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5 educators share insights into teaching and learning

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Students are already using artificial intelligence tools, so now is the time for educators to catch up by learning how AI can improve teaching and learning, says Julianne Ross-Kleinmann, an Instructional Data Analysis and Technology Specialist with Ulster County BOCES. Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators.

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How to Improve Brain Function and Reverse Poverty's Impact on Student Learning

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For years, research has shown that socioeconomic status is associated with differences in school readiness, cognitive development and achievement. Neuroscience-based interventions, such as the Fast ForWord software program, can also help build cognitive capacity, including working memory, attention and processing skills.

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Rethinking Recess Leads to Results On and Off the Playground

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CHICAGO — At first glance, it looks like your standard recess: Elementary school students, bundled up in warm jackets, hats and mittens, laugh and play outside on a crisp, cloudy fall day in the Windy City. But can resolving the broad range of elementary school conflicts be as simple as learning to play fair?

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The ?Unsung Heroes? Keeping Students and Families Fed During School Closures

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And research shows that children who eat nutritious meals, especially breakfast, are more available to learning and cognitive development. Lunch ladies are often the unsung heroes of the school,” says Kujawa. It’s hard for students to focus on academics—or really anything else—if they’re hungry. It’s very rewarding.”

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A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

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My mentor and collaborator, Seymour Papert, was a brilliant mathematician, a distinguished computer scientist, an innovative learning theorist, a humanitarian and a visionary for technology-based education change to empower every children. In his view, there was hope for every child.

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Young Kids in Low-Income Families Get Less Exposure to Math. Can the Right Apps Help?

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But there’s been less attention paid to what math skills students need early in life, to set them up for elementary school in the first place. For early learners, exposure to math concepts can be at the mercy of their family’s economic status or related factors like whether their parents are college-educated.

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What the Boom in Kids’ Smartwatches Reveals About Modern Parenting

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Her youngest, a 10-year-old daughter, wears a Gizmo watch, only hers comes with all the technological advancements and upgrades accumulated over the prior years: photo and video capture, video calling, access to a full keyboard for texting, voice messaging, group chats, geofencing, and up to 20 parent-approved phone numbers. It’s cheaper.”