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Adding a Computational Boost to Your K-8 Lessons

Digital Promise

To promote CT professional development for teachers, we held four workshops, called CT Boosters, to provide teachers with examples and guidance around the integration of two key CT practices, data and analysis and algorithms. A bit of Appalachian ingenuity. Four examples of snowpeople glyphs created by second-grade students.

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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

Edsurge

We’ve created award-winning high school programs , re-imagined college courses and leveraged technology to meet the ever-growing mental health needs that have been exasperated by the pandemic. Exasperated school leaders request workshops to cope with widespread distress and disillusionment, which are spurring a mass teacher exodus.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

After the Denver Zoo’s James Garcia, who had been seeking a way to help Peruvian scientists save the frogs, saw students present a robot they had built at a local workshop, he asked if they could construct an underwater model. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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Six Steps to Project Based Learning

eSpark

The new legislation urged districts to embrace project based instruction aligned to academic standards and 21st century skills. Allowing educators to relate academic standards to student interests and aspirations, PBL is an especially effective way to engage older students who might otherwise be disengaged from the classroom.

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How to boost math skills in the early grades

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Turning this around isn’t something you can do during a couple of workshops,” said Ayala. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. BERWYN, Ill. — Carmen Ayala, superintendent, Berwyn North School District 98.

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How to Boost Math Skills in the Early Grades

MindShift

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Turning this around isn’t something you can do during a couple of workshops,” said Ayala. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. BERWYN, Ill. — It’s not just about teachers teaching.

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What’s New

techlearning

Combined, Faria and Rubicon will serve over 10,000 schools in 130 countries with curriculum support for over 600 academic standards. Teachers and administrators are empowered with tools that meet the needs of everyone for any sized school. These workshop modules offers efficiency, flexibility, and choice to Texas teachers.