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Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative

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The use of design thinking can foster a healthy relationship with failure within students. Research by Dorland (2023) shows that design thinking training may enable students to embrace, rather than struggle with failure in their work. Design thinking is flexible enough to be used within various levels and contents.

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Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education

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In a TEDx talk titled The Super Mario Effect–Tricking Your Brain into Learning More , Mark Rober highlighted how video games like Super Mario can motivate people to achieve their goals by viewing failures as learning opportunities. Theyre encouraged to embrace mistakes, stay motivated, and deepen their understanding of the material.

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Will Existing Mental Models Threaten Post-pandemic Progress in Education?

Catlin Tucker

Instead, we must ask, “How can we take the best aspects of teaching and learning from the last year and incorporate them into our future work with students?” Failure to identify and name the mental models driving our actions and decisions will undermine any effort to make long-term change in a system.

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How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum

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Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning. Do your students feel safe to build? Do your students feel safe to screw up? The best part?

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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

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As schools are adopting and using more digital tools, they are looking for solutions that not only consolidate functions to reduce the risks of privacy or security failure, avoid confusion among teachers and parents, and also better connect and engage school communities. Dr. Becky A. Jamie Candee, CEO, Edmentum. •

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Using robots to teach creativity, collaboration, and self-confidence

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With robots in general, and especially with virtual robots, students are more likely to try stuff without fear of failure because it’s just a robot—or, in our case, it’s just a collection of click-and-drag images. You just want to get the conversation going and have tools to help connect the activity back to your curriculum.

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What the F? Grading strategies for early career teachers

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According to a recent study , grading is one of the least stressful activities early career teachers have to complete. Are students allowed to retake tests on which they did not do well? Otherwise, instructional challenges or lack of student engagement could be to blame.

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