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Friday 5: K-12 coding

eSchool News

And Singapore launched a tailored coding class for primary and secondary school students as early as 2014. The value of learning how to code isn’t only in the skill itself; it’s in the way of thinking, and that transfers to many other subjects. Introducing students to coding and robotics gives them early exposure to STEM in general.

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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

Hack Education

I'm not an advocate for ed-tech; I'm not here to sell you on a new flashcard app or show you how to use the learning management system more effectively. Students were therefore unable to sit their A Levels, the exams that are the culmination of secondary education there. That robot grading is degrading. I'm an ed-tech critic.

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Improving Student Outcomes Through Work-Based Learning Opportunities

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Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Work-based learning is providing a way for school and district leaders to increase the relevance and value of secondary education, while also offering opportunities for the practice and application of new skills in supportive environments.

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How to Prepare Students for Jobs in the Self-Driving-Car-Industry

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Dolan, principal systems scientist at Carnegie Mellon University and a self-driving vehicle researcher in the school’s Robotics Institute , is the value they place on employees with that broad skill set. Join the Robotics Club All three offered this recommendation enthusiastically. But even better, says Dolan: C++. Change your oil.

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ChatGPT Teacher Tips  Part 4 – Teacher Writing Assistant

EdTechTeacher

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. And ChatGPT provides human-like writing, so what it creates won’t sound robotic. How to use ChatGPT as a Writing Assistant ChatGPT is a better writer when prompts are specific.

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National STEM/STEAM Day Nov. 8th

Ask a Tech Teacher

While STEM topics seem a natural fit in high schools and post-secondary curriculum, education experts are promoting a focus on STEM subjects for younger and younger children. This STEM bundle includes four lesson plans: Engineering and Design, The Human Body, Keyboarding and the Scientific Method, and Robotics. 4 Lesson plans.

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Teaching and leading for higher student engagement … even during a pandemic (aka How I spent my summer)

Dangerously Irrelevant

I was fortunate to work with numerous educators this summer on how to teach and lead for higher student engagement – even during a pandemic. I modeled how to adopt an approach that focused on ideation, not judgment, and pointed out some key considerations and ‘think abouts’ for each section of the protocol. Related Posts.