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Stem Education in 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

A growing focus of schools is STEM. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Brianna, has some general observations about STEM education in 2020: Stem Education in 2020. ” The world’s workforce lacked a lot of science specialists, that is why STEM education became more popular. So, what is STEM education?

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Utah STEM Action Center Adds IXL Math to K-12 Personalized Learning Grant List

eSchool News

IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 14 million students, announced that it has been added to Utah’s K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software Grant list by the state’s STEM Action Center. SAN MATEO, Calif. — About IXL Currently used by 14 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

Any of these learning activities or tasks above would benefit from students controlling the pace of their progress and could potentially benefit from the playlist model. I’ve even constructed entire units of study in a playlist to allow students to move through it at a pace that works for them.

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Personalizing Learning for All Students With OpenCourseWare

A Principal's Reflections

As we floated around some project ideas, I became fixated on ways to personalize and individualize the learning experience for my students. This is where the idea for incorporating OpenCourseWare (OCW) into Julie’s project arose, and the Independent OpenCourseWare Study (IOCS) was born.

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10 Popular Educational Trends and What You Need to Know

Waterford

Although it’s still difficult to predict how and when students will return to school, many voices in education—including Forbes contributor Enrique Dans —believe that blended learning will be on the rise this school year. Personalized Learning. Over the past few years, personalized learning has been on the rise.

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Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out

The Hechinger Report

Her daughter, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy, learned from the living room couch or dining room table, and there was no chance for altercations with her peers in the hallway or on the bus. But in October, less than two months after returning to in-person learning in Sacramento, California, she was suspended again.

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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

MIND Research Institute

The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. Willingness to test and adapt different methodologies on the road to success – it won’t always work the first time.