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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

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Curriculum design is fundamentally emotional work, representing the journey educators plan for students to make meaningful connections with concepts. As I gained more experience teaching, I realized the most effective curriculum for students should provide a variety of options for assessment and instruction.

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The Balance with Catlin Tucker: Featuring Dr. Maria Hersey

Catlin Tucker

Maria Hersey is a global educator with extensive experience in educational leadership, international education, social-emotional learning (SEL), curriculum design, and global- mindedness. Currently, Dr. Hersey is the Principal Advisor for Global Education Advisors.

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Look who’s talking—Classroom Robotics Continue to Flourish

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Listen in as she updates her POV on the state of classroom robotics: Sessions: 14-Jan-2025 08:30 AMComputer Science Curriculum Design for the Creative Thinker 14-Jan-2025 01:30 PMCircuits, Circuits, Circuits! Her passion lies in making STEM accessible so all students are empowered to be change agents in their world.

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

If the teacher is the only person thinking critically about learning goals, progress, skill development, curriculum design, and assessment, that is a missed opportunity. Teaching metacognitive skills that encourage students to become more aware of their learning can help them shift from passive to active participants in the classroom.

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6 keys to effective tutoring

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Key points: For tutoring to work, students have to show up Finding a curriculum designed for tutoring is important to program success As educators continue to work to accelerate learning for students following the pandemic, many are turning to tutoring to provide support.

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Prepared for tomorrow: Reimagining readiness in Indiana education

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The other, from the president and CEO of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization that provides schools with innovative, hands-on, project-based STEM curriculum designed to develop critical skills and knowledge, while preparing students for careers beyond the classroom.

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This tech academy is using project-based learning to close the STEM gap

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“Part of our curriculum design is project-based learning. We try to design our curriculum around how the real world functions,” said Linnea Garrett, ChiTech school director. “We really believe we can ground meaning behind the curriculum when there are real-world applications.

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