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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

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For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? Related : Computer science classes have an equity issue–some NYC educators are trying to change that How robotic gamification helped my elementary students love STEM

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? Related : Computer science classes have an equity issue–some NYC educators are trying to change that How robotic gamification helped my elementary students love STEM

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

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This article was modified and published by EdScoop and eSchool News. Essential Elements for Digital Content is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides policy makers, school administrators and educator leaders a better understanding of policies and practices related to digital instructional materials.

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

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They had a bee robot that they learned to program to better understand bee behaviors. This article was modified and published by eSchool News and EdScoop. While the projects are service-oriented, such as building a pollinator garden and bee hive, the students use digital resources at multiple points to complete the project.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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The combination of Core5 and Schoolwork will streamline the classroom workflow, make it easier to distribute and collect instructional materials, and provide educators with useful and timely insight into each student’s progress to ensure learning is taking place.

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The Myth of Neutral Makerspaces

User Generated Education

Program leaders and instructors remain predominantly male, and a language analysis of recruiting and instruction materials revealed evidence of implicit bias. I expected to find a decent number of articles on this topic, but became a bit dismayed on how few I found. Implicit bias is pervasive and insidious,” the report states.

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Cardboard Challenges: No Tech/Low Cost Maker Education

User Generated Education

Many of the discussions about and actions related to integrating maker education into educational environments center around the use of new technologies such computer components ( Raspberry Pis , Arduinos ), interactive robots for kids ( Dash and Dot , Ozobots , Spheros ), and 3D printers. Cardboard Roll Robot.

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