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Design Thinking + STEM = Student Engagement!

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By capitalizing on the excitement students had for this toy, and by using design thinking, my students learned traditional math concepts and STEM skills. Then, ask them to brainstorm what they might need to learn to accomplish the task. Encourage critical analysis and synthesis through creativity and teamwork.

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We Might Be at the End of the Free Ed Tech Era

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Their success rate of companies is incredibly high as they helped start Class Dojo, Plickers, Remind, Padlet, Blendspace, Educreations, and a WHOLE host of others. They can now offer things like full school and district data for analysis behind the paywall. Imagine K12 is a startup incubator out of California based on education.

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Documenting Learning

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I believe in and promote learning-by-doing and hands-on learning. I approach experiential learning from a cycle of learning which includes reflecting on and analysis of things done through learning-by-doing. Reflecting on what has been learned makes experience more productive. creating a video.