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Meet The Newest Liberal Art: Coding

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When coding shows up in the curriculum of a liberal arts program, its primary purpose is usually pretty obvious: help students get hired. Instead, coding is integrated to explore where it fits in “the broader idea of the liberal arts in the traditional Greek sense,” Anderson explains. In other words, coding isn’t just tacked on.

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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. These aren’t concepts found in most high-school math textbooks. We believe that the line between math, arts and humanities is a lot blurrier than what most people make it out to be,” says Luberoff. One entry looks like an animation straight from a video game.

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OK Go Wants to Launch Your Students’ Art Experiment Into Space

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The gravity-defying choreography in OK Go’s music videos is out of this world—which is also where the American rock band wants to send students’ art experiments. Dubbed “ Art in Space ,” the competition’s organizers want kids to come up with creative experiments that combine arts and sciences to launch into suborbit.

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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

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Alongside the Prefect system, Elmwoods student-led councils offer focused leadership experiences in areas like academics, arts, athletics, and service. For students drawn to the arts, Elmwood shines just as brightly. Its about building understanding through firsthand experiences, not just textbooks. Think art meets science.

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5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction

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Although I love teaching all subjects, I always choose English/language arts and social studies, in part because I love the challenge of engaging young leaners in these important subjects.

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Turn the Page: Looking Beyond the Textbook for Culturally-Responsive Curriculum

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Culturally-responsive curriculum can’t be delivered by an algorithm any more than it can by a static textbook We must—quite literally—throw out the book on how we create and deliver curriculum to teachers and students. Culturally-responsive curriculum can’t be delivered by an algorithm any more than it can by a static textbook.

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9 top YouTube channels to boost classroom lessons

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Videos that are more than flashy attempts to spice up a chapter from a textbook. The Art Assignment. An engaging look at contemporary art, as well as art history through a contemporary lens. The best of them are shot on location and bring art from around the world into your classroom. The Brain Scoop.

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