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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

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Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. PBL also encourages collaboration and communication, as many projects are best completed in teams.

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3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

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Students are better equipped to think logically, communicate effectively, and to be scientifically and mathematically literate. We partner with our local community college to provide a pathway for our students to complete high school while simultaneously earning their associates’ degree in IT.

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Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

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The suite includes scaffolded and leveled, standards-aligned curriculum designed to support STEM, computer science, coding, robotics, and SEL in engaging ways, and to embrace all learners from any and every background. The courses and curriculum engage students in solving gamified challenges by coding a virtual robot.

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How NGSS transforms science class with hands-on learning

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As students plan investigations to answer a question posed to them, they conduct tests, record and analyze data, and communicate their results. During this process, students are engaged in their learning and gain a deeper understanding of the science concept being taught.

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What All High Schools Can Draw From Career and Technical Education Programs

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As part of this program at Morris County Vocational School, in New Jersey, where I teach, students engage in research about key issues at our school and learn how to plan effective professional development to support the staff.

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Rewriting the Game of School: An Alternative Model for Learning

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Employability Skills address the development of skills essential in the work force including critical thinking, creative problem solving, communication, and collaboration. We use iReady, and adaptive assessment along with formative observations of students engaged in learning experiences.

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Big Deals: Making AI Safe; New STEM Platforms; How To Fix Learning Loss

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We aim to incorporate a wide array of perspectives in this process, including those of policymakers, industry experts, educators, students, and families, to collaboratively develop AI strategies and policies that resonate with our community’s unique needs and principles.”

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