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From DC Chancellor to Edtech Founder: Kaya Henderson on Her New Venture in Culturally-Relevant Education

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It is an online platform that focuses on providing a culturally-affirming identity development classes for African-American young people. We don’t just want this to be accessible to kids in major urban environments—we want kids no matter where they are to be able to access this. What would a national Black curriculum look like?

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These Colleges Are Betting That Culturally Relevant Textbooks Will Improve Student Outcomes

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Like: What would happen if students had access to a catalog of free and?this culturally relevant textbooks? Six Massachusetts colleges and universities, alongside the state’s Department of Higher Education, are testing their hypothesis that free, culturally relevant textbooks can improve student performance.

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Prepared for tomorrow: Reimagining readiness in Indiana education

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The other, from the president and CEO of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization that provides schools with innovative, hands-on, project-based STEM curriculum designed to develop critical skills and knowledge, while preparing students for careers beyond the classroom.

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Empowering Learners for a Global Future

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At Kristin, we focus on integrating technology thoughtfully to support inquiry-based learning and to ensure equitable access to resources that empower both educators and students. In addition as we plan for learning AI can help inspire us to consider our planning through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

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KinderLab Robotics Debuts AI Curriculum for Young Learners

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Waltham, MA – KinderLab Robotics , a leader in educational STEAM robotics for grades pre-K–5, has launched Thinking with KIBO: Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Grades , a free curriculum designed to help students understand how AI tools work and think critically about how these tools can improve lives in their communities.

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Education Arm of The Buck Institute – PBLWorks – Receives a $2.9 Million Grant from the Bezos Family Foundation

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The new PBL units are being designed for teachers of grades 4-12 and will be available free as Open Educational Resources (OER). . In addition to the work being done through the Bezos Family Foundation grant, BIE is also partnering with the Kentucky Department of Education to design culturally-responsive K-12 science/STEM units.

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How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

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So are most of the students taking the cultural competency quiz Professor John Branch gives out near the beginning of his MBA-level International Marketing class at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Instead, I ask them to try to explore cultural differences while sitting in their armchairs at home. Why did it fail?

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