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Problem-based learning helped boost my underserved students’ engagement

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With sports being canceled, I was searching for new avenues to engage my students when I came across the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest, a program encouraging problem-based learning.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. It fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills and a deeper understanding of mathematical principles by placing students as active learners rather than passive recipients of information.

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Why we should be teaching students economic literacy

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Between self-starting his own production company and serving as president of a local club, he knew basic business tenets were vital to success and he was interested in learning more about the subject. But like for so many young people across the country, Jerry’s high school in California’s Monterey Bay area did not offer economic classes.

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How 3D printing is changing education

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When schools use technology to improve the quality and quantity of educational content, learners will thrive. In addition, students can bring objects out of textbooks and off computer screens to provide hands-on learning opportunities. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we must invest in educational technology.

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STEM learning offers unique rewards, despite challenges

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public schools and their communities enjoy from STEM programs were underscored in a new survey conducted among some of the nation’s leading middle and high school STEM educators. educators who led their school’s efforts in entering the company’s annual Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition , which is currently in its 13th year.

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Why educational robotics is a critical STEM learning tool

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Ultimately, through STEM learning, students should have the opportunity authentically apply their learning to solve real-world problems. Early STEM exposure–and successes or failures in STEM learning–can often make or break a child’s willingness to participate in STEM learning.

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How to implement a districtwide K-12 computer science program

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The state has recognized this importance by mandating that all schools incorporate computer science for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. As the career and STEM academy director for Barr-Reeve Community Schools, I helped our district integrate computer science into our K-12 students’ school days.

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