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Adding a Computational Boost to Your K-8 Lessons

Digital Promise

To promote CT professional development for teachers, we held four workshops, called CT Boosters, to provide teachers with examples and guidance around the integration of two key CT practices, data and analysis and algorithms. Understanding Data and Analysis. A bit of Appalachian ingenuity. Connecting With What Teachers Already Do.

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What Adults With Certificates But No College Degree Say About Their Job Experiences

Edsurge

American adults who never completed college but who’ve earned a professional certificate are more likely to be employed and earn more than those without such certifications, according to a new analysis of Gallup polling data. The analysis focused on what jobs new college graduates are landing—at least among those who use the network.

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It’s Time for PBL to Change the World

EdNews Daily

Lots of discussion, analysis, and speculation take place at the beginning of the project. Or, simply highlight standards that are far less important to students than having an authentic problem-solving experience—and then ‘cover’ them or consign them to a worksheet to save time. Co-create the project.

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Social-Emotional Learning Is the Rage in K-12. So Why Not in College?

Edsurge

As if that wasn’t enough, the largest meta-analysis of 213 SEL programs across 270,000 K-12 students also demonstrated an average 11 percentile point increase in academic achievement (eg. test scores increasing from 60/100 to 71/100). For some colleges, the answer is yes. The 2015 edition of the. According to the.

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How to Focus on Conceptual Understanding While Practicing Student Thinking Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 2)

100mentors

Conceptual questions demand higher-order thinking skills, such as analysis and synthesis (Bloom, 1956). Taxonomy of education objectives, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. Knowledge Building: Theory, Pedagogy, and Technology. Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (pp. Approaches to teaching and learning. Joshi (Eds.),

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How to focus on Conceptual Understanding while practicing learner Thinking Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 2)

100mentors

Conceptual questions demand higher-order thinking skills, such as analysis and synthesis (Bloom, 1956). Taxonomy of education objectives, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. Knowledge Building: Theory, Pedagogy, and Technology. Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (pp. Approaches to teaching and learning. Joshi (Eds.),

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Website Review: Grammarly

Ask a Tech Teacher

Computer analysis of natural language is very tough and certainly not perfect. In addition, its extensive explanations and personal grammar handbook can teach you a lot about the subject of grammar. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. I love their blog. It isn’t automatic.

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