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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.

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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. Instructional monitoring: Monitored student progress and adjusted their teaching strategy as needed.

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What to Know About the Rise of Smartwatches Among Kids

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A few years ago, smartwatches — high-tech wearables that can send and receive calls and texts, take photos and videos, and share precise location-tracking data, among other features — took off among preteens and early teens. But they tend to be the exception, many education experts and school leaders believe.

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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

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In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments. There is a direct relationship between executive function development and the effectiveness of different types of learning activities.

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