User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

What may look like an arts and crafts activity, or just a bunch of kids playing with Legos, is actually a way to teach about ancient Rome or how to write a persuasive essay. ( [link] ). It simply becomes, “How can I add a making element to my lessons to reinforce concepts being learned?”

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2015

Sphero emphasizes the power of play in education and has a variety of lessons that are aligned to the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards on their website. However, this past year my school received a robot grant that provided ten robots for us from the company Sphero. Robots in the Physics Classroom.

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2017

But today’s math assignments can be confounding for parents who learned math in a pre-Common Core era, or in a different country — or who still harbor math anxiety from their own days at school, or never fully learned to connect the dots between everyday actions and math lessons. Five Strategies for Connecting with Families.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

It’s how we recruit, how we use resources, how we conduct business in the district.”. When I started, the consistent word was how inconsistent we were,” said Ayala. Related: Eight ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age. It’s not just about teachers teaching. These goals still guide the district today.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Pilot Study Brief from Digital Promise. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Pilot Study Brief from Digital Promise. She jumped at the opportunity to pilot the program in her school.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

That legislation prompted a major shift in our instructional focus that ushered more students toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Showing students how to make environmentally-sustainable and socially-responsible decisions after they graduate from high school is what our future needs.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

Recent studies, including the Gates Foundation, the TNTP Project and Harvard research, all report failing grades from administrators and teachers alike, which is one certainty we can begin with. The training in this area is mostly academically focused, such as common core standards and STEM.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

How to get started. It listed all of the required parts and how to connect them. The Robo Wunderkind Curriculum is fifty+ hours of activities that teach and reinforce core robotics skills. Lessons are each about five hours and cover topics like road safety, math, art, and nature studies. Who will love this robot.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Figuring out how to teach literacy across all subject areas was essentially a non-negotiable—especially when it came to math. Rather, coding instruction should be about teaching how to write a story. Social Studies / Current Events. Social Studies / Current Events.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Change The Equation – At Change The Equation you will find that STEM is their business.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

On the whole, many teachers don’t understand how to use them. To simplify the process for teachers, they’ve aligned their virtual math manipulatives to Common Core and State Standards. In summary, Matific lets you use math manipulatives without the work of finding just the right one for your unit of study.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

Teacher #1 – Matthew Farber ( @MatthewFarber ), Social Studies. The video below provides an example of how the students created these worlds in Minecraft and then demonstrated their understanding of the history through their video presentations. Says Farber of Game Education; “I use games in social studies because the mechanics (e.g.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Not only are the projects fun, engaging, and exciting, they also provide opportunities for students to gain STEM/STEAM/STREAM knowledge and skills that address interdisciplinary standards. “STREAM adds one more layer to STEM and STEAM: reading and wRiting. Social Studies Standard. Social Studies Standard.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2016

The report called Americans’ struggle with math “the most significant barrier” to finishing a degree in both STEM and non-STEM fields. There’s going to be a need for a million more STEM graduates in the next decade than we’re currently producing,” said Chris Rasmussen, professor of mathematics education at San Diego State. “I

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As a teacher, I knew all about project based learning and how rewarding it could be for students, but I struggled to imagine how I would make it work in my 4th grade classroom. Students studied text structure, types of research, ways to research and record information, and different aspects of the classroom that interested them.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

When Ithaca moved to reduce advanced math classes, parents voiced concern that students wouldn’t be challenged academically and would miss out on a chance to take algebra in eighth grade, which is often viewed as a steppingstone to high-school calculus and a college STEM degree. Related: How to boost math skills in the early grades.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

Now a soon-to-be released study from Vanderbilt University demonstrates the impact of rigorous, peer reviewed research into curricular tools, in this case showing that students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Minecraft —Teaches kids how to code through play. This is how knowledge progresses.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2018

Related: How to help students avoid the remedial ed trap. Plus the decline in remedial enrollments appeared in 2015, not long after the Common Core State Standards were implemented. Twelfth-graders’ scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have barely budged over the last 10 years.

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wwwatanabe

JUNE 26, 2012

The Collaboration Coach training presents an opportunity for Apache Junction Unified School District teachers to explore coaching as an effective model for providing ongoing professional learning with classroom teachers focused on 21st century learning, Common Core, technology integration, and best teaching practices.

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Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 29, 2016

This presentation came out of the discussion Diane and I had about teaching, the needs of our students, and conversations we had with our colleagues on how to teach these skills. 2014) The STEM paradoxes: Graduates’ lack of non-technical skills, and not enough women. Washington Post (online edition), September 26.

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wwwatanabe

AUGUST 15, 2013

It takes place through conversations, classes, Twitter chats , workshops, blogging, book studies, challenges, team meetings, etc. Leadership Day 2013 Image by Scott McLeod Model what you want to see Sometimes the best professional development comes informally through the behaviors of others, influencing how I think and what I think about.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

However, that does not mean there are not a lot of new items to look through, as sites/apps for programming/coding, Math/STEM, and Game Based Learning played a predominant role in this year's list. Code Kingdoms - One of my favorite sites for learning how to program (Javascript) by drag-n-dropping blocks of code (i.e

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Take a moment to visit the site, select a theme that aligns with content being studied, find a question, and determine the text you wish to use. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

He then went on to study school psychology and special education in graduate school. There are five magnet schools in the elementary levels—a school for arts, aerospace and engineering, medical science, international studies, and technology. They had no correlation to the standards that we had just switched to, which was Common Core.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2016

It’s not a stretch to say that today’s educational paradigm is preoccupied with the “how” of learning. Educators are grappling — either by choice or decree — with how to incorporate digital devices, new learning standards, and more collaboration and critical thinking into the already-packed school day.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

#GlobalSpeedChat--A Worldwide Collaboration of Students - Jennifer Hesseltine & Kim Preshoff, Teachers in New York A Case Study in Global Business Awareness - Connecting Students to the World Marketplace - Penny Lorenzo, JD Agentes De Cambio - Pedro Aparicio M.S. Make a Difference. Barrios, Ed.D.; Beebe, Ph.D.,

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MindShift

APRIL 25, 2019

” Yet at the same time, we also heard from teachers and education organizations who are introducing the topic in subjects from social studies to math to English language arts, and at every grade level, from preschool on up. He studies how climate change is taught in schools, and believes it needs to be taught across many subjects.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

I don’t think the industry has read the research, or realizes how sophisticated and complicated adding technology is. That is not how to solve this problem. Before the onslaught of online Common Core-aligned testing like PARCC and SmarterBalanced, there were already some schools going 1:1. This isn’t new.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

From theory to PowerPoint instructional design in a STEM lesson. Richard Close Planetlines Connect Students Around the World - Daniel Kinzer Director of Experiential Learning School 8:00pm Alternativas lúdicas basadas en TIC para la ensenanza del cálculo en el bachillerato - Mr. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm ISTE Webinar: 10 Classroom Tools for the Maker Movement , Discover the maker movement and find out how to harness its power to bring new tools and technology for hands-on learning to all grades and content areas – especially STEM and STEAM.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Some fear the corporatization of Maker education, particularly as schools and policymakers have embraced the movement as a way to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and workforce preparation. There is growing interest in whether Maker education can help boost student learning outcomes, including test scores.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. That leaves just your typing.

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MindShift

MARCH 2, 2016

His latest is called The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions. He also maintains that there is no proof for a STEM shortage or a skills gap; and that we should pursue “numeracy” in education rather than mathematics knowledge. I’m saying: No, we don’t need that many people studying mathematics.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Dozens of states have incorporated more rigorous standards through the implementation of the Common Core. Wolcott encouraged Gallin to carefully study his students’ work and look for clues. He began class by telling students that he was confident they would soon know how to solve it. I don’t like math … in general.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

million 12- to 17-year-olds still met the criteria for a substance use disorder in 2014, and studies find that 9 in 10 adults with addiction problems began their chemical dependency before age 18. “My Here’s how to help them. Related: Violent beginnings: How to help preschoolers who witness violence and trauma.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. That leaves just your typing.

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