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

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Emphasizing problem-based learning (PBL), social impact entrepreneurship, and environmental sustainability, it challenges them to explore the transformative potential of STEM in addressing significant issues within their local communities. public middle and high school students. This press release originally appeared online.

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Lessons from an online teacher: Supporting phenomena-based learning

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I enjoy using Science A-Z is because it is research-based with a problem-based learning approach. They have started to design lessons with alternate languages and most resources are customizable. Explore Learning Gizmo is really user-friendly for teachers and students alike. There is also a free trial.

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Calif. district boosts NGSS resources

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Developed by Accelerate Learning and Rice University, STEMscopes California places problem-based learning, engineering challenges, scientific investigations, math and literacy connections, and culminating claim-evidence-reasoning assessments at teachers’ fingertips, so they can help students understand the NGSS as they were designed. “In

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District adds course on problem solving with technology

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.” As an example of the problem-solving students can do, they point to a group of Girl Scouts who wanted to assist students just learning English as they get oriented to Shaker Junior High School. Hussain was among students who made a video about the program, which will hold its first meeting for interested students Sept.

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mindSpark Learning Impacts Record Number of Eductors Amid COVID-19 with 207% Rise in Professional Learning Participants

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Interestingly, nearly 72% of MinSpark participants were educators in schools that ranked within the bottom 50% of all schools in their state based on combined math and reading proficiency test data. These educators have impacted roughly 13,982 English language learners (ELLs). .

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. enVision offers an innovative math curriculum that helps educators teach with confidence and inspires students with hands-on, problem-based learning.

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