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New Effort Hopes to Make ‘Weed-Out’ Courses More Equitable

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For example, a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus found that, among students who perform poorly in intro STEM classes, those who are underrepresented minorities are even less likely to end up earning STEM degrees than their white, male counterparts. And the pandemic may be exacerbating this situation.

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SIIA Announces Education Technology Finalists for 2023 CODiE Awards

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on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 STEMscopes Science, Accelerate Learning Inc.

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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The entire program was designed using existing high school courses as well as adding new ones to complement the three Academies—STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Arts & Letters, and Global Leadership—without costing the district precious financial resources. Pearson Education, Inc. Obviously, I chose the latter.

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SIIA Announces 2023 CODiE Award Winners for Education Technology

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on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 BrainPOP Science, BrainPOP Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades 9–12 ExploreLearning Gizmos, ExploreLearning Best Science of Reading/Foundational Skills Solution Amira Learning, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Best Social Sciences/Studies Instructional Solution U.S.

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10 Summer Jobs For Teachers 2017

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STEM.Org: They are hiring 24 certified teachers for a 6-week paid, summer STEM fellowship program in Detroit & Westland, Michigan USA. Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Read More and Apply. Apply now: [link].

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10 Companies Hiring Teachers Over the Summer

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STEM.Org: They are hiring 24 certified teachers for a 6-week paid, summer STEM fellowship program in Detroit & Westland, Michigan USA. Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Read More and Apply. Apply now: [link].

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

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And Pearson is still around. Is Assessment Ready to Move Beyond Standardized Tests? So MIT researchers have been hard at work developing a new kind of assessment to measure all the things we say we care about—like curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. What’s Next for Pearson? These MIT Researchers Think So.

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