Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

At Newington Public Schools (NPS) in Connecticut, the belief in all students is at the heart of every decision we make. Believing in every student, and enacting initiatives that demonstrate that belief. We’ve become a leader in STEM Education by changing the way we structure schools. The secret to our success? Let me explain.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

They are distant during class, uninterested in engaging with the material, and their beliefs confirmed every time they get a question wrong – “I can’t do math.” How can teachers combat this belief? Picture this: a student enters your classroom, a negative attitude at the ready.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced a 30-year milestone for its in-school STEM program, Traveling Science Workshops, having delivered hands-on science to more than half a million PreK through 8 th grade students from hundreds of communities throughout Massachusetts since the program began in 1992.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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. This inspired me to incorporate KIBO into my STEM course for pre-service teachers. This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

” Math students have been asking educators this very question for decades. It is a commonly-held belief that algebraic concepts are directly related to critical thinking skills. ” is no longer an adequate question to address the future of our students. Asking students, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Every day we get closer to answering those questions. With a strong belief in exploration, experimentation, and education, the Crockett Foundation can inspire the next generation of inventors, technical entrepreneurs, engineers, and designers–the next generation of innovators and explorers.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

What questions keep them up at night? Asking these questions will help students navigate their potential major and avoid disappointment in the future. Oftentimes, students enroll in degrees out of a misguided belief that some degrees are more practical than others. Which classes do they enjoy the most in high school?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2023

Unpopular with students, the class didn’t seem to be preparing them for a career in STEM. But in the end, the results almost beggared belief, according to those at the college. A lot of those students are people who might not have stuck it out in STEM, according to the study. A Barrier to STEM?

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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. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. Why Start With Think-Pair-Share? Structured seating formation is not conducive to discussion.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

You can pose a question for a future column here. Reader Question: Dear Bonni, I know it is important to be able to address the needs of diverse learners. Espoused Values and Beliefs The first source of information ought to come from your espoused values and beliefs. How long has it been since you reviewed it?

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

Alexa is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon where users verbally ask questions and the AI responds with an answer. Suguey created a skill that allows English and Spanish-speaking immigrants to get answers to questions related to their rights. For example, users may ask Alexa, “Am I allowed to get my driver’s license?”

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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. After the major shifts of the Covid era, the question still remains: What’s next? For some, this may be a struggle to embrace due lack of access or belief that paper is better.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’m working as fast as possible to answer as many math questions as I can in 60 seconds. 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. Tick tick tick.my

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

Because if you’re giving me questions that have one method and one answer, then, as a learner, I can’t really see a way to grow and learn. Also, we know from neuroscience that when you work on a maths question, there are five different areas of the brain involved. It’s not just answering number questions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But one word in that phrase often raises a host of questions: What counts as “data”? To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions.

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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. question answered afterward. What’s your morning process?”

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In my work helping teachers to shift from whole group, teacher-led lessons to differentiated small group student-centered learning experiences, I am asked questions that seem grounded in the belief that students cannot learn without the teacher. sentence stems, deconstructed examples) available to support students who might need it.

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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

JANUARY 2, 2019

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. On the show, individuals read aloud the beliefs and struggles that guide their daily lives.

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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

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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

From career and technical education (CTE) to STEM learning and AI’s evolution, here are five priority areas for educators in the 2024-2025 school year: Student achievement and well-being Now more than ever, the need to focus on educating the “whole child” is a top priority for our schools. . With the rise of AI comes AR/VR.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Of course, Redlands Unified isn't alone in their belief in the power of play. Breaking Down Barriers To STEM/STEAM Dr. Faith Freeman is the former director of STEM for Guilford County Schools, a Title I district in North Carolina, where students of color are the majority. And it's already growing even more.

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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. I’m eager to hear thoughts on these essential questions related to your writing instruction and the use of digital writing tools: .

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

There’s a bigger question about the role design can play in advancing education. That’s an important question, because I often forget to situate that. We put all those people and skills together in a room with a question, and say, “With your creative genius, find what matters and design a direct response for it.”.

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k12

APRIL 14, 2025

Elementary students begin to explore the world around them, ask big questions, and develop the critical thinking skills that make STEM subjects so exciting. At K12, we know that early exposure to elementary school STEM education helps students build confidence, creativity, and a love for discovery that lasts a lifetime.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fred Singer: The question that struck me was, ‘how could it be that kids—born to a generation in which smart phones and laptops are a part of their everyday existence—have to sit in a classroom where someone just talks to them?’ Answering questions in class? Taking notes? Asking for help?

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

It takes the right strategies, thoughtful planning, and a belief that every learner can grow and succeed. Start with a question like: What animals or plants have you seen in your neighborhood? with guided questions. Creating a classroom where every student feels confident to contribute doesnt happen overnight. A synonym for is.

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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. For me,” Ajima says, “the question is how do we take these things and create communities of Making?” Josh Ajima's 3D print of the Martin Luther King, Jr.

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k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

My passion stems from a deep belief in the power of education to transform lives. Leadership isnt about having all the answersits about asking the right questions, learning from others, and staying adaptable. What drives your passion for education and leadership, and how do you stay motivated?

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2017

Tesoriero has developed this belief over the past 10 years in the classroom—and she attributes much of it to her involvement with the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). “We Design Lab, Image Credit: NYSCI The fellowship inspired Tesoriero and Solarsh to start an elective STEM course for seventh graders at their school.

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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. With over 20 years classroom experience, Tricia is all about “putting the STEAM back in STEM.” We should be ok with it. I’m the gamification guy,' come talk to me.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2019

Words don’t stem the tide of intolerance. On the second grade playground, kids throw insults back and forth but as they grow up, they learn to show respect even to an attacker by asking questions, starting a conversation, and digging deeper into the cause. In the face of disagreement, ask questions that start a conversation.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Schools are hiring for these positions with hopes that the data they collect from online educational tools will inform decisions about classroom instruction, staff development, operational efficacy, funding, community engagement—and almost any other question public school stakeholders care to ask. How Much Should Data Be Trusted?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

And that’s because by now it’s not that controversial to question the value of college. So we’ve been wondering: What happened to the public belief in college? The program is still going, still paying $100,000 each to 20 young people a year not to go to college. But these days hardly anyone talks about it.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

It also sparked his belief that textbooks could evolve from something static into more fluid resources that adapt to students’ readiness levels. Over 80% of future jobs will require STEM skills. Rather than rush to catch up, he opted to move through the textbook at his own pace so he could truly understand the concepts.

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