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Blending Art and Algorithms, Desmos Sets Out to Reimagine Math Curriculum

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It’s an art competition unlike most others. Looking at these projects, it’s clear that some kids have been so motivated to make beautiful graphs that they’re going out to learn math that most kids don’t learn until college,” says von Oy. “We One entry looks like an animation straight from a video game. The rules were simple enough.

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Getting pre-service teachers comfortable using and teaching with STEAM tools

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My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. I typically assign a hefty 20-page final project in my STEM course, but I decided to take a more playful and hands-on approach for this group of students.

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‘The Secret to Developing Successful Readers’ Lies In How You Motivate Them

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Unfortunately, says Guthrie, students’ reading motivation is often "shockingly low." After spending 45 years studying how to motivate and engage students, Guthrie has learned that the secret to developing successful readers lies in understanding the right—and wrong—ways to motivate them. Not the books and the content.

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To Foster Confidence and Motivation in Young Readers, Consider This

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Sometimes self-confidence and the belief in one’s self as a reader gets waylaid by a less than ideal reading environment, such as parents who don’t read at home or classroom instruction in reading that centers on worksheets rather than rich texts. Students need a support system to bolster self-belief.

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There’s No Such Thing As Being Bad at Math: How Neuroscience Is Changing the Equation

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This belief is wrong. Change the belief that mathematical ability is inborn, focusing on parents’ attitudes and how they are communicated to children. Other aspects of our designs are influenced by neuroscientific knowledge about motivation and working memory. Engage Intrinsic Motivation. Sample activities.

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3 Pillars of High-quality Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

This positively impacts their motivation to engage with tasks. In a secondary English language arts class, rather than assigning a single text to the entire class, teachers can provide a curated list of books or short stories, each highlighting different themes or literary styles.

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Embracing the Wall-less Classroom

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One might assume that, since focus and productivity were not easy by-products of this environment, anyone experiencing it would come out with a firm belief in the value of walls. We went to the Washington Memorial, the Zoo, the Capitol Building, the Museum of African History, the Arts and Industries Building and many more.

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