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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

Many students of color have been dissuaded from STEM and attending higher-level courses due to their past academic performance or solely based on their backgrounds. For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? The truth is, anti-racism is for everyone.

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

Many students of color have been dissuaded from STEM and attending higher-level courses due to their past academic performance or solely based on their backgrounds. For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? The truth is, anti-racism is for everyone.

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New Content Added to Discovery Education’s Award-Winning Digital Services Boost Teachers’ Ability to Engage Students in Science, STEM, Social Studies, and More

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(September 13, 2018) – Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today it has added new digital assets to its services that boost teachers’ ability to engage students in a variety of subjects including Science, STEM, and Social Studies. This Is A.I.

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Part 1: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Reading

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Breaking News – Are you looking for a site filled with great news articles? Keep in mind that a teacher can even find an older article that matches curricular content standards.

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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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Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment

Graphite Blog

Students still attempting mastery could receive additional guided practice or additional instructional materials like multimedia resources or smaller "chunks" of content. Check out this article from Robert Marzano as well this blog post from BetterLesson for ideas.

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Cardboard Challenges: No Tech/Low Cost Maker Education

User Generated Education

As a recent NPR article discussed several challenges for maker education. The educator needs to be an astute observer of how learners interact with instructional materials, and make adjustments if problems arise. The cardboard projects became personal as the campers became self-directed learners. Assumptions About Skill Levels.

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