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The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

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Scientists conduct inquiries using a specific toolbox of skills and knowledge that the Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS) has spelled out for emerging scientists as so-called “science and engineering practices,” or practices that increase in complexity and sophistication across grade levels.

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Friday 5: STEAM education in action

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These skills–often referred to as soft skills, but also known as durable skills for their importance in the workplace–are a focus of 21st-century classrooms. The benefits of STEAM education and STEM learning help students develop much-needed skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration.

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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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Big Deals: Making AI Safe; New STEM Platforms; How To Fix Learning Loss

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” ESUSD’s AI Policy Lab is designed as a collaborative, interdisciplinary partnership that encourages responsible AI development, deployment, and usage. The AI boom, for example, has made coding and data management skills integral. But going back to school isn’t an option for most scientists.

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

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The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. The importance of identifying and instructing students at any grade who cannot reach fluency and comprehension because of gaps in foundational skills cannot be overstated.

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis. Practical Learning Scientific research involves several ground realities and interdisciplinary aspects that students and the general public are not exposed to.

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Is the Post-Pandemic Era Ripe for Rethinking High School?

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The organization describes its ultimate goal as graduating more students who have fundamental knowledge and skills, collaborate well, think creatively and are motivated to keep learning throughout their lives. When I first came to this school, I felt as if student voices didn’t matter. It was exciting. It was challenging.