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Balance the Delivery

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Even during the past school year, many educators who previously used the blended learning approach decided to reduce the amount of virtual learning. In each content area, there are many opportunities to facilitate learning without technology and, more importantly, build on social interaction skills. .

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How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer

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Here are two gamified options that can be tweaked to address any topic: Digital Breakouts — Players of all ages use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles that ultimately enable them to achieve a goal. Let them spend as much of their summer vacation on it as they’d like. Kodable (an app).

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

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” We'll uncover practical, engaging strategies for integrating the four Cs — Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication — into your teaching. So, shall we start with critical thinking? Speaker 3 (Billy Krakower): Let's start with critical thinking.

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Research Quest: Free Middle School Science Project-Based Learning

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Each project is meticulously designed to foster critical thinking and comes with a downloadable ‘research assistant' guide, assessments, and even digital options for Google Classrooms and other Learning Management Systems (LMS). 5 Ways to Integrate ResearchQuest into Your Classroom Now 1.

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Using a Student-Centered Approach to Promote Computational Thinking

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CoolThink is a milestone in STEM education in Hong Kong, providing a comprehensive and proven framework for computational thinking and coding education. We collaborated with MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node to provide professional development for teachers in blended learning mode.

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Better Science: 5 Excellent Ways to Examine Authentic Artifacts from the Natural History Museum of Utah

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Promoting Critical Thinking with Authentic Artifacts When you sign up for your free teacher account, you will receive a special code allowing your students to access the investigations without creating their own accounts. And, there is more! This is such a valuable resource for teachers!

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How can Teachers Increase Social Learning While Teaching Online?

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Adding games to the online learning environment ensures the following: Play with learners located anywhere in the world. Developing critical thinking. More on online learning: Remote Learning: Tips for Thriving in This Ecosystem. Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education.