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Preparing Students for the Future: Lessons from STEMpath's Industry Collaborations

MindSpark

by Rose Gaylen How are your students preparing for a modern workforce? What effective communication skills are they developing, which industry standard productivity tools are they using? Preparing students to join a modern workforce remains a key point of contention for many educators. Externships bridge that gap.

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Edtech Is Looking to Build Tools to Foster Student Engagement. Can That Scale?

Edsurge

With student disengagement and mental health problems on the rise, edtech solutions are trying to help rebuild that student connection. At this year’s ASU GSV Summit, an annual gathering of edtech investors and companies, scaling learning communities arose as a major theme. And, if so, what seems to be working?

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Igniting student curiosity through career exploration

eSchool News

However, student engagement remains a challenge for many. In speaking with colleagues from across the country, they all seem to agree that igniting student engagement and curiosity has become incredibly difficult since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments

eSchool News

Christina Counts, the vice president of education at MiEN Company, and Dr. Kristen Brittingham, the chief learning officer for Modern Teacher, have co-authored a white paper titled “Active Learning Environments Support Student Engagement, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking.”. About MiEN Company.

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MiEN Company Releases New Guide on Creating Active Learning Spaces

eSchool News

To help educators make the most of new teaching strategies and tools, MiEN Company has published “ A Guide to Creating Dynamic Active Learning Spaces.”. Even before the pandemic, there was a growing shift toward giving students more opportunities to practice the ‘four Cs’ – creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication.

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GoGuardian Finds Three Factors That influence K-12 Student Engagement Online and In-Person

eSchool News

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Because the COVID-19 Pandemic has restructured U.S.

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IGNITING STUDENT CURIOSITY IN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR

American Consortium for Equity in Education

Lance Rougeux the Senior VP of Curriculum, Instruction & Student Engagement at Discovery is my guest.