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Is STEM getting ‘IT’ right for female students?

eSchool News

and Ireland to inspire young women to pursue STEM careers. In its first five years, the organization has worked with nearly 40,000 girls, 95 percent of whom have expressed an increased interest in STEM. When an effort is made to engage girls in STEM, great things will result.

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The Sound of Inclusion: Why Teachers’ Words Matter

Digital Promise

No student (or teacher) leaves their language patterns at the door when they enter a classroom – even classes like math and science, where language is often seen as secondary. One of the biggest challenges is that, in STEM, word problems, questions, texts and directions often contain unfamiliar terms, both technical and nontechnical.

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OPINION: It may be time to rethink the emphasis on taking calculus in high school

The Hechinger Report

In 2011, a panel of mathematicians and math educators mapped college-prep sequences in high school math and proposed pathways that led not only to calculus but also to statistics, linear algebra and data analysis. It’s time to reconsider the dominance of calculus.

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Social Emotional Learning: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Many of the skills weaved in above are becoming increasingly important to employers, especially those hiring in the STEM fields. Researchers attribute their findings to the secondary effects of SEL programs, such as higher academic self-esteem and a more positive attitude towards school itself. Durlak, J. Weissberg, R. Dymnicki, A.

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A World of PBL… 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, Makerspace, Inquiry, Computational Thinking, and the 4 C’s. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Check out my Booking Page. My calendar is filling.

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Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Many of the skills weaved in above are becoming increasingly important to employers, especially those hiring in the STEM fields. Researchers attribute their findings to the secondary effects of SEL programs, such as higher academic self-esteem and a more positive attitude towards school itself. Durlak, J. Weissberg, R. Dymnicki, A.

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Game On: How Four Community College Professors Spawned the CUNY Games Network

Edsurge

The study covered two BMCC semesters, from fall 2011 to spring 2012, and involved nine faculty members, 18 sections and 440 students enrolled in remedial, general education and major-specific game and non-game classes in English, math and science. Players work on saving the world from disasters by manipulating linear equations. “We