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Why Parents and Teachers Should Treat Students Like Employees
As a language arts and STEM research teacher, I use project-based learning (PBL) to bring relevance to my lessons so students can learn to apply their knowledge in real-world settings.
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Defined STEM Awarded 4-Stars by Common Sense Education
"A stellar collection of STEM resources that support project-based learning" -Common Sense Education Defined STEM was recently rated 4-stars by Common Sense; the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated
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Assessments that Improve STEM Success
By Anne Jolly "Assessment should be deliberately designed to improve and educate student performance, not merely to audit as most school tests currently do." - Grant Wiggins You’
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By David L. Reese, Ed.D. Personalized learning is an educational approach that aims to customize learning for each student's strengths, needs, skills, and interests. Personalized learning can
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9 Major Trends That Will Dominate Ed Tech
Delivering authentic experiences in the classroom and learning how to juggle district data are two wide themes that will monopolize education discussion in the next 12 months. By Dian Schaffhauser
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School & Community Partnerships Showcase the Power of Real-World PBL
At the beginning of the school year, our school district announced a new strategic plan that called for deeper and expanded partnerships within our community. Our goal, at the District&
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PBL: Key to Building Student Passions and Growth Mindsets
Project-based learning (PBL) is fairly new to me. A few years ago after attending some conferences and reading a few books, I realized that I had not been doing authentic
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Technology Integration Made Simple
There are a tremendous amount of digital resources available to teachers today. Within seconds, teachers can find websites, images, documents, videos, learning tools , and other media formats online. Having access
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5 Ideas for Preparing Students for the Future
Over the past year, there has been an increase in the discussion of how to prepare students for the future of work and the future of learning. With so many
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STEM Lessons Bridge the Gap Between Content Knowledge and Application
I have been teaching 7th-grade science for the past five years. Four years ago, I joined the staff at the Winkler Middle School in Concord, North Carolina. North Carolina is
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