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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

Read a book, blog, or magazine. Hello World magazine from the Raspberry Pi Foundation (a magazine on computing and digital making for educators by educators). See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. Give them guidance in how to make their work relevant for your students.

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. It’s a creative space where students not only can build things, but also create things, such as a new advocacy program on a social issue. “In For its part, St. by Wylie Wong. Pull Quote.

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Kids Co-Creating Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

We’ve had some kids in the county that have co-created curriculum with teachers around things that are of interest to them, such as how to create music in a sound studio, and building an elective for that. And their job is to teach all the other kids how to fly this drone.”. Drones in the Classroom. He actually ran for school board.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Belt Magazine “You all know that I call your kids my kids, and they won’t stop being my kids,” Gordon says, wrapping up the meeting. And so, no improvement efforts big or small in any city or district could be successful without both understanding historically how that has come to be and addressing it.”

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

How to Get Buy-in For Transformational Change from Teachers. Dr. Moran has appeared on the cover of Education Week’s Digital Directions magazine as a “National Mover and Shaker” for her advocacy of a curricular digital integration model, which will be featured in an upcoming profile by Edutopia.

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Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching

edWeb.net

A decorated educator of 21 years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety of organizations for her leadership, advocacy, and classroom instruction. She is the author of Weeds & Seeds: How to Stay Positive in the Midst of Life ’ s Storms and Promises and Possibilities: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline.

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The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

And while teachers may embrace using technology, they won’t necessarily understand how to use it effectively. This is really for all learners—adults as well as students—not just for those students with disabilities,” said Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL). Dr. Carol L. About the Host.