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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

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There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. The IBs interdisciplinary structure plays a key role. And through the school’s house system, each student gets the chance to participate in and contribute to meaningful events.

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Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations

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So, how did the Crockett Foundation’s students, most of whom attend Title I schools and live in historically under-resourced communities, achieve this sort of success? Such a position can help frame classroom assignments as interdisciplinary tasks and projects that require knowledge from other classes and other subjects.

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Friday 5: STEAM education in action

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As STEM has risen in prominence over the past decade, arts education has yet to achieve the same recognition and integration. A STEM or STEAM lab is an environment where students, irrespective of grade, can come together and actively participate in hands-on STEM and STEAM learning. What does STEAM do for education?

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How to incorporate real-world connections into any subject area

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By the conclusion of the unit, students will participate in a debate, utilizing their research skills to argue for or against deforestation, exploring its implications for resources and products in relation to their daily lives. Rethinking content teaching at the middle level: An interdisciplinary approach. According to Moser et.

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Discovery Education and Keysight Technologies Launch New Partnership Supporting Equity of Access in Education

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Following a careful review of available digital resources, Discovery Education’s flexible K-12 learning platform and STEM Connect were selected to achieve the initiative’s goals. Through these interactive professional development sessions, participants will learn best practices for using their new digital resources.

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Tennessee’s Maury County Schools Deepens Collaboration with Discovery Education to Support Summer Learning Initiatives

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Each summer, the district hosts a special summer learning session offering participating K-8 students unique support and opportunities. MCPS teachers and educational assistants work with small groups of students to provide targeted, focused instruction every day, providing an engaging opportunity to boost participants’ learning.

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Hardin County Schools is Leading Kentucky’s Transition to Dynamic Digital Learning Experiences for Science Instruction Through New Partnership with Discovery Education

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interdisciplinary K-8 resource,?STEM Through these interactive professional development sessions, participants will learn best practices for integrating their new digital resources into instruction. STEM Connect. . STEM Connect?blends Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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