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The Importance of Developing Spatial Skills for STEM Success

MIND Research Institute

Having a deep conceptual understanding of math creates the problem-solving foundation that all areas of STEM are built on, and early math skills are powerful predictors of later learning. Having well-developed spatial skills is very important for advanced STEM coursework, and many STEM-related occupations.

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7 tips and ideas to make the eclipse engaging for students

eSchool News

Here are some tips for making the most out of this rare occasion as you study it with your students. Study the light level As the moon gradually blocks more and more of the sun, you would certainly expect to see an associated change in the light level. You and your students will be very excited during totality and the time just before.

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Recess Rescue: Why Play Time Should Be Written Into The Students' Bill Of Rights

ASIDE

Source: ASIDE 2016 As our nation’s children head to back to the classroom, many schools find themselves trying to rein in kids’ summer impulses. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports these findings with its seminal white paper about " The Crucial Role Of Recess In School."

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Observation and self-reflection in the classroom

Kathy Schrock

The Discovery Education in Action project allows educators to step inside the classrooms of these master teachers and watch their strategies and methods for use of the Discovery Education tools. These videos can be used in a number of ways to enhance classroom instruction. Register today !

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game based learning excites learning in my classroom. It can ignite your classroom too. In this post, I’ll share what I’m doing in my classroom. Games are fun.

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The 2019 Global Education Conference - Full List of 130 Sessions and 10 Keynotes!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Associate Professor, Co-Director of Asian Studies, Adelphi University | Jan Dormer, Ph.D., Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. Messiah College | Chesla Ann Lenkaitis, Ph.D.,

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. For what it’s worth, Richard Hall’s response makes for better reading than the white paper itself.