Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

They were also the first Catholic school in the country accredited as a STEM school by AdvancED. The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. They use video conferences to understand how to help people in Uganda with AIDS awareness.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2017

At education conferences in particular, teachers are constantly distracted by flashy booths, expensive giveaways, superhero characters, and other marketing gimmicks. At the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference this year, there was a lot of fanfare, and some really great products. Take a look at Spiral.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space. Not only do employers need to have the largest possible pool of qualified STEM workers to succeed, business outcomes improve with a diverse workforce. Women make up half of the total U.S.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

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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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Master Educators use LEGO Education solutions in their classrooms and embody the LEGO Education mission of enabling success for all students through hands-on learning experiences. New Flipgrid updates will launch and be livestreamed from Minneapolis on August 1 at Flipgrid’s annual educator conference, #FlipgridLIVE.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2015

At a long, markerboard-surfaced table in the room’s center, a group of students builds robots from Cubelets, box-shaped elements that use sensors to perform different functions. These students belong to one of Anthony Donahoo’s Environmental and Spatial Technology classes at Creston Community Schools. Finding what works.

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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. They found that it can work–“for some students, in some ways, at some times.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Wednesday, November 16th, is the final day of our the seventh annual Global Education Conference. It's been an amazing conference, hope you can join us for some of the final keynotes or sessions! IMPORTANT NOTES: Simple instructions on joining the conference for newcomers: [link]. Want to volunteer to help moderate sessions?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. They are listed below, and after the reminder plea for moderator volunteers, you''ll also find the current list of all conference sessions. Huge thanks!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Integrating technology does not automatically improve student engagement or learning. ?MYTH MYTH #2: Lessons should be as creative and fun as possible to increase engagement. TRUTHS: Engaging kids is different from ensuring they’re having fun. I know for me as a learner, I actually really like direct instruction.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. As the decade went on, the arguments for surveilling students’ social media have changed several times.

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