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Discovery Museum Celebrates 30 Years of Delivering Hands-On Science in Elementary School Classrooms

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Our long-running partnership with Discovery Museum is due to our firm belief that engaging kids early with STEM can broaden their interests and open up a world of possibilities around science and engineering that they may not experience otherwise.”. And, [TSW] connects kids as they work together—even if they speak different languages.

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Educators Speak Out About Leadership, Identity and Systemic Change

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Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., This lack of belief in Black students potential can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Hind Haddad, an Arabic language teacher in Columbus, Ohio, experienced many microaggressions as a Muslim educator.

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3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism in high schools

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Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?

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Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading

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Serving diverse demographics, ensuring maximum investment impact Our district—Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, Kentucky—encompasses 70 schools and programs that serve more than 41,000 students from backgrounds representing 95 home languages. But the data doesn’t always support preconceived notions.

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3 simple ways to use interactive whiteboards in preschool classrooms

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As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. These activities help students develop their language skills, build vocabulary, enhance listening comprehension, and foster a love for stories.

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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

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Approximately 20 percent of our scholars speak English as a second language. I believed technology would be powerful for our scholars and I wanted everyone to have access to it, but only one student in the entire school signed up for the program.

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3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

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With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. Best practices for a running a successful STEM school Running a STEM-focused school can have its challenges. Forge community partnerships.

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