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How is STEM Education Shaping the Future of our Science Classes?

EdNews Daily

Guest article written by Barbara Mascareno-Shaw. As high school dropout rates increase and the lack of motivation for students to learn science grows, the U.S. You can connect with her on Twitter , Pinterest and Facebook. As more school districts focus on STEM education, there is room to improve. What is STEM education?

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Millennials: The Straw That Will Stir Higher Education’s Next Disruption

EdNews Daily

Article Written By: Hossein Rahnama. Famous billionaire college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and the late Steve Jobs are prominent examples of successes who never completed undergraduate degrees. The conversation regarding higher education has never been more heated. Or must they take a leave of absence?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Kirsten Winkler''s latest article, The New Oil , explores the privacy concerns and market implications of student data being collected during this ed tech explosion. Game Based Learning, Dyslexia, and Reading Comprehension.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Anxiety over the influence of technology in schools, as in our lives, is an old story — but one made painfully acute by the glowing smartphone on which you may be reading this article. Bull also worries that these screens infringe on student privacy, especially in light of Summit’s proximity to Facebook.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Prasanna Bharti shared this Ed Tech Review article on project based learning. Check out the article here. Designing Baseball Uniforms in the School Library. Education Revolution Google+ Community Guidelines for Project Based Learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” Reminder that Facebook built the Summit Learning Platform.).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Just grand that Facebook is running a bunch of media literacy and digital training courses for community colleges. ” Via Chalkbeat : “Do suspensions lead to higher dropout rates and other academic problems?