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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

There are many options out there to choose from, and during the Hour of Code, students from more than 180 countries participate in the available activities. So why do students need to build these skills? million jobs available by 2025 that require STEM skills which include coding. It has been reported that there will be 3.5

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

eSchool News

The collection of dynamic, on-demand resources supports educators’ efforts to drive deeper student engagement by connecting classroom lessons to the real-world. Career profile videos show students a variety of STEM careers across software engineering, chemistry, and technology support.

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ACT Says Grade Inflation Is a Serious Problem. It’s Probably Not.

Edsurge

The report examined data from more than 4 million high school students from 2010 to 2021 who took the ACT. All demographic groups saw grade inflation, but when broken down further, ACT’s researchers found that female, Black and low income students saw the biggest GPA gains.

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Using Smart Boards to Boost Engagement and Simplify Routines

edWeb.net

From developing lesson plans, to performing administrative functions, to implementing creative strategies to spark student engagement and collaboration, today’s classroom teacher juggles more responsibility than ever and does so in less time than ever. Supporting Student-Centered Instruction.

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How can teachers use VR in the classroom?

Neo LMS

billion by 2025, while the education sector will attract 15 million users. Google Cardboard was the result of a 36-hour hackathon by Google’s education team, where staff were tasked with finding ways to boost student engagement. Google Cardboard. The distinguishing feature of Second Life is that it is a massive virtual world.

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Embedding Equity Across a District and Community

edWeb.net

Parrott, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, explained why their Compass 2025 plan emphasizes equity throughout and how they keep equity front and center in their work. Engage those closest to the data in the conversations. Reexamine practices—assess what is and isn’t working.

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Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education

The Hechinger Report

Based on their answer patterns, students clustered into three groups: low; low-medium; and medium exposure to 16 key elements of proficiency-based learning. Half the students were somewhere in between low to medium exposure. There was no group of students who experienced a high degree of exposure to proficiency-based education.