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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Recently, I had to educate myself on the current trends in helping students who are anxious, depressed, worried, or just need guidance about the future. Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. Look at this course.

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7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

In 2021, edtech companies continued to connect students, educators and families all over the world, resulting in another record year of investments, mergers and acquisitions and global expansion like never before. Our deployment is smoother using SageMaker, saving time and reducing the amount of team resources for maintenance."

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How the New ST Math Enables More Learning

MIND Research Institute

This can lend itself well while discussing a puzzle with the class, extending the schemas students have built in ST Math and allowing ST Math to be the foundation for strategy development. Boosting Game-Based Learning. Student home screen in the new ST Math. Adaptive and Supportive Learning with ST Math.

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This Month at DE: May

Discovery Education

Engaging, ready-to-use activities. An editable Studio Board to showcase student creativity and evidence of learning. Minecraft: Education Edition uses game-based learning to prepare students for the future by building future-ready skills like creativity, problem solving, and systems thinking while nurturing a passion for play.

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Competitive Coders Are the Future of Esports and the Rising Stars of Computer Science

Edsurge

The best of these young coders are learning to use code creatively and developing a tangible skill set that they will use in future careers. CodeCombat AI League trailer (credit: CodeCombat) A Foundation of Game-Based Learning Founded in 2013, CodeCombat was born from a simple idea: Make learning to code engaging and accessible to all.

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How This Startup Leverages Games to Create a Love for the Natural Sciences

Edsurge

Games and gamification are not new to education. Even before the more recent growth of the edtech industry, educators have routinely created games and interactive challenges in order to get students engaged with subjects ranging from math and logic to history and reading.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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