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Fostering Creativity and Inclusion Through Content Creation and Real-World Relevance

Edsurge

This article is part of a three-article series dedicated to harnessing powerful technology for powerful learning. In the articles, we share the perspectives of HP Teaching Fellows. Read the other articles here and here. PowerPoint Live also provided dynamic translations as the teacher lectured.

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Trends and challenges impacting CTE in 2024–and beyond

eSchool News

If students have the opportunity to learn about robotics, they will be able to directly apply the math learning with a real-world robotic application. With school systems competing with industry employers for talent, many schools already struggled to hire enough CTE teachers to meet their needs.

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Why This College Student Created a Coloring Book to Celebrate Black Women in STEM

Edsurge

In the book, obviously there's images of girls coding together, building robots together, just showing what they can do, but then there’s the teaching side of it. My mom encouraged me to join the robotics team, and there was a lot of pushback from me because I was like, “Why would I do that? Robotics is not in the picture.

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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

So, let’s take these six aspects of effective professional development, and I will share how the Advancement Courses class I just completed meets all six requirements( and I’ll add one extra thought which matters to me!). After conversations, my administrator scheduled a tour of a local STEM Academy that has robotics in place.

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Research Webinar: Equity and Maker Learning

Digital Promise

Since the fall 2016 meeting of the League of Innovative Schools , superintendents from around the country have connected with leading researchers in the field of maker learning. Their second meeting featured Dr. Edward Clapp, director of Harvard University’s Agency by Design initiative, on the topic of maker empowerment.

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The importance of agency in successful edtech adoptions

eSchool News

Instructional design and product development teams should consider the adoption process when designing products to meet the current needs of educators. Innovation in technology and strategies can provide new opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. Successful adoption also requires defining the measure of success.

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The Future of STEM Education: 5 Innovative Ideas About to Break Through

Educational Technology Guy

To meet this demand, there has been ongoing discussion on how to best educate our kids for a STEM-focused future. To combat this problem, some schools are choosing to employ teachers who specialize in robotics, coding and other in-demand fields. How can we best equip our kids with the necessary skills to face future challenges?

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