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Announcing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows

Digital Promise

These educators create deep, meaningful learning experiences for their students that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective. James Ewing, Grade K-5 STEM/Science and Grade 4 Special Education (New York). Morgan Keena, Grade 7 Social Studies (Idaho).

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Understanding heutagogy: Fostering lifelong learning and autonomy

Hapara

Five principles underlying heutagogy Learner agency Self-efficacy and capability Metacognition and reflection Nonlinear learning Learning how to learn The origins of heutagogy Steward Hase and Chris Kenyon, who defined heutagogy as the study of self-determined learning in 2000, name it an optimal approach to learning for the 21st century.

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Minnesota’s South Washington County Schools Selects the Discovery Education’s Suite of Digital Services to Support Science Instruction in Grades K-8

eSchool News

Through this multi-year collaboration, educators and students in the district’s elementary and middle schools will return to the classroom this fall with access to award-winning digital resources supporting science instruction. Paul and serves students across 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools and three traditional high schools.

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Head into the Holiday Season with New Dynamic Digital Experiences from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

eSchool News

Taking on a lens starting with the historical refugee experience to the modern-day experience, students learn how refugees adjust to their new homes and cultures and celebrate the strength people can have in times of great change. This experience is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students. Financial Literacy Lessons.

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This Teacher Started a Hands-On PD Lab That’s Sparking Change Across the District

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In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. It was my first full-time teaching job. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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How Purposeful Play Opens the Door to Lifelong Learning

Edsurge

LEGO Education designs standards-aligned sets for K-8 students and offers plenty of free support for teachers, including more than 400 online lesson plans —ranging in focus from computer science and English Language Arts (ELA) to robotics and coding— self-guided professional development and an online community where teachers share tips and ideas.

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S'Cool Tools, Teacher Voice Edition: Edthena, Kaltura, Defined STEM

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If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Written by Sarah, a professional learning coach from Colorado. Defined STEM. Written by Meghan , a science and social studies coordinator at an elementary school in Virginia.

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