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Can Third Graders Learn Data Science? These Researchers Say Yes

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If you’re able to answer these, that’s how you teach data science to third graders—taking what seem like complex or abstract concepts and applying them to tangible elements in students’ lives. Data4Kids is about connecting students with data science in ways that feel familiar to them.

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Teachers Believe That AI Is Here to Stay in Education. How It Should Be Taught Is Debatable.

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Zarek Drozda, director of the nonprofit Data Science for Everyone, says his organization has seen interest in offering AI and data science coursework increase among school districts, with the number of states launching data initiatives increasing from one to 29 over the past four years.

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What Does It Mean to Be AI Ready? [Infographic]

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The framework focuses on six core areas: Data Science, Mathematical Reasoning, Creative Problem Solving, Ethics, Applied Experiences and Programming. Click here to see the full infographic. AI Ready learning includes both discrete and embedded AI learning experiences to build literacy and technical skills related to AI.

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Data Science Education: Making data work in math and science class

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Staying relevant to students while preparing them to be successful in the future is the winning formula that all teachers hope their curriculum achieves.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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It also connects to other issues, such as the rigid class sequences that some experts warn block certain students from advancing in math and that exclude courses like data science that would be useful for students future careers. Solving this motivation problem is tricky.

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Data science: a powerful tool for social good

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Data science: a powerful tool for social good. Data scientists use scientific methods and computer algorithms to extract knowledge and information from large datasets. Thanks to data science algorithms, when you use a search engine, such as Google, to look for anything, the most relevant results appear first.

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A District, a Diagnostic and a Drive for AI Readiness

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In 2019, GCPS, in collaboration with multiple partners, created an AI readiness framework that focuses on six core areas: Data Science, Mathematical Reasoning, Creative Problem Solving, Ethics, Applied Experiences and Programming.