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6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program

Ask a Tech Teacher

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. critical thinking. provide a concluding statement that follows from argument presented.

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Everything I Need to Know Came From a Computer

Ask a Tech Teacher

In my case, as a technology teacher, it‘s from computers. Here are four lessons I learned from my computer. In the computer world, it controls how much you can work on at any given moment. If you exceed your computer‘s RAM, it won’t be able to remember anything else (computer programs start stalling or stop working).

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Connecting STEAM Education and Computer Science

Ellipsis Education

In this blog, we take a closer look at the connections between art and STEM (called STEAM education), and we explore how to integrate art into computer science. STEM is all about problem solving and critical thinking, and it's safe to say that those skills involve creativity. The same can be said for computer science.

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Elevating Intellectual Growth: Problem Solving Activities for Gifted Students

STEM Education Shopping

In this article, I will explore the power of puzzles, the development of critical thinking skills, and the exploration of logic and reasoning. These skills are essential for solving complex problems and developing critical thinking skills.

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Is a College Degree the Worst Investment You Can Make — or the Best?

ED Surge

Universities generally cover a wide range of subjects, focused on an academic field, say mathematics or computer science. And the argument is that if a university degree is a good investment, it ought to be substantially more valuable than the opportunity cost. My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low.

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What should mathematics majors know about computing, and when should they know it?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

As I teach my Linear Algebra and Differential Equations class this semester, which uses more computing than ever, I'm thinking even more about these topics. Yesterday I got an email from a reader who had read this post called What should math majors know about computing? Mostly this is because of two things.

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As AI Chatbots Rise, More Educators Look to Oral Exams — With High-Tech Twist

ED Surge

Fighting AI With AI Two undergraduate students who are researchers at Stanford University’s Piech Lab , which focuses on “using computational techniques to transform fundamental areas of society,” believe one way to bring back oral exams may be to harness artificial intelligence. "I