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The 2 stages of successful early STEM education revisited

eSchool News

I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. In our K-4 buildings, our goal is to integrate technology into the curriculum and enhance the lesson, activity or the critical thinking skills of the student, not just to use technology.

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The 2 stages of successful early STEM education

eSchool News

I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. In our K-4 buildings, our goal is to integrate technology into the curriculum and enhance the lesson, activity or the critical thinking skills of the student, not just to use technology.

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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. What’s more, it’s harmful to kids as they have their first experiences learning math; the attitude that “I can’t learn math” quickly becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. In mathematics, learning advanced subject matter often depends on the depth of understanding of certain earlier subject matter.

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