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💡🧲 Physics! Meet our Top Physics Tutors & Discover Curriculum for Kids

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Physics helps us understand how the world works, from why a ball falls to how satellites stay in orbit. It builds analytical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and a habit of asking deep, foundational questions—skills that are valuable in everyday life and across a wide range of careers.

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Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

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By explicit instruction, I am speaking of the I-do, we-do, you-do strategy, where the teacher models a concept or skill, engages students in targeted practice, checks and corrects understanding, and then gives students more independent practice, with more checking for understanding and corrective feedback.

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Using technology to support learning through movement

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It is a great way to add a new and exciting twist to PE class, whether its helping students hone their soccer skills or using it with interactive learning to reinforce classroom learning. Get feedback, work out any kinks, and get it to the point where the teachers love it before expanding it to other classrooms and/or schools.

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When It Comes to Picking Edtech, Are Schools Listening to Teachers?

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South says that “exponentially increased” the amount of edtech feedback teachers were sharing with their districts. Even if a district wasn't intentionally seeking out educator voice, they got a whole lot more than they ever had in the past,” he adds. Take physical education, for instance.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

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The implementation also helped address challenges with certifications and staffing for their early college high school and STEM high school–when they no longer had a university partner providing physical education credits, Edmentum filled that gap with highly qualified, state-certified teachers and award-winning curriculum.

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The Greatest Enemy of Creativity in Schools Isn’t Testing. It’s Time.

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Creativity is one of those ineffable skills that’s important—especially for jobs of the future —but hard to pin down. For years, personalities like Sir Ken Robinson have taken education systems to task for actually testing the creativity out of students. This risk-taking skill looks different depending on the context.

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How Online PD Eased A New York District’s Transition to Remote Learning

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But with SMART Boards in almost every classroom, one-to-one iPad programs in grades 4 through 8 and the district’s investment in Google's ecosystem of classroom tools, digital literacy skills were becoming increasingly crucial for Hauppauge teachers. One of our district goals is to help teachers develop digital literacy skills.