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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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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Researchers have pointed to the introduction of smartphones — the iPhone was introduced in 2007 — and the rise of social media as the culprit. Climate advocacy group EARTHDAY.org released a “state of climate interactive map” to highlight how climate change is taught and the policy efforts happening in every state. What happened then?

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Few preschool apps are developmentally appropriate, report finds

The Hechinger Report

The iPhone App store offers dozens of apps aimed at preschool students. Josh Golin, executive director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a nonprofit advocacy group, said many apps have been “falsely marketed as educational” for years, even though there is no evidence that the apps actually help children learn.

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

Edsurge

Many also don’t have the time to take classes with advocacy groups like GO because they work many hours to make ends meet. People are living paycheck to paycheck, and they cannot afford an iPhone or any kind of phone technology that has internet on it,” Diaz explains, noting that school data is often only available online.

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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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AI and Personalized Learning That Goes Beyond Tech: The Latest Camelback Ventures Cohort

Edsurge

Her 14-year-old brother was a victim of gun violence, killed by a 13-year-old over an iPhone. It wants to create a movement of “equity designers” through youth programs, leadership development and educational advocacy tools. She wants to change the system that led to her brother’s death.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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With a FLIR ONE camera, available for iPad and iPhone, students can observe temperature changes on the skin, illustrate convection, track heating due to friction, compare heat conduction in different materials, and more.

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