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Navigating the Three Dimensions of NGSS: A Guide for 4th and 5th Grade Teachers

The Science Penguin

The DCI states, “Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.” These practices emphasize critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration. It also encourages students to be flexible and creative and to develop their ideas over time.

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Don’t Give Up on Algebra: Let’s Shift the Focus to Instruction

National Science Foundation

In its current form, school algebra serves as a gatekeeper to higher-level mathematics. Researchers and policy makers have pushed to open that gate—providing more students access to algebra, focusing in particular on those students historically denied access to higher-level mathematics. Berry & Larson, 2019; Levitt, 2019).

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Connecting STEAM Education and Computer Science

Ellipsis Education

You may be familiar with the term STEM, which standards for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) use creative processes to observe, interpret, and analyze the world around us. But what does STEAM stand for? But what does art have anything to do with STEM?

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

Futurum

With these lessons learnt, the team is now setting up a company which will have the resources and flexibility to work with other companies on short timescales. This goes hand in hand with ethical thinking. I love mathematics, problem solving and logical thinking.

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Let’s Talk About Habits of Mind

Ask a Tech Teacher

Thinking Flexibly. Thinking about Thinking. Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision. The result is a compelling argument that education is less a data download and more a fitness program for our brains. Thinking Flexibly. Managing impulsivity. Striving for Accuracy. Persisting.

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Academic Enrichment: Supporting Student Success

Magic EdTech

Academic enrichment in mathematics instruction could be prompting students with open-ended questions that don’t have a single right solution. When confronted with real-world math problems with multiple answers, students will be able to think more creatively and flexibly. How Can Academic Enrichment Boost Student Success?