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5 AI tools that offer more than hype

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Eduaide , an application for AI-assisted instructional design, helps educators create content in all subject areas, such as inquiry-based STEM labs and projects, math word problems and real-world applications, essay outlines and writing scaffolds, primary source analysis, and scenario-based CTE assignments.

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Creating a fun robotics lesson that addresses 4 ISTE standards

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This activity emphasizes computational thinking and problem-solving, incorporating Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and utilizing differentiation strategies to support diverse elementary learners. Identify the intended grade level and the specific ISTE Student Standards the lesson will address.

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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first considered the career after he joined a STEM group in middle school. In a ninth grade class, he researched the earning potential for a STEM degree (“so much more money”) and the demand for mechanical engineers (“exploding”). Now over 89% do.

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How Teachers Are Making Computer Science Click

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A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process. And when I saw that these options were all STEM related, I thought to myself, ‘Let’s do it!’” “Let’s do it!”

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Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners

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Through competitive gaming, students strengthen digital literacy, teamwork and social-emotional skills , while also creating pathways to explore STEM learning and career readiness. By focusing on hurricane-resistant schools, the challenge connected STEM learning to real-world community needs. What stood out most?

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The math anxiety equation: How to solve for confidence in math class

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Ill never forget a particular student in my Grade 8 math class. It becomes the anchor for coherent expectations and a common language that supports teaching and learning schoolwide. When grade-level rigor is built in, teachers are freed up to focus on how to deliver lessons in a way that invites all students into mathematics.

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5 Energizing Ways to Boost Engagement for Multilingual Learners 

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Thats especially true when youre supporting multilingual learners (MLs), who are navigating both academic content and a new language at the same time. Try This: Imagine youre teaching a new ecology unit to your 8 th grade science class. Make Language Visual with Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers arent just cute.