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Top 5 STEM Education News Articles of July
By Maggie O’Brien Each month, we list articles on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and project-based learning (PBL) that we find exceptionally inspiring and educational. Topics range
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How District Leaders Are Revamping the Curriculum to Better Prepare Students for the Real World
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the July issue of Tech & Learning Leader As a futurist and innovator, Tim Brown looks at emerging technologies such as
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Fulton County Public Schools Uses Defined Learning to Empower Teachers to Implement STEM-Based PBL
Dr. Valencia Bradshaw may be a 14-year veteran of Fulton County Public Schools, the fourth-largest school system in Georgia, but she has not always been an educator. She spent 18
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PBL: Trust the Process
I often come across educators who are concerned with the time that project-based learning can take in their classroom. Often, shortcuts are looked for and taken, which diminish the value
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3 Lessons Learned About Building a Competency-Based Curriculum
Research shows that young children are more active and intentional about their knowledge-gathering when they’re asking questions like “How?” and “Why?” These simple questions have led my district to
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Classroom Tools and Activities that Foster Future-Ready Skills
There are so many different ways to get our students involved in learning with the use of technology. When we leverage the technology properly, there really are no limits to
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Differentiating Instruction through Project-Based Learning
Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part blog series on differentiation. By Kelsey Bednar Differentiation is an instructional strategy used at all levels of K-12 education
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What is a Performance Task?
A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency. Performance tasks yield a tangible product and/or performance
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Establishing a Schoolwide STEM Focus
Learn how an AZ school used the engineering design process to successfully establish a schoolwide STEM focus. Teachers are good at juggling all of the new each year — new admin,
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UbD & PBL: Maximizing the Learning Process
An experienced educator shares insights on the importance of following the UBD framework to effectively implement the PBL process. I have long been a passionate follower of Understanding by Design
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