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Not All Screen Time Is Created Equal

Catlin Tucker

I want them to play sports, get lost in great books, collect bugs in our backyard, and engage with one another creating art projects, choreographing dance numbers, and playing good old fashioned board games. I resent the magnetic pull that iPads and apps have on their time and attention. How does it improve or enhance the learning?

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7 reasons to ditch recipe-style science labs

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This “cookbook recipe” teaching style not only stifles creativity, but it can also hinder critical thinking skill development. At the age level I teach, pretty much everyone needs my attention at the same time, but I only have two hands. I only have two hands.

Science 323
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New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025

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Designed to work alongside innovative product enhancements announced earlier this year , these new resources empower teachers to create personalized learning experiences with inquiry, excitement, and exploration that will hold students attention while challenging them academically.

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Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation

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Students need engagement in hands-on activities such as robotics, electronics, animation, 3D printing, and physical computing, as well as art and music, to reach their full potential. Children need to build robots, make art, and compose music to understand the world and boost their creativity in profound ways.

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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

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This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. Introduce edtech tools to enhance learning Integrating edtech tools is an effective way to capture (and keep) students’ attention and enhance learning.

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5 ways to teach like a pirate

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Central to this approach are the hooks – strategies that captivate students’ attention and foster excitement for learning. These strategies encourage curiosity and critical thinking, setting the stage for deeper exploration of the day’s lesson. in teaching.

Teaching 297
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Lifelong learning: Developing skills across all ages

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These are examples of the art of education and how creativity on the part of educators can be wonderful. Ignoring for a moment the difficulty with attention spans, how can teachers change this to get students excited about education? Chemistry teachers demonstrated why solar power was difficult to harness.

Skills 295