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Guiding Students through the Crisis in Ukraine

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In the classroom, questions on the location of Ukraine, the why of the Russian invasion, and what does the future hold are commonplace. As with any subject when using social media as a tool for study, teachers should review postings as some material may not be suitable for student consumption. . Essential Skills. Embrace Conversations.

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8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Available for those in the workspace labs program.)

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5 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities

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But here’s my issue: Too often, kids forget that the goal is to practice critical thinking and problem solving, not pursue a career in programming. Thinkersmith’s Unplugged Hour of Code Activity Ages 4-7 My Robotic Friends is a one-hour introductory non-computer activity where students learn to program a human robot.

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6 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities

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But here’s my issue: Too often, kids forget that the goal is to practice critical thinking and problem solving, not pursue a career in programming. Code.org, the grandfather of Hour of Code offerings, recognizes the importance of critical thinking outside of coding and programming. Minecraft Review. algorithms. Scratch Jr.

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Technology and Teaching: A Conversation with Teachers

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Taking the learning to another level as well as incorporating the 21st Century skill of communication, his students showed their parents an exhibit using Flipgrid they had built based on the unit essential question. The ultimate question remains, how does it affect student achievement? T4Edtech #edtech. Very powerful indeed.

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10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

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December 5th, 2022, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one-hour introduction to coding, programming, and why students should love it. Take advantage of this by introducing pre-programming skills like creating macros. Creating shortkeys for oft-used programs will quickly become a favorite with your students.

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Practice vs. research in education? Why teachers need to do both

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Sometimes, the research doesn’t answer the most pressing teaching questions, so they should work on that. For example, an English teacher might stumble upon this meta-analysis that looked at 41 summer reading programs across 35 studies and found that lower-income students from kindergarten to eighth grade benefit the most from these programs.

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