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

The Hechinger Report

And we have a few ideas about how to build a better, more inclusive future for women in STEM. So many of us find our spark in STEM during programs that happen outside of school, whether it’s an after-school robotics program or a summer course with Girls Who Code. Related: Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids.

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What Is Your Why?: The Importance of Computer Science Education

Digital Promise

VPS students have access to diverse courses such as coding, Python, robotics, and electronic applications, to name a few. Elizabeth Forward, for example, implemented middle school-level robotics to engage students in maker learning and activate their imaginations before they begin advanced computer science coursework in high school.

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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

eSchool News

We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students. School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners.

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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

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 They work on any project they want, such as robotics. The second floor is a highly configurable makerspace with the potential to cultivate abstract inventiveness.

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Prioritize Your Professional Development This Year with These New Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

The Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) has published their first micro-credential, Maze Moments , where educators demonstrate how to support students in developing problem-solving skills and creating a positive academic mindset. .*. Institute for Student Achievement (ISA). National Association for Gifted Children.

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What does ‘career readiness’ look like in middle school?

The Hechinger Report

This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class. Related: How to build an engineer: Start young.

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