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JANUARY 15, 2024

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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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. Garden in the Ice Recommended Resources Impact and Outcomes in Chicago Schools Inspire Math videos introducing problem-based scenarios in Imagine IM: Deforestation in Borneo and Climbing Mt.

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APRIL 16, 2018

In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. The conversation is robust. One student shares his family’s experience saving for emergencies.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

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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