three key design principles: Naturalness : Hardwired into our brains, humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. Their research suggested direct connections between the learning space and sensory stimuli among students. Cited Sources Barrett, P., & & Zhang, Y. Barrett, P.,

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Using universal screening to improve student well-being

eSchool News

According to CDC data from 2009-2019, 1 out of 5 adolescents aged 12 to 17 reported having experienced at least some kind of major depressive episode. What continued to move the program forward was the ability to pilot the program with an elementary school counselor and an administrator.

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. A longtime administrator in Rio Rancho, Aaker led the district-wide transition of elementary students to online learning when Covid struck. It wasn’t just a mother’s intuition.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

Researchers at the Modern Language Association recently found that colleges lost 651 foreign language programs from 2013 to 2016 – dramatically more than the one foreign language programs that higher education lost between 2009 and 2013. percent of students enrolled in a foreign language course. Most students in the U.S.

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The path to a career could start in middle school

The Hechinger Report

Others offer introductory courses in specific careers, like engineering or robotics. Dallas Independent School District, the second-largest district in the nation’s second-largest state, has long offered career exploration courses to its seventh and eighth graders. It’s their course,” he said. It’s not an add-on.”.

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