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Bringing Robotics to a STEAM Elementary School

MIND Research Institute

So much so that the ultimate frisbee champion and class valedictorian mentioned it while delivering his graduation speech to the students of Amelia Earhart Options for Knowledge Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, last month. When our team learned about Earhart's need for these robotics kits, we wanted to help.

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Part 2… 34 NCAA Basketball Lesson Plan Resources and Links … A PBL Series

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I will be at Alan November’s BLC19 in Boston (July) presenting workshops and sessions to support educators and students. Checkout my conference half day workshops : Making Makers Mainstream and Project Based Learning Quick Start. Robot Basketball – This lesson comes from Try Engineering. Have a great week!

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Part 2… 30 NCAA Basketball Lesson Plan Resources and Links … A PBL Series

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Robot Basketball – This lesson comes from Try Engineering. Students design a device that can shoot a basketball free-throw shot accurately every time. Mike Gorman ( 21centuryedtech ).

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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

Our high schoolers are creating collaborative charts in history classes, our middle schoolers are doing flipped learning in math which allows more time for group activities, and our elementary students are working on collaborative projects using Seesaw. I often present at conferences on why coding should be a part of every class.

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Maryland Educator Ali Schilpp Named 2018 School Librarian of the Year by School Library Journal

techlearning

All entries to the 2018 School Librarian of the Year Awards were judged based on criteria including creativity in programming and use of content; demonstrated student engagement; outreach to families; and exemplary use of technology tools.

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How a Tough Challenge Taught My Students More About Coding Than I Ever Could

Edsurge

Part of a student's completed website design (source: Shelley Songy) Challenge Students (and Get Out of Their Way) Personalized learning can be tricky for students of any age—but in my experience, it’s especially true of ninth graders. She is a regular presenter at state and national educational technology conferences.

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I have a confession.

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

And how about this scenario for major writing assignments: students get assigned an essay to write that connects to the novel studied in class. Students engage in writing workshops, do some peer review, have mini-conferences with the teacher, write a draft, revise the draft, and hand it in. Who am I fooling?!?!?

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