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STUDENT VOICES: We need more women in STEM fields, and we have ideas for making that happen

The Hechinger Report

As high school students, we were born at the same time as the iPhone and after the launch of social media and YouTube. Related: To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade Number two: Youth ambassador opportunities that develop leadership and advocacy skills. The future of STEM is with us.

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Spanish-Speaking Parents Struggle to Learn How Well Schools Serve Their Children

Edsurge

Both attend Dover Elementary School where student achievement in math and English decreased significantly during the last year. Many also don’t have the time to take classes with advocacy groups like GO because they work many hours to make ends meet.

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Orientation Inspiration 2017

NeverEndingSearch

Using GoosechaseEDU scavenger hunt platform for iPhone or Android , you can create a new game or copy and adapt games from templates in the Game Library. These are all things I do for free anyway, but it should be a great education/advocacy opportunity. (Optional) Plan for creating your own Seesaw Go!

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum.

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