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CodeHS Launches Comprehensive, Easy-to-Use Computer Science Curriculum for Elementary

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Lessons include engaging student-facing videos that guide instruction, discussion questions, interactive activities, and practice. The In Context Pathway includes interdisciplinary lessons built to be incorporated into other parts of the school day- including ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies instructional time.

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Only out-of-the-box solutions will fix the real problems in schools

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Science and social studies classes could integrate combinations of text, virtual reality, group discussion, and interdisciplinary projects that extend beyond what an individual teacher could sustainably plan for each day.”.

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How to incorporate real-world connections into any subject area

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For instance, when discussing natural resources in geography, I pose a thought-provoking question: What is something you cannot live without? As students investigate everyday items, I emphasize that most of these products originate from nature at some point, prompting a discussion on the true cost of these goods. link] Moser, K.

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5 models that prioritize learner-centered education

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Learners then work with partners to co-design interdisciplinary projects that both align with the academic and life goals of the learner, as well as the business or nonprofit needs of the partner. Learners and teachers sit down together to discuss learners’ progress and work, and decide on a grade together.

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Civics Education Is Essential for Creating Engaged Citizens. I’m Hopeful It's About to Make a Comeback.

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Participating in a simulation of the Constitutional Convention offered them a structured experience to practice the skills necessary for civic discourse—listening, discussing and compromising. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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Taking K-12 education transformation from pipe dream to pipeline

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Additionally, the social experience of visiting a Blockbuster store, often seen as an entertainment activity in itself, was absent in Netflix’s model. For many of Blockbuster’s customers, browsing aisles, discussing movie choices with store staff, and the overall store ambiance were integral parts of their movie-rental experience.

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Students Create a Pop-Up Makerspace at a Domestic Violence Shelter

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This year, a seventh grade English class designed games to highlight the theme in “The Giver” and a second grade class built gingerbread models of Chicago landmarks for an interdisciplinary math and social studies unit. We wanted to give our students a platform to discuss their work and to teach others.

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