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

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Across the country, more and more schools are implementing project-based learning and forging partnerships with businesses to help students build real-world skills to succeed in college and the workforce. “Part of our curriculum design is project-based learning.

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STEM teaching toolkit supports deeper learning

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A new STEM teaching toolkit from the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) aims to improve curriculum design through authentic, collaborative, project-based learning experiences. Next page: Three ways teachers can use the STEM toolkit. News STEM Top News'

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

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To address these areas, schools can now select appropriate learning solutions from CoderZ’s comprehensive suite of software products. The courses and curriculum engage students in solving gamified challenges by coding a virtual robot.

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Friday 5: STEAM education in action

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STEAM education is trending at an opportune time: The COVID-19 pandemic caused learning loss across the board, and a STEAM-centered curriculum that engages students while weaving important 21st-century education principles into real-world lessons is critical for success. Here’s why students will benefit from STEAM learning.

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How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

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And that is one of the learning objectives: that we know very little about other places.” University of Michigan marketing professor John Branch rebuilds the learning experience by taking a precision engineering approach to course design. The average student gets just two of the ten questions right. Source: Course Hero.

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Solving for X and Y in a School Focused on Math and Computer Science

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This past June the Academy for Software Engineering (AFSE) graduated its first class of students, and the journey has been filled with learning—for both students and teachers. For computer science , this means we have done a tremendous amount of in-house curriculum design.

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From Personalized Math to Micro-Schools, This NewSchools Cohort Is Reimagining Learning

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They had already begun a process of designing a new middle school, called Nexus Middle School, to be a STEM-based school that incorporated personalized learning. These include self-directed learning time, expeditions and executive coaches. They are all keen to use technology to help personalize learning for students.

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