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Engaging All Learners: Expanding High School Options for Success

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High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Yet, the one-size-fits-all model persists in many high schools. Could we expand high school options to guarantee every student’s success?

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The Critical Power Skills Needed for the AI Era

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Tools like ChatGPT have quickly destabilized our thoughts about the future of school and work. Instead of teaching specific facts and skills, teach timeless skills that allow students to adapt to any challenge or solve any problem. One role of schools is to prepare students for the future. The answer lies in zooming out.

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Pathways to Solutions: Effective Problem Solving Activities Sorting

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I’ve discovered the ultimate guide to problem solving: Pathways to Solutions. This article is packed with effective activities that will sort out any problem you come across. So buckle up and get ready for a journey of analytical thinking and logical problem solving. Let’s dive in!

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Embracing Flexibility: Enhancing Robotics and Computer Science Classes

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As educators, we eagerly anticipate the start of a new school year while using our summer break to recharge and prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. In this article, we will explore how embracing flexibility and innovation can enhance your robotics and computer science classes.

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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

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Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society. In schools, creativity can be harder to imagine in core subject areas like math and easier to associate with humanities and arts. How flexible were the classrooms before the pandemic?

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Portraits and Pathways: Computational Thinking Pathways Fulfill a Portrait of a Graduate

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At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate profile.

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Should Coding be a Part of the Modern School’s Curriculum?

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As educators struggle with the best way to teach critical thinking and problem solving, coding has proven to be an effective and flexible tool. Is it time to add ‘coding’ to the essential subjects taught at every school? But, should coding be taught in schools from an early age.