EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces. Thomas School near Seattle has concentrated on beefing up the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for the past several years and plans to strengthen it even more in the future. Thomas School Dedicates Space to Bolster STEM Learning. jena.passut_7651.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space. Not only do employers need to have the largest possible pool of qualified STEM workers to succeed, business outcomes improve with a diverse workforce. Women make up half of the total U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

What activities can I use to help my grade students understand the cultural/historical context of ? Can you suggest STEM-related projects for grade students to apply their knowledge of ? How can I integrate technology to enhance my grade students’ learning about ?

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2022

Nakamoto’s diverse career in social impact began as the Executive Director at DC SCORES and America SCORES, an after-school nonprofit focused on physical fitness, creative-writing and community building. Throughout my career, I’ve centered STEM education as my cornerstone. Following stints at St.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“I love teaching and helping kids grow,” she added, “but I hate that writing instruction takes up hours and hours of my life.” A 2016 study of 3rd to 8th grade educators found that only 55% of teachers said they enjoy teaching writing. 9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

They can write multiple paths based on decisions a character might make, mirroring how conditional logic works in code. CoderZ: This gamified coding platform requires no installation and combines STEM, computer science, and critical life skills. Beyond individual lessons, its important to build a coding culture within the classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

We will continue to write grants to hopefully be funded by literacy supporters in the community, and advocate and promote all the powerful literacy events taking place in the heart of our school, the library! Grant writing is another wonderful way for libraries to collect diverse titles,” said Schaller. “Our

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

My favorite lesson is how to solve and write algebraic equations because algebra is the foundation to all mathematics. As a Newark resident, I see new restaurants, shows, and opportunities for culture and arts. It has been the best decision. I enjoy coming to work and helping my scholars in any way I can!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My STEM class, iCreate, is a part of our K-12 STEM continuum. Find role models and videos that feature people from marginalized populations in STEM careers. While some cultures value competition, others value collaboration.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2017

During the writing reflection and by the end of our class session, she had written an entire song! First, the qualities of American origins and Jay-Z’s cultural/African-American origins are juxtaposed. I reject the status quo of having the majority of our students reading and writing below grade-level proficiency.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Taking on a lens starting with the historical refugee experience to the modern-day experience, students learn how refugees adjust to their new homes and cultures and celebrate the strength people can have in times of great change. STEM Activities for Hands-On Learning. Financial Literacy Lessons.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2024

In a 2023 interview , professional basketball player Caitlin Clark shared about where her confidence stems from. Postman explained the importance of memory in a culture without writing, but how in a culture with writing, memory is considered a waste of time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

So my first step toward empowering them to drive their learning was to include them in the process of figuring out how to rebuild the positive classroom culture we had lost. Throughout my explanations and arguments, I have learned how to make my writing more concise and how to organize my thoughts…My feedback from Ms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2025

In a biology class, students struggling with cellular respiration can take a picture of their textbook or write down a question. One excellent tool for this is Socratic by Google , which allows students to take pictures of science problems and receive AI-generated explanations.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

And it matters in learning materials as well, say six colleges and universities in Massachusetts that have teamed up to create a new catalog of culturally relevant textbooks in hopes of improving student outcomes. This is crucial in STEM fields, which are haunted by the ‘lone genius’ and ‘white men in lab coats’ stereotypes.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

He was motivated, in part, by the September opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Washington Mall, just 30 minutes away from Dominion High. But if you search for designs related to identity, history, or culture,” he says, you find nothing. That was something that made this pretty powerful.”.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Lastly, we created a weekly schedule with both live sessions on Zoom to introduce new concepts and links to recorded lessons for online math instruction, as well as online instruction in English/language arts and writing. Related content: Building and sustaining a strong math culture.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

She harnesses the power of many platforms, devices, and peripherals to offer her students personalized instruction, inclusivity, data-driven feedback, cross-cultural exchanges, and the support of other educators at their school. This lab includes various STEM products, modular seating, and curriculum.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

But they recently got an unusual invitation: Would they be up for writing a book about inequality in computer science aimed at kids—at the very students who are getting such unequal offerings in their schools? A culture shift? How would you describe the current culture and what you want to shift to?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. International Children’s Digital Library.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. It’s a cultural hub and one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods. And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

And AI-powered education platforms can help to improve student engagement with global culture and history. More specifically, how can emerging technologies take advantage of 5G to improve student readiness and engagement, STEM teacher training, and/or support students with special and/or diverse learning needs.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

By organizing ideas visually, students can structure their thinking, make connections, and build confidence before they start writing or speaking. Use sentence stems to provide extra language support for students to write or share their responses such as: I think means. A synonym for is. One difference is because.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2023

Two students from a subsidiary group of that network, Let’s Go to College, and another seven or eight students from around California served as regional coordinators, helping to design the data collection methods and write the report. The decision provoked lawsuits and cultural scraps over “woke” math.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

For example, teachers should encourage students to talk to one another about different debugging strategies, reframe frustrating moments as a time for critical thinking and build classroom culture by sharing and celebrating student work. I felt that I was learning how to make tools for social change.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. That leaves just your typing.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

They make the assumption that because students are not writing in complete sentences right away, that teaching them is a lost cause, and they send them down the hallway to the study room,” she explains. But he also hopes to bring culturally relevant content that is relatable for students into classrooms.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Vicki continues to write for Edutopia and has authored two educational books, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, and Reinventing Writing. Numerous initiatives and ideas have enhanced the plan, including the launch of the STEAM Lab Makerspaces, Education Transformation Office, Cultural Arts Passport, and Family Academy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. That leaves just your typing.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

But we can use the cultural relevance of games to blend their physical and virtual learning opportunities in ways that will empower students. Games Make Us More Social Companies like Google are finding that SEL skills are more important to students’ success than the mastery of STEM subjects alone. We can’t afford not to.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. Thus, preparing the next generation of STEM-literate citizens has never been more critical. Vrain Valley School District Career-connected learning will become more important than ever.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We also have multimedia labs, and STEM labs that have devices with probes and specialized software for 3D modeling. STEM labs at Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 use collaborative design to engage students. We deployed primarily Chromebooks , and went with the newer Chrome Tablets for kindergarten, first and second grade.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

Ryan Greenberg: When I was thinking about this, I quickly found that the skill people should master is clear writing—the ability to write well. I think that writing English might seem mundane compared with writing a iPhone app, but it really gives you a leg up on people who have just the technical skills.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. Stuart Blythe, an associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American cultures at Michigan State University “The question that usually comes up is, ‘I don’t have enough time and I don’t have enough money.’

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The program still takes students on a journeyof hands-on experiences, observation, and collaboration, but added many more new opportunities for students to drive their own learning and: build reading, writing, and speaking skills; make sense of phenomena and real-world problems; drive learning with their own ideas and experiences.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

When you go back and revisit your writing on the subject, how well does it align with your beliefs now? Braithwaite stresses that, “We need awareness of our situatedness—in time, space, in culture and in how we experience the flow of history through us. How long has it been since you reviewed it?

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

STEAM not only fosters do-it-yourself or DIY practices involving computers, electronics, and fabrication, but also a trans-disciplinary approach to artistic, cultural and academic production in digital media, and mutual concerns of the arts with STEM disciplines. Nettrice Gaskins, Ph.D.

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