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Look who’s talking—Classroom Robotics Continue to Flourish

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Who : Brittney Tarr is a PreK-6 STEM Specialist at Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School and a doctoral student at Illinois State University researching the development of STEM identities within elementary aged students and the benefits of play-based, exploratory learning.

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8 great opportunities for educator professional development

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The best way to be a great educator is to keep learning, and what better way to do that than specialized educator professional development? There are a number of professional development opportunities this spring, including workshops on personalized learning and behavioral interventions.

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How to Make Education Research Relevant to Teachers

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Education Research Budget - FY 2019 appropriation. Regional education laboratories: $55,423,000. Research in special education: $56,000,000. Special education studies and evaluation: $10,818,000. Research, development, and dissemination: $192,695,000. Statistics: $109,500,000.

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Education Leaders Propose Ways to Add Teacher Voice to Research Decisions

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More than half said they’d never heard of three of the six IES sources, which include the Education Resources Information Center, National Center for Education Research, National Center for Education Statistics, National Center for Special Education Research, What Works Clearinghouse and Regional Education Laboratories.

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Examples of Technologies that Improve Student Learning

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Virtual Labs: Implement virtual laboratories or online simulations for science experiments, allowing students to conduct experiments safely and explore scientific concepts in a virtual environment. What is an educational technology tool?