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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. Two Examples of STEM, STEAM, and Maker Education Activities using the Design Thinking and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Planning Tool.

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A Systematic Approach to Social and Emotional Support

A Principal's Reflections

These stem from a variety of factors, including isolation, excessive time on social media, watching parents struggle financially, and the impact of the virus on the health of family members. Be sure to check out this article that outlines the specifics behind Venola’s Pause & React tool.

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Announcing the 2017 Fifty States Project: Personalized Learning Across the Country

Edsurge

If you're in education, chances are you've heard the term "personalized learning." What does "personalized learning" look like from coast to coast, classroom to classroom? To kick off this year, we’ve got our first article from an educator in Alabama. What does personalized learning look like in practice?

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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

MIND Research Institute

The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. Willingness to test and adapt different methodologies on the road to success – it won’t always work the first time.

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Curiosity: The Ultimate Learning Trigger

A Principal's Reflections

Brain research validates how critical curiosity can be when it comes to learning. Here is an excerpt from a 2014 article in Scientific American by Daisy Yuhas: “Researchers asked 19 participants to review more than 100 questions, rating each in terms of how curious they were about the answer.

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Top STEM Schools in Georgia Host High-Tech Personalized Classes Without Hours of Screentime

Edsurge

What makes the place truly unique, however, is the way Marc Pedersen and his wife Tricia Pedersen have set up their classes to offer students a differentiated, high-tech, personalized learning experience—all without relying heavily on screen time. They are graded on a pass or fail basis.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

The report reflects the activity already taking place in many schools — the building of robotics programs and development of curriculum that will prepare students for a future that is increasingly focused on science, technology, math and engineering (STEM). Fixing the STEM Gap from the Bottom Up. Schools Get Started in Robotics.

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