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Bullis Charter School Students Engage in Global Climate Change Work

Battelle for Kids

Bullis Charter School 6th – 8th grade students have been collaborating virtually with students in nineteen countries including Slovenia, Philippines, Peru, Kenya, Germany, New Zealand, Indonesia, Morocco, Sweden and Ghana to prepare the largest synthesis of youth research on colonization and climate change.

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How to Integrate Computational Thinking with “Look Fors”

Digital Promise

Subcomponents include student behaviors associated with each practice and probing questions to facilitate student engagement in CT practices. These documents have been used successfully as self-reflective measures to gauge teachers’ understanding of key CT practices and how they use these with their middle school students.

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Free STEM Curriculum Distance Learning Resources

Teacher Reboot Camp

This includes downloadable strategies that educators can send to their students while they are out of school, professional development resources for educators including the EdSERT Optimistic Thinking Guide, and additional resources such as white papers, videos, and blog posts to support educators during this time.

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Free STEM Curriculum Distance Learning Resources

Teacher Reboot Camp

This includes downloadable strategies that educators can send to their students while they are out of school, professional development resources for educators including the EdSERT Optimistic Thinking Guide, and additional resources such as white papers, videos, and blog posts to support educators during this time.

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Could VR Be the Missing Piece in Meaningful Language Instruction?

Edsurge

Younger students can practice by playing games like darts or throwing a ball in a hole that pops up a question that they then need to ask. That fun gameplay keeps students engaged and interested in the lessons. Blog : Content about virtual reality, language education and Immerse. Recommended resources from Immerse.

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Leading the Integration of AI in a School System

edWeb.net

Initial Planning A good starting point for educational leaders is the recent white paper on AI from the US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology.

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How Teachers Can Learn From One Another at Unconferences, Meet-ups and Edcamps

MindShift

For the first hour, I attended a session on student blogging. About six of us talked about student privacy, student engagement and inspiring project ideas. Turns out, whoever wrote “student blogging” on the whiteboard ended up going to a different session — a rare move, but one that’s totally acceptable.

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