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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education

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Understanding Assistive Technology Assistive technologies are software or hardware systems with technical components that enhance the learning capacities of students with disabilities. They aim to support studentsengagement and communication so they can understand lessons and adapt to their learning environments efficiently.

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Students Are Busy but Rarely Thinking, Researcher Argues. Do His Teaching Strategies Work Better?

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That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. We also got colleagues pushing, putting forces on the system, and then parents and administrators and then the curriculum.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

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According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality. states mandated that schools have a mental health curriculum or include mental health in their standards.

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NGSS & Phenomena-based Science: The Science Curriculum of the Future

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So, why not bring these amazing occurrences into our classrooms to help teach our science curriculum? Many teachers have asked me about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the changes in curriculum. We all know as educators that change is necessary to help our students to achieve amazing things once they leave school.

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STEM in Science Classrooms – Difference Between Science and Technology

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As the country rolled into the 21st century, STEM achievements in the US were behind those in other countries. Science and Technology in the STEM Curriculum Let’s face it. They unveiled a few ways that technology can help students engage with science. These ways can deepen students’ learning experiences.

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

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Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue and then debate it in front of the class. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. It takes about 5 weeks to go through the lessons and can be teacher- or student-directed. Designed for grades 3-12. Class Debate.

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11 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

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This project works for grades 4 and up, but competition entry is limited to older students. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. Class Debate. They take questions.

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