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Problem-based learning helped boost my underserved students’ engagement

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As educators, our charge is to impart knowledge onto our students, open new doors for them, and encourage them to stretch beyond their comfort zones. As a physical education teacher in an underserved community, finding ways to connect with my classes during the pandemic and a time of remote learning was challenging.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. And that's how people learn math. You may have heard a lot about PBL in recent years.

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How 3D printing is changing education

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Integrating the 3D design process allows students to synthesize different pieces of knowledge and apply what has been taught to them by designing their own creations. This spurs student creativity and improves learning and collaboration. 3D technologies can help support a differentiated approach to instruction.

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Most parents know AI will be crucial to their children’s future

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The survey notes that an overwhelming 88 percent of parents believe that knowledge of AI will be crucial in their child’s future education and career. However, despite this belief, 81 percent of parents either don’t believe or are not sure that AI is even part of their children’s curriculum. public middle and high school students.

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3 ways technology & innovation are transforming classrooms

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According to a study conducted by game-based learning platform, Kahoot!, nearly two-thirds of teachers are using technology to encourage students to work in teams, and 58 percent are using it for problem-based learning. More than half of teachers are using technology to encourage creative thinking.

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Lessons from an online teacher: Supporting phenomena-based learning

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With most of the states nationwide moving towards a phenomena-based approach to learning in science, it is especially important that I integrate high-quality online resources into instruction–resources students can relate to, apply prior knowledge to, and that prompt questions about their curiosities.

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Principals: The lessons we learned in 2016

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Check back tomorrow for Lessons Learned by Educators. They are constantly expanding their knowledge, refining their skills, and looking for creative ways to help kids learn. Click here for yesterday’s article from Superintendents.]. The best educational leaders are lifelong learners. Student engagement is high.