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Using VR to radically improve learning outcomes

eSchool News

“When will I ever use this?” ” Math students have been asking educators this very question for decades.

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Labster’s STEM Excellence Awards Winners Revealed

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10 teachers hand-picked as part of Labster’s Teacher STEM Excellence Awards supporting the changemakers across the globe The Labster awards recognizes global changemakers in the education sector Winners have developed student-centered learning programs and applied creativity and innovation to teaching during a difficult year.

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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

Edsurge

Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born.

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3 free STEAM education resources to nurture student curiosity

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Key points: Engaging STEAM education tools push students to explore learning Can a data literacy program make science more relatable? In my 25 years of teaching, I have learned that finding and infusing arts into STEM takes the learning even further.

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Blended Learning: What It Is and What It Is Not

Catlin Tucker

However, as schools prepare to welcome students back for in-person learning, I’ve had several encounters with school leaders who seem to think that returning to in-person learning means there is no need for blended learning anymore. What Blended Learning Is. What Blended Learning is Not.

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Research shows significant learning via scholastic esports

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She and a team of researchers have just completed several empirical studies on student behaviors and learning specific to NASEF’s scholastic-based structured environment. The data documents significant positive learning outcomes for high school students because of their participation in NASEF’s scholastic esports program.

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Reaching peak engagement in K-12 science education

eSchool News

Key points: Students must feel connected to the learning material to engage in science Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy Want to improve STEM education? administrators and 54 percent of science teachers say they need more tools to engage students in science Nearly one-third of U.S.

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