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5 ways teaching science with probeware promotes 3D learning

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One study showed that high school student interest and motivation in physics were significantly boosted with the introduction of probeware to physics classes, and similar trends have been reported in vocational schools as well as elementary and middle school classes.

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30,000 Chromebooks reach middle schoolers in N.C. district

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North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is equipping each of its 30,000 middle school students with a laptop this year in the district’s latest move to make its classrooms more tech-savvy. The initiative caps two years of efforts to connect classrooms to the internet.

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Celebrating Earth Day with Dynamic Digital Resources from Discovery Education

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Meet Moitri Santra, Aadrit Talukdar, and Viraj Pandey, 2021 finalists of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge , the nation’s premier middle school science competition, as they share thoughtful solutions to solve environmental issues.

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Kiddom Expands Partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing

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As a Certified Partner of the nonprofit OpenSciEd since August 2021, Kendall Hunt will offer a customized version of OpenSciEd’s high-quality middle school science instructional materials in a dynamic format through Kiddom’s comprehensive digital curriculum platform. For more information, visit www.k12.kendallhunt.com.

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Summer Reading Online

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Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. There are additional dedicated libraries for Middle School and audio books. International Library Internet Archive — Internet Archive offers over 12,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts.

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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

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Teachers and principals also increasingly voice opposition to blocking social websites, noting that schools have an obligation to teach students how to use social media responsibly. Learning how to behave online responsibly and safely—a concept known as digital citizenship—requires access to social media tools in schools, they note.

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?Open Up Resources Announces First Full Math Curriculum—And Its Plans for Profitability

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Corrine Williams, a mathematics specialist at Evergreen Public Schools in Washington, was one of six districts that participated in the curriculum’s beta release and content refinement over the last year. She says out of about 70 middle school teachers in her district, close to 50 participated in the pilot. says Williams. “We