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Teen Genius Says “I Learned Nothing from Lecture”

The CoolCatTeacher

Gitanjali Rao- Bio as submitted Gitanjali Rao Gitanjali Rao is 13 years old and is an 8th grader at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch, CO. She is a Davidson Young Scholar since 2012 and has received several scholarships and awards for achievements in science, arts and community service.

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Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation Adds New, High-Tech Tools Supporting Teaching and Learning to Students’ Digital Book Bags

eSchool News

VCSC is one of Vigo County’s largest employers, serving nearly 14,000 students across three traditional high schools, five middle schools, 15 elementary schools, an alternative school, and a virtual school. The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12.

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 Minnesota’s Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Public Schools’ New Partnership Powers the Creation of Dynamic Digital Learning Environments Supporting Science Education 

eSchool News

Launched in 2012 by two visionary educators, the platform provides users with more than 10,000 authentic, interactive video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community. The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12.

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Using Learning Science to Create Action on Equity

edWeb.net

Dr. Betsy Hargrove has been the Superintendent of the Avondale Elementary School District since 2012 after having served as the Assistant Superintendent since March 2009. The Avondale Elementary School District has embedded a continuous improvement focus in all systems throughout the organization. Dr. Betsy Hargrove.

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ACE Mentor Relationship Building with Google Drive and Google Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

They turn in their writing, or while they’re working on it we both get a chance to comment on it and actually do face-to-face conferences with that technology. Stephanie: We’ve actually presented at two conferences this year, and she’s actually become Google-certified educator level 1 this year. She’s like, “Well, yeah, I guess.”.

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How to boost math skills in the early grades

The Hechinger Report

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. Related: Eight ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. BERWYN, Ill. —

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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Debbie Abilock’s 2012 Educational Leadership article, “True– or Not?”

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