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Empowering Teachers and Inspiring Students for a STEM-Driven Future

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Research has found that effective professional development is content-focused, incorporates active learning and supports collaboration. When teachers have this kind of professional learning that is relevant to their work and professional goals, they have improved job satisfaction. I wouldn’t have learned robotics.

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ISTE23 Redux—First Takeaways

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ASCD intends to add AI functionality to Witsby, their new professional learning and credentialing platform featuring ASCD’s content. state standards in science, social studies and English Language Arts. Robotics— They were walking around the convention center and propped up in booths, ready for construction or instruction.

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Building STEM and Movement Skills Outside of School

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An edWebinar sponsored by Unruly Splats , “Distance Learning: How to Support STEM and Physical Activity at Home,” models this alignment showcasing web-based programs and apps that offer stay-at-home learners with opportunities to strengthen STEM skills, remain physically active, and manage screen time.

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How Purposeful Play Opens the Door to Lifelong Learning

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In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. Building robots, sailboats and pulleys also helps students see how to apply their learning to real-world situations. They're laughing, chatting and (sometimes) getting a bit frustrated.

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Creative Coding and Robots in the Classroom

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They highlighted that soft skills critical to student success in future fields of study such as logic, problem-solving and creativity are integral components of computer science curriculums. During her 17-year teaching career, she has developed a love for educational technology and project-based learning. Coding Activities.

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

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Along the way, we learned a lot about how to teach coding skills and what types of professional development opportunities effectively supported our efforts. But no one was providing professional learning opportunities for us, and any attempt at training certainly wasn’t personalized. Terri Collins.

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Discovery Education Adds Engaging New Content Supporting Social Studies, the Earth Sciences and More to Award-Winning Digital Services

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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. Students meet two young pharaohs in ancient Egypt who learn core math concepts from a time-traveling robot.

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