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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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Young minds: New teachers’ impact on equitable science learning

eSchool News

U-M researchers found that new educators are pioneering paths in science education by offering opportunities for scientific conversations, innovative learning strategies and encouraging children to become active participants in scientific exploration.

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How Teachers Are Making Computer Science Click

Edsurge

A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process. Yet the seamless functioning of these tasks relies on a skilled computer science workforce.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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Personalized Learning, Global Citizenship: A Framework for the Modern Classroom

k12 Digest

Meanwhile, participating in global education programs in countries like Finland, India, and the U.S. This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens. I saw how even the most under-resourced classrooms could transform when teachers felt empowered and supported.

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Online Summer Educational Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

Kids will think they’re playing games, but are actually participating in [mostly] free simulations available in the education field. That kids will lose their sharp education edge, dulled by sun and sand and something else. Worry no more. Your cure: learning disguised as play.

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Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction

eSchool News

Writing formulas are wicked As formulaic writing has become and remains prevalent in instruction and classroom writing activity, graphic organizers and structural guides, which were introduced as a tool to support acts of writing, have become a wicked problem of formula; the resource facilitating process has become the focus of product.