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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

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Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 14 (2), 642648.

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Young minds: New teachers’ impact on equitable science learning

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U-M researchers found that new educators are pioneering paths in science education by offering opportunities for scientific conversations, innovative learning strategies and encouraging children to become active participants in scientific exploration.

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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How Teachers Are Making Computer Science Click

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A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process. Yet the seamless functioning of these tasks relies on a skilled computer science workforce.

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Only 1 in 8 elementary teacher prep programs adequately teach math

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Early math skills also predict student success in other subjects like reading and science. 10 course credits) to elementary mathematics: 105 hours on mathematics content and 45 hours on how to teach math (i.e., In fact, research shows that math scores predict future earnings better than reading scores.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 14 (2), 642648.

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Bridging the language gap with AI tools every teacher can use

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Pierce, a high school science teacher, admitted to me recently. According to the SIOP Model (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol), building background and explicitly teaching vocabulary are essential steps in making content comprehensible for English Learners. Like many content teachers, Ms.