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How to Encourage Girls in Your Classroom to Get Involved in STEM

Waterford

Did you know that despite similar interests and abilities in STEM subjects (defined here as science, technology, engineering, and math), women are considerably less likely to end up in STEM careers? The good news: educating and empowering girls in STEM from a young age can overcome some of these barriers.

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The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

autobiography- Download Link to the Google Doc – [link] Using a Hyperdoc such as this has the additional benefits: It leverages the use of technology which consistently is of high interest, high engagement for my learners. 2009). ( Community Building in the Classroom ). It is a Choice Board.

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

eSchool News

Elementary School Division (Grades 4-5) Hutch STEM Blue from STEM Magnet School at Allen in Hutchinson, Kan. Since the first competition in 2009, the KidWind Challenge and its partners have successfully implemented events in 42 states, with roughly 50,000 students competing in 400 events across the country.

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. This Music Monsters activity is great for teaching older elementary students a quick lesson on composition. This Musical Jars activity doubles as a great STEM experiment. Wetter, O. Koerner, F., and Schwaninger, A.

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Better Edtech Budgeting: How Yuma Elementary District Makes The Most of Its Money

Edsurge

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. Several Yuma students with pieces of technology. Out of the portion of the bond ($4.5

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Edtech and Social Emotional Learning #sel

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. With insights on everything from Minecraft, to digital inking, to common mistakes made with technology and SEL, Michelle gives us an important overview of two things often not discussed together. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision.

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The path to a career could start in middle school

The Hechinger Report

The early teen years are also a stage when students are especially vulnerable to “identity foreclosure,” or the walling off of certain options, such as a STEM career, as not for them, Deutsch said. As a first-year Teach for America corps member in Dallas, in the 2009-10 school year, Batchelder had been named a teacher of the year.

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