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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

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Maria Armstrong, Executive Director, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents ( ALAS ) The clean energy industry is growing at an astronomical rate, with the EIA predicting that wind, solar and other renewable sources will exceed one fourth of the country’s electricity generation for the first time in 2024.

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AI and Libraries Mini-Conference in Just One Week: Schedule Now Posted | 23 Sessions!

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Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: " AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Our conference schedule is now posted (see below). Dr. McNeil holds a Doctorate in Business and an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship.

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Coding in the Classroom: Six Tips to Get Even Reluctant Teachers—and Students—Started

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Now, she’s referred to as LEGO Lady at P.S. 34, where she teaches science, LEGO engineering, and robotics. million computing jobs by 2024. Companies like Intel and Apple have launched diversity initiatives, but we have much work to do. Williams is not alone in having had initial reservations about computer science.

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An Assembly Line of Coding Students? Tough Questions for the Computer Science Movement

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In a popular Wired article titled, The Next Big Blue-Collar Job is Coding , Thompson criticizes pop culture and some writers, like himself, for overly romanticizing the notion of the ‘lone genius coder’—the Mark Zuckerbergs and Mr. Robots of the world—saying that’s not what every coder looks like and that's not what many coders will be.

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The Refurbishing of Artificial Intelligence

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

Hello everyone, and welcome to 2024! While currently free (if you nab one of the limited initial seats available), the platform will become a paid service in June 2024. In a brief handout with the paper's core messages, a comparison was made between electronic bikes and robot vacuums. It was just a few weeks after ChatGPT 3.5

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Finalists Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Awards

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Collaborate Science – ML-PBL Powered by Accelerate Learning BirdBrain Technologies Finch Robot 2.0 Collaborate Science – ML-PBL Powered by Accelerate Learning BirdBrain Technologies Finch Robot 2.0 For more information about the awards program, visit www.bestofstemawards.com.

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Winners Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Awards

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About Catapult X Founded by Daylene Long, Catapult X is a market and product development company that consults exclusively with science and STEM/STEAM education industry partners—organizations, businesses, and associations—to catapult their brand and products forward by using data-driven insights.

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