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Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education

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On average, about 25 percent of children in the early grades struggle with reading. Improved cognitive development Other studies have found games that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving can improve students ability to process and retain information–essential components of literacy education.

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Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators

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Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school grade-levels. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development. STEM education encourages children to inquire, observe, and seek solutions.

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3 ways to teach STEAM in a blended learning environment

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Jean Piaget, an influential educational theorist who explored the way young children learn concepts, described their cognitive development as progressing by stages toward more abstract thinking. Children in preschool and early elementary grades are in what Piaget called the “pre-operational” stage.

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3 strategies to teach STEAM in a blended environment

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Jean Piaget, an influential educational theorist who explored the way young children learn concepts, described their cognitive development as progressing by stages toward more abstract thinking. Children in preschool and early elementary grades are in what Piaget called the “pre-operational” stage.

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5 educators share insights into teaching and learning

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The pedagogical approach to brings learning to life for students through hands-on engagement that lends itself to both differentiation and personalization, writes Kendall Stallings, a first grade teacher in Baltimore County. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development.

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How Building Bonds in the Classroom Can Motivate Better Teaching

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Researchers say that positive teacher-student relationships tend to start declining after first grade, with the lowest drop in middle school, before evening out in high school. In addition, as course content becomes more challenging in higher grades, teachers may tend to use these complex strategies more often.”

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What to Know About the Rise of Smartwatches Among Kids

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All year long, schools have been grappling with how to respond to student cellphone use, which, according to many educators, had become almost constant among kids in older grades and increasingly disruptive to instruction. What many schools have not tackled, over the same period, is the rise of smartwatches among younger kids.