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Coding and robotics programs are engaging learners worldwide

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On a visit to a class in Sitka, Alaska, we watched second grade students gain incredible experiences in computer science skills. These experiences provide the opportunity to teach STEM in a multidisciplinary way, with a hands-on approach, which also happens to be engaging and fun.

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New diagnostic tool measures reading skills, targets success

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To help educators successfully address this problem, Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone® company, has launched RAPID (Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data) Assessment, a computer-adaptive screener and diagnostic tool for students in grades 3–12.

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Leveraging AI to help special education teachers

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includes an IEP generator that will draft an initial IEP given the child’s grade level, disabilities and strengths, needs, and behaviors. During the evaluation process, a multidisciplinary team will come together to provide information as part of an evaluation to determine eligibility for services. MagicSchool.ai Easy-peasy.AI

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6 Key Principles That Make Finnish Education a Success

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Multidisciplinary Learning Each academic year, every school must have at least one clearly defined theme, project or course that combines the content of different subjects and deals with the selected theme from the perspective of several subjects. These are called multidisciplinary learning modules.

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Alma releases new standards tracker

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The tool supports the growing trend toward standards-based grading in schools and districts across the country. Alma’s Standards Tracker was designed based on the standards-based grading model.

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What YouTube and Hollywood Divas Can Teach You About Active Learning

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Faculty Club is a multidisciplinary community of educators sharing ideas to advance innovation and celebrate excellence in higher education. Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators.

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What Is Missing From Our Curricula?

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The answer, as he explains in “ The Checklist Manifesto ,” is a multidisciplinary profession known as structural engineering. These are better ways to demonstrate capabilities than transcripts filled with colorless, contextless grades.