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5 math curriculum insights from educators

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Instead of asking for the usual feedback on curriculum, I posed a different question. Here are the passionate and clear responses educators provided when I asked, “What does your ideal math curriculum look like?” It empowers teachers to facilitate collaborative learning. It inspires problem-solving and productive struggle.

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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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4 ways to build engineering into your curriculum

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With many of today’s educators already feeling overwhelmed with the responsibilities of teaching, finding ways to seamlessly integrate engineering into the curriculum is essential for both teacher and student success. Here are just a few strategies that teachers can use to build engineering into their classroom curriculum: 1.

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The Balance with Catlin Tucker: Featuring Dr. Maria Hersey

Catlin Tucker

Maria Hersey is a global educator with extensive experience in educational leadership, international education, social-emotional learning (SEL), curriculum design, and global- mindedness. At the end of the podcast, we encourage teachers to dedicate time each day for one week to engage in a mindful activity.

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Debunking the myth that good teachers shouldn’t use curriculum aids

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The myth that good teachers have the Midas touch and therefore don’t need curriculum programs has been around for decades. Some packages simply did not have much to offer, while others talked down to teachers, as the oft-used phrase “teacher-proof curriculum” suggests. Expecting teachers to go it alone hurts school improvement.

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Explore Interactive Announces Partnership with Award-Winning Curriculum Developer, EiE

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MindLabs by Explore Interactive brings state-of-the-art technology that, combined with award-winning EiE curricula, will provide teachers with standards-aligned, engaging activities to help students build skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, engineering design, and team collaboration — all skills required for jobs in the 21st century.

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

More formally, “metacognition was originally referred to as the knowledge about and the regulation of one’s cognitive activities in learning processes” (Veenman, Van Hout-Wolters, & Afflerbach, 2006, p.3). Metacognition is defined as thinking about one’s thinking or learning.