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How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics

EdTech Magazine

How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics. Cracking the K–12 connection code requires a new approach, one that combines active-learning pedagogy with robotics in the classroom to deliver an interactive, immersive learning experience. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how education robotics companies are invigorating K–12 learning.

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70+ Engaging Debate Topics for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Engaging students in debates around various topics will not only enhance their rhetorical and speaking skills, but will also develop their research competencies and expand their knowledge base. Robots will soon take all human jobs. STEM subjects are more important than other school subjects. Yes or no and why.

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Connecting Computer Science to Today's World

Tech Helpful

Recently I had the opportunity to talk with a STEM district leader and heard concerns about teaching both more and higher level computer science classes in their district. STEM jobs are the fastest growing need in our country today but so many states need to step up to create more fluid opportunities for this to happen.

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Searching for the Ability to Think: Training our Kids to Go Past Google

The CoolCatTeacher

In other words, they learned and built their own knowledge base. To expand their knowledge, they had to assemble a library and know how to find books in it. Others built robots or drove my Dash Wonderbot. In previous centuries, students had to build their own Google. The focus was on learning. But it shouldn’t be.

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Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?

eSchool News

First there is knowledge — which still matters of course! It is not a false dichotomy of knowledge or the other competencies. It is knowledge and competencies. Competencies do not “float” out there with no knowledge base. How do we learn math in the context of robotics? Why is that?

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Messy Works: How to Apply Self-Organized Learning in the Classroom

MindShift

When the class gets there, the kids already have some information about and experience with the concepts and can more easily add to their knowledge base. MC2 STEM High School in Cleveland has a reputation for being innovative. SOLE In High School. We wanted to shift it so they are carrying the load of learning,” MacKinnon said.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot,” The Wall Street Journal gushed in 2016 , documenting an experiment undertaken at Georgia Tech in which a chatbot called “Jill Watson” answered questions in a course’s online forum. Robot essay graders — they grade just the same as human ones. Chatbot Instructors.

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