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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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5 reasons why game design is the best way to teach STEAM skills

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When we teach students to solve complex problems, we must also teach them why we use certain techniques and challenge them to ask WHY questions. It’s a team effort that requires communication, trust, and collaboration. Games are complex systems with many interconnected layers. Most systems in games are extremely complex.

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Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

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Melissa Vito, EdD Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, University of Texas at San Antonio According to Carnegie and ETS research, the 11 most important durable skills are collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, curiosity, digital and AI literacy, growth mindset, leadership, perseverance, self-regulation and civic engagement.

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You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us

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Many schools haven’t clearly communicated guidelines for AI use in classrooms. Teaching AI literacy: SEE it, model it, practice it AI literacy isn’t about coding or programming; it’s about understanding how to use AI safely, ethically, and effectively. Many parents aren’t sure what generative AI even is.

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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

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I’m in my fifteenth year of teaching high school, and by now I have a pretty good nose for sniffing out inauthentic work. It’s more about having fun, though, when it comes to teaching students about effective virtual communication. But proving it isn’t always easy, and gathering the necessary evidence takes up a lot of my time.

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Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction

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Key points: Formulaic writing can constrain thinking and limit creativity Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy Video game design boosts students’ literacy skills For more news on writing instruction, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Early in our careers, when we were fresh-faced and idealistic (we still are!)

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Integrating Systems Thinking to Enhance Liberal Arts Curriculum through Learner-Centered Teaching 

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However, in an increasingly complex and interconnected world, there is a growing need to enhance this traditional model with innovative teaching methods (Barker, 2000). This knowledge is deepened by engaging with significant, both contemporary and enduring, real-world problems.

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