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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

ED Surge

The answer, as in many situations, lies in math. Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. It’s an instructional approach where students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful problems. And that's how people learn math.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

ED Surge

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. How would you respond to that?

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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

ED Surge

Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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The Impact of Game-Based Learning Solutions on Critical Thinking

Magic EdTech

Learning and the education sector have seen significant changes over time. You cannot possibly learn everything with chalk and talk in the modern world. High rates of development and improvement have been seen in both teaching and learning when gaming has been included in the classroom.

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4 Reasons to use Word Problems and 9 Online Resources

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Word problems are popular and fun methods of teaching math and English in many schools. See which of these you agree with: Real-world relevance : They present scenarios that make concepts more tangible and help students see the practical applications of what they are learning. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources

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Critical Thinking : Interpreting graphs requires critical thinking skills. Students learn to analyze and interpret data, identify patterns and trends, and make inferences based on the information presented in the graph. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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4 Game-Based Learning Solutions to Enhance Critical Thinking

Magic EdTech

Learning and the education sector have seen significant changes over time. You cannot possibly learn everything with chalk and talk in the modern world. High rates of development and improvement have been seen in both teaching and learning when gaming has been included in the classroom.