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Would You Rather: Designing with Choice in Mind

Catlin Tucker

When I work with teachers, I encourage them to treat their classrooms (physical or virtual) like a laboratory. A student’s sense of autonomy and agency are enhanced when they are given a choice about how to engage with the content, learning activities, and each other. An Experiment.

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New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025

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. “Meet the Magnets” Virtual Field Trip (Grades K-5) Hosted by Sesame Workshop and the National Science Foundation (NSF), this interactive experience takes young learners to NSFs Magnetic Field Laboratory, igniting their curiosity about the everyday applications of magnet science in our lives.

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Learning Beyond the Classroom

Catlin Tucker

I did not want my child to write off science because she didn’t enjoy how it was being introduced at school. My kitchen has become her laboratory on the weekends! It was clear that she didn’t enjoy the work she was doing in school that was labeled “science.” I found Tinker Crate , which is essentially a science project in a box.

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Phenix City Teacher Wins Marbury Technology Innovation Award

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Loreman is the television production teacher who instructs students on writing, capturing, and producing television programs. Students are exposed to several real-world learning opportunities through laboratory experiences in photography and editing. His classes regularly produce episodes of RDTV, Central High School’s news channel.

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Using the ‘virtual’ to change the ‘reality’ of education

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Jonah Firestone explores the future of education from a utilitarian laboratory. The Virtual Integrated Technology for Assessment Learning laboratory opened recently with the help of a $50,000 grant from the WSU Tri-Cities chancellor’s office. Then, more developers are likely to write more programs for the technology.

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Online STEM Summer Camps for High School and College Students

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SAT Prep—This course will cover in-depth what students need to know for the math, reading, writing, and essay portions of the SAT, including test-taking techniques and practice problems. Numerade’s video-based instruction makes learning accessible and engaging. Course offerings include the following: Test Prep. Precalculus and Calculus.

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7 ways data collection is improving STEM education

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They can even write on their desks or on the walls to draw out ideas, similar to how professional scientists and engineers might. Several years ago, the nearby University of South Florida reported that they had to spend a significant amount of time teaching freshmen how to use probeware devices in their science laboratories.

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