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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

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Teachers can then incorporate these topics into the curriculum or design small projects based on students’ inquiries. This gives them ownership of their learning and the freedom to follow their natural interests within the curriculum’s framework. Allowing students to vote on projects or learning topics can boost engagement.

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Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 Adds New, Cutting-Edge Edtech Tool to Middle School and High School Curriculum to More Deeply Engage Students in Science   

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Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum.

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4 reasons to rethink middle school math acceleration practices

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In the past, it was common practice for students to “skip” grades, because there was redundancy in the middle school standards. Below are four steps to determine if – and how – your district should rethink its middle school math acceleration practices. With College- and Career-Ready standards, the learning builds.

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CompTIA Spark introduces free high-quality technology curriculum for middle grade classrooms

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Responding to a critical gap in technology education, CompTIA Spark has launched free technology curriculum specifically for middle grade classrooms, grades 5-8. The nonprofit organization worked with educators across the country to develop the curriculum. Filling this critical gap is the mission of CompTIA Spark.

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Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education Platform

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Created to Address the “Middle School Gap” – Blackbird Teaches Real-world Computer Science Skills, Aligned to Educational Standards. The Blackbird system and curriculum was a perfect fit to our mission,” said Endla Thornton, founder and executive director, The Girls’ Place Chicago. “As Blackbird Education Platform: ?

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UO professor equips Oregon middle, high school students with virtual career counselor

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Zach Knapp, a teacher in career and technical education at Vale Middle School in Eastern Oregon, and his students were some of the first to try Sassy earlier this year. Knapp plans to integrate Sassy into his future curriculum to help middle school students get a jump-start on career planning.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. In middle and high school courses, its really difficult to connect math to the real world, says Lindsey Henderson, policy director of math for the nonprofit ExcelinEd. When would I ever use this?

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