Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. It’s common to hear well educated adults declare themselves “not a math person,” sometimes proudly. This belief is wrong. But it should!

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Keywords: Active Learning, Think-Pair-Share, STEM Background Introductory undergraduate STEM classes are notoriously painful experiences, both for the students and for the teacher. Discussion Questions: Reflect on your challenges in teaching a large STEM class. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Johnston County educators are confident they will continue to see growth, and they credit Savvas for being part of the “right mix of expertise, resources, and support” that is delivering real results for the district’s students. This lab includes various STEM products, modular seating, and curriculum.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. For STEM instruction, inclusive teaching and relationship-building is often new and potentially dangerous territory. In my experience, graduate training in STEM tends to lack any discussion of this.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

Even among African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans who have STEM degrees, only 30 percent have STEM-related careers. The influence of technology in the daily lives of Americans and those abroad has become increasingly ubiquitous. We know confidence is not borne in a vacuum.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

Even among African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans who have STEM degrees, only 30 percent have STEM-related careers. We also see women drop out of the technology industry at a much higher rate than men: after 10 years, 41 percent of women leave technology careers, compared to 17 percent of men.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. For some, this may be a struggle to embrace due lack of access or belief that paper is better. Thus, preparing the next generation of STEM-literate citizens has never been more critical.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Mashing the arts and math is core to Desmo’s belief that education is interdisciplinary by nature, and subjects should be taught as such. That effort was fueled partly by a belief that no student should have to fork out $100 for a physical graphing calculator ever again. “Math isn’t just the regurgitation of formulas.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In a particularly jarring study by Sian Beilock, girls in first and second grade classrooms with female teachers high in math anxiety had lower achievement in math and held more stereotyped beliefs about girls' abilities. Math anxiety is a corrosive agent in the STEM talent pipeline.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Espoused Values and Beliefs The first source of information ought to come from your espoused values and beliefs. When you go back and revisit your writing on the subject, how well does it align with your beliefs now? Ultimately, we want to determine how effectively we articulate our beliefs and in what contexts.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Q&A: Rachel Gorton On How K–12 Schools Envision the Future of Education. When making the switch to a modern learning environment, it can be easy for K–12 schools to get distracted by the impressive array of new education technology and lose sight of the reason to adopt these tools in the first place: to improve student outcomes.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

"[We] break down data by ELLs versus non-ELLs, special education students versus non-SPED students, and students receiving particular interventions.". But Firman expresses a firm belief that the scores from these types of testing are far from the only types of data schools and/or teachers should be collecting.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

On an ordinary June morning, kids descend on the campus of Auburn University to try science experiments at the college of education’s annual STEM camp. Not to mention the widespread suffering stemming from a virus that’s killed 100,000 Americans. Department of Education’s 2017 National Education Technology Plan. (A

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

This study sought to uncover how students are changing in college, including how their academic majors might have an effect on their beliefs and attitudes. These approaches cultivate the sense of belonging in computing and STEM fields that have been found to be critical for students of color.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mancuso: When I entered the district in 2018, Eastern York already had innovative practices in place, such as K-5 coding and STEM initiatives. We've branded our district with the belief that there’s no average student; every student has a jagged learning profile. As superintendent, I wanted to explore these practices further.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There is a way, though, to combine traditional education and real-world work experience—both theory and application: experiential learning. And even in programs that promise to help students prepare for high-paying STEM professions, Black and Hispanic students in such programs are too often tracked into lower-skilled jobs than other students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

STEM classes and those that used open interactive learning systems were the costliest to develop, while non-STEM courses that adopted existing OER materials cost the least. However, by the end of the initiative, that average fell to $21 per student, as spending on new course development declined and the number of enrollments grew.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

In education, this is particularly harmful to students because it affects pacing guides, textbooks and how states measure who achieves—and who fails. Our current industrial model is rooted on the belief that there is an average student,” Rose said. “In It’s that very mindset, that continued belief in the myth of average.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This story also appeared in USA Today Falling off that path can lock students out of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. And despite some “uneven” progress in recent years, STEM fields are just not as diverse as industry leaders would like. Critics have alleged the framework rejected rigor for “wokeism.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Our company offers an online social-emotional learning program, which saw increased usage as schools looked for ways to support students struggling with anxiety and mental health stemming from COVID-19 and the challenges of remote learning. Hold firm to your beliefs and foundational product knowledge while learning from push-back.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

Education is a complicated system, and there are many things that contribute to the achievement gap. There is also a very strong belief in our society that you can do maths or you can’t—that you're kind of hardwired to be good at maths or not.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

However, for many students, this approach leads to a sense of disengagement and a belief that they are not "math people," a negative self-perception connected with math anxiety. The value of Imagine IM's enhancements is evident in the beautifully produced Inspire Math videos, from which the mountaineer scenario stems.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Both women are committed to making education more equitable and technology fields more diverse, especially in the face of a pandemic that has disproportionately affected the populations they seek to elevate. And these are not just STEM jobs. What follows is a transcript of their discussion, lightly edited and condensed.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2018

For example, African-American women hold only three percent of computing occupations, according to the National Center for Women & Information Technology. Girls Who Code reports that 74 percent of young girls express interest in STEM fields and computer science. This isn’t a pipeline problem. What is your own vision?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

"That's over 3,000 students who used and learned with LEGO Education last year. Of course, Redlands Unified isn't alone in their belief in the power of play. As a Black woman in a STEM career, Freeman knows the difficulties that Black students, particularly Black women, typically face going into traditional STEM fields.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

That’s the first word that Anna Kwan, a K-5 STEM teacher at a public school in Aurora, Colo., And these educators in our focus groups were more likely than teachers of younger students to use technologies such as 3D printers and green screens.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Tamiko Hatcher, a dedicated educator and the director of Special Programs at Akron Public Schools in Ohio, displays visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to implementing innovative education technologies to transform the educational experience for the students in his district.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The belief is that writing affords students extended opportunities to think about, manipulate, and transform ideas and reflect on their existing knowledge, beliefs, and confusions,” says Troia. Writing practice is important to ELA and content area proficiency, and is most effective when it extends directly from instruction.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

There is a strong belief among many professors that all students need to succeed in intermediate algebra in order to progress, agrees Olga Rodriguez, a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California Higher Education Center.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Although it’s true that the law requires this kind of assistive technology at some schools, I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students. Source: Echo360. Chickering and Zelda F.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

American higher education, particularly in the liberal arts, is currently on the edge of a precipice. Many students are turning to STEM and other vocational fields in hopes of better job prospects. He’s not alone in that belief. Another career path that’s increasingly popular, but less clear-cut, is entrepreneurship.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It’s the belief that the process of creating is what teachers should be assessing, rather than the final product. Having a ‘Mindset of All’ Mentality It’s crucial that teachers, students and administrators all have the mindset that it’s OK to step outside the box and do more experimentation in the classroom.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

We should all have our personal mission and belief system, I know what I want to do and I’m not going to be sheepish about that. Another rising educational innovator is K-5 art teacher, Tricia Fuglested. With over 20 years classroom experience, Tricia is all about “putting the STEAM back in STEM.” We should be ok with it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

At the heart of the Hispanic heritage project was Ajima’s insistent belief in the power and necessity of sharing, of communicating what you’ve done with others. At the heart of the Hispanic heritage project was Ajima’s insistent belief in the power and necessity of sharing, of communicating what you’ve done with others.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

But in a way, our role ends up being rooted in that endless belief that a better future is possible. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education. Collaboration is another thing.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Unruly Studios (Boston) revolutionizes learning by combining coding and STEM education with physical play. Here were the tips that the mock board members, comprised of education technology investors and founders, had to offer.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

Connecting Entangled Group’s activities, best summed up as consulting plus business-building and investing, is the company’s underlying belief that “society has transferred to a knowledge economy, but our education system has not caught up with that transition,” Freedman declares.

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