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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

Insurance – Understanding how to make wise insurance decisions. Saving and Managing Expenses – In this scenario, students help advise a person on how to manage their paycheck and daily expenses. Collecting, Cleaning, and Validating Data – Students learn how data scientists make sure data is valid.

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6 ways to bring statistical literacy to any classroom

eSchool News

A student who is data literate and understands how to apply statistical concepts can review sets of data with confidence, observe patterns, assess what is and is not significant, and come away with insights that inform their understanding and actions. How to bring statistical literacy to the classroom. Are your students ready?

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K12 STEM Learning: Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Kitaboo on EdTech

It teaches students how to think critically. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019-29), employment in STEM-related fields is projected to increase by 8% by 2029. However, STEM education relies on a blend of theory and applications taught through video lessons, activities, projects, etc.

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How AI could transform the way schools test kids

The Hechinger Report

PISA, the influential international test, expects to integrate AI into the design of its 2029 test. Before schools begin to use AI for assessments, teachers will need professional development on how to use AI effectively and wisely, Turner Lee said. There’s also the issue of bias embedded in many AI tools.

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Fostering a STEM Mindset through Spatial-Temporal Reasoning

MIND Research Institute

And according to the US Department of Labor and Statistics , the number of STEM careers is projected to grow by 8% by 2029. That’s what makes the perception-action cycle so valuable: it is the default way we make sense of the world around us and decide how to live in this world. STEM is more than an acronym.

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Decoding the price of college: Complexity of figuring out costs holds students back

The Hechinger Report

If the entire proposed amount is approved, it would be a large step toward Biden’s goal of doubling the Pell Grant by 2029.

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‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings

The Hechinger Report

The need for home health aides is projected to grow by 34 percent between 2019 and 2029. One taught her to sew, another how to make deviled eggs. And the need is expected to grow, up by 34 percent between 2019 and 2029 , according to the U.S. It’s a real problem for society,” Osterman said. They had so much wisdom.

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