eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

According to a recent McKinsey study, 87 percent of companies are aware that they either already have a skills gap or will have one within the next five years. Consequently, students who face difficulties in meeting academic standards might find themselves lacking the requisite skills and knowledge to effectively pursue careers in IT.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2020

Studies show that early exposure to science, technology, engineering and math provides students with the foundation necessary to partake in an increased number of STEM careers. However, many schools struggle to offer hands-on learning opportunities, such as robotics programs, because they lack funding, coaches and other forms of support.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Motoman Robotics Division (Yaskawa Motoman), has committed to being a major sponsor of the 2018-2019 Cyber Robotics Coding Competition (CRCC), happening in 14 states across the United States. The need for skilled labor in coding, robotics and automation is on the rise - and is not being fulfilled. Motoman Robotics Division. “We

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

In the book, obviously there's images of girls coding together, building robots together, just showing what they can do, but then there’s the teaching side of it. My mom encouraged me to join the robotics team, and there was a lot of pushback from me because I was like, “Why would I do that? Robotics is not in the picture.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2022

Thought #4: Meet Your New You. At ISTE I learned that research is showing that humans tend to not question robots or chatbots even when they know it is not telling the truth.). Here's the math of AI in my opinion: AI – HI = nonsense. HI – AI = unneeded struggles or missing resources.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

I was at a school last year that showed movies during science class to meet a science lesson requirement. Zaina: The Saturday Robotics Teacher. Zaina splits the teams in groups to tackle the robots, coding, and the research needed to present salient arguments. Check out his video: Nate: The Science Podcaster.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Book Study/Lit Circles. Replace or Supplement Meetings. Badging Systems.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Would the typical rows of chairs from days past give way to children on the floor of a makerspace , coding for robots and being creators? As part of the program, an education strategist trained in space design and pedagogy meets with school IT decisionmakers to get a handle on the schools’ vision and goals for the space or project.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

Once you know their reasons, be honest with them on how you will help them meet their goals. Do you remember the Hawthorne Effect Study? This includes popular buzzword tools such as 3D printing , virtual reality , coding, robotics, and augmented reality. Their answers to this question will guide you in how you teach the class.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

Those applications are fine, but I talk a lot about h ow to integrate technology in cool ways for engagement purposes , like during social studies or math lessons or science. Schools should be meeting kids where they are, and then try to understand how can to integrate some curriculum around those interests.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. By October, her database had more than 500 unique visitors from more than 40 countries, and plenty of options to meet their individualized needs.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2021

Every year, around the country, high school students get their hands dirty with science projects—chemistry labs, robotics, that model of a volcano. That change has sparked a feisty battle between groups of parents and alumni, including protests and rallies, lawsuits and passionate arguments at school board meetings.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

They were at a family coding event and had been working together to brainstorm an idea for a story, draw it on paper and try out different ways to recreate it using KIBO , a tangible robotics platform programmed using interlocking wooden blocks. He pressed the green triangle on top of the robot to run the program again.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

“There’s a misconception that there’s such a thing as ‘self-driving car technology,’” says Sudha Jamthe, who designed and teaches the first autonomous vehicles business course for Stanford University’s Continuing Studies program. Join the Robotics Club All three offered this recommendation enthusiastically. Change your oil.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It regularly participates in several different competitions, including ones for robotics and solar cars. For some classes, teachers may use a drone for flying as an incentive or for basic coding practice, while others have the students plot out equations, using the drones to study math. We also did one drone lesson for student writing.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

She is also a robotics advisor for the largest VRC Robotics team in Washington. Current student Alexis Cheney agrees, “She’s always there next to us, whether we’re testing or studying. Our team was privileged to go to Washington and meet with Karen, her students, and the administrators from her school and state.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

In the past 18 months, educators across the country learned how to adjust their instruction to online learning environments; many had to completely rethink how they would approach their content to meet the needs of all learners. It's just something that I've studied a lot.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 20, 2019

Quizlet , the studying tool he built in 2005, is now one of the most widely used education apps, claiming more than 50 million active users in 130 countries who have created over 300 million study sets. At meetings, Nevins is often not addressed when she is sitting next to her co-director. Fast forward 14 years.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Districts across the country have been ramping up career education programs spurred, in part, by federal legislation updated in 2018 that provides funding for career education (commonly referred to as Perkins V ), said Matt Giani, a research associate professor in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin who studies education policy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

We also just won a grant to develop an outdoor learning space that will integrate the history of the area with ecological studies and technology. They are all about empowering the community with robots and technology, and they were exploring VR as well. After meeting with our teachers, they decided to work on biomes.

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techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

The recently-added content empowers educators to create dynamic digital learning environments that support social studies, life and earth sciences, social and emotional learning, and more. Content Exploring the Science of Happiness: Studies show that two out of three American teens are stressed and many don't know how to handle it.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

Recently, I was in a meeting with department chairs and administrators at my high school. As it turns out, ChatGPT studied these same formulaic patterns, and the students picked up on them instantly. We were discussing the agenda when the topic of ChatGPT elicited a collective groan. Look,” a student pointed out in one seminar. “It

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Be Welcoming One of my colleagues, Roger Heuser, a professor of leadership studies at Vanguard University, regularly invites people to join him in his office for tea. However, he has found that having students join him virtually for office hours has extended his reach beyond what was possible with in-person meetings.

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 20, 2018

In addition to video content that you can watch through online streaming, you’ll also find digital textbooks for science, math, and social studies. You’ll find videos that explain concepts from science, math, social studies, English language arts, and more. Who doesn’t like robots and cartoons that teach us something?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Out-of-school factors weigh heavily on student success, studies show, and research indicates family engagement can lead to higher grades and test scores, improved attendance and better behavior. Edmondson’s strategies are consistent with the latest data: A new study from the Washington, D.C.-based What worked?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

These technologies are helping students achieve academic and social success while meeting the needs of various learning styles. Additionally, parents who need assistance in teaching a concept or supporting their children’s learning can email teachers and learn alternative teaching strategies to better meet their kids’ learning styles.

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Digital Promise

JULY 12, 2018

In late April, League educators joined researchers and other leaders in the education industry at the spring 2018 League meeting in Charlotte, NC, to talk about the challenges they face and develop ideas for solutions. Challenge: Personalized Learning | Solution: Personalized Learning Case Studies in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

And while some students are not often engaged with learning, others have the opposite problem and are always studying. They may get on the bus at 4 pm but, once they are home, they are studying far into the night. Is it possible to have a highly engaging school day with an hour of study a night? Where’s Balance?

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

In looking at the future and how we interact with programmable devices, students need to understand both the positives and negatives surrounding the use of robotics and artificial intelligence to simplify human tasks. In essence, we are creating robots that can adapt to change in their environment and settings.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Our Improving Ed-Tech Purchasing study found that districts often use “ pilot tryouts ” to make decisions about learning technology tools. “We’re not getting the results we’re hoping to see from our digital content in middle school social studies and science. Director of Research and Program Evaluation.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This could be anything from a high-quality webcam for his online meetings to a smart assistant like Google Nest or Amazon Echo. Check out the full list of study websites to learn more. DIY Kits or Tools If he enjoys hands-on activities, a DIY kit in woodworking , brewing beer , or even robotics could be a hit.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 30, 2020

Then, after those days, they didn’t have any other use for the technology or use for coding outside of maybe LEGO Robotics that they might do at a camp,” said van Nood. Middle school social studies curricula on Feudal Asia/Medieval Europe and the Hillary Steps are perfect avenues for incorporating STEM tools.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The multi-million-dollar facility is stocked with today’s most advanced manufacturing equipment ranging from steel 3D printers to precision cutters to collaborative robotics that work alongside humans on the factory floor. You can go in as a robot programmer or a computer technician. That’s not all that it is anymore.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Last week, the ODH marked its first decade with cake and presentations at its annual Project Directors’ meeting at the NEH’s headquarters in Washington. Kirschenbaum , a professor of English at the University of Maryland at College Park and director of the Graduate Certificate in Digital Studies program there.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2017

In Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), a team of educators worked to secure telepresence robots for sick and homebound students after seeing the robots demonstrated at a conference. This is where the Double robot from Double Robotics became invaluable for a high school student battling cancer, AACPS educators said.

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