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3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

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For instance, they can share information about their area of expertise, be an advisor for students on presentations or projects, or judge robotics competitions and/or science fairs. We encourage our schools to utilize a variety of collaborative planning models (interdisciplinary, vertical teaming, etc.)

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Graduate Students Want to Solve ‘Wicked Problems.’ Are Universities Delivering?

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Graduate education—with its specialization, close access to faculty members, and opportunities for deep learning—ought to help with this kind of interdisciplinary training. Do graduate students themselves want to pursue interdisciplinary aims and become “wicked”? Those who have enrolled in intentionally interdisciplinary Ph.D.

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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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One student, standing up and projecting his voice, declared: “Virginia objects to New Jersey demanding that She give away Her fair and right voice in the new government. Therefore, it is right and fair we have more influence on the actions of government.” We have a larger population. A student on the opposing side retorted: “No way.

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Where’s the Humanity? The Case for Putting Language Arts Into STEM

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It started with an underwhelming science fair—the type we’re all familiar with: students standing next to handmade posters, listlessly describing their projects, usually alone. For Abby Longcor, Senior Director of the Tech Challenge, that’s what really sets the program apart: the interdisciplinary approach to engineering. “We

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Encouraging Diverse Learners in Computer Science and Engineering

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b.io ) and it’s become an interdisciplinary part of the overall school culture, not just one class. Create tasks and projects that are “low floor, high ceiling”—accessible for students regardless of background knowledge, experience or their idea of an engineer. We call the lantern project “ Engineering Brightness ” ( www.e-b.io

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94 Intriguing Writing Prompts for High School

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Is it fair to judge someone based on social media posts from years ago? Let them explain what they know with expository writing prompts, which can range in topic from everyday activities to subject-specific knowledge and career exploration information. Should employers be allowed to check their employees social media accounts?

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A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

Cult of Pedagogy

Put very simply, competency-based learning measures students on their mastery of a set of explicit expectations for learning knowledge, skills, and dispositions rather than giving them letter or number grades for completing a pre-defined set of courses. So you could improve your knowledge within that research summary.