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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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We find no one with a professional knowledge in the laws of learning, or the techniques for applying them,” he wrote. There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. But at a university? “We Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training.

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

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That makes the donations ‘nice to have’—but sadly limits the impact that they have on students and learning.” Verizon originally committed $100 million in cash and “in-kind commitments” to boost student achievement in STEM over three years. Sprint is currently accepting applications for this project, which are due by March 31, 2017.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. The third time was the charm.

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Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools

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CAST Tech, which opened in fall 2017 with 175 freshmen, is the first of three career-themed public high schools currently planned for San Antonio. The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. million donation from H-E-B in 2016.

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

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With the ISTE Seal of Alignment, this program is approved by many districts as a flexible, personalized way for teachers to learn and grow. Click Here to Learn More About Edge U Badges Sponsor This week's guest Danielle Johnson, executive director of the Texas Scholastic Esports Federation. from Texas Tech University.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

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Learn more or connect with Amanda on Twitter @ AmandaFoxSTEM Brad Weinstein Brad Weinstein founded TeacherGoals in 2014 as a way to inspire educators that do such important work with students. Stay tuned at the end of the show to learn more about these valuable lessons. Everfi – Sponsor of this Episode Today’s sponsor is Everfi.

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Students Collaborate on Supporting Bee Populations with Digital Tools

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Mountain Heights Academy in Utah, the 2017 Student Voices Award winner, encourages students to participate in the instructional design process using an OER curriculum. You can learn more about Operation Bee here. In 2016, she and her team placed second in the state in the e-cybermission science contest. About the Presenters.

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