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Can Third Graders Learn Data Science? These Researchers Say Yes

ED Surge

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. Each data story toolkit comes complete with an instructor’s guide, data, and slidedeck. It’s not in our DNA; we have to learn it.

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Here Comes Another Trend in K-12 Science Education: Data Science

Chillax Science

If you are or have been a school teacher, you are probably familiar with the feelings associated with constant changes to the curriculum. If you are not a teacher please visit Education Week and you’ll understand what I mean. If you are not a teacher please visit Education Week and you’ll understand what I mean.

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Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career

Ask a Tech Teacher

Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career Starting a career is an exhilarating journey, and in today’s tech-driven world, the technology you choose during your school years can be a foundational step toward your professional tech arsenal.

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Endangered Species, Winter 2024

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Cyber Security and CS Education

Computer Science Teacher

What does that mean for high schools? For one thing, it means a lot of people are saying that high schools should teach it. Should schools offer a whole course in it or can they cover enough in an existing course? A lot of discussion about this on Facebook group for Cybersecurity Educators. If a full course, a semester?

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A Spoon Full of Computer Science

Computer Science Teacher

I was thinking about data science lately. The problem is that I don’t know much about data science. I learned about data bases in school and worked with them some in industry but that was mostly about how they work internally. But I never did much of anything with real work data applications.

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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

Cool Cat Teacher

Resource #1: Financial Literacy for High School Students In Financial Literacy for High School Students , I love the embedded Intuit TurboTax simulation module , which students complete as they learn about taxes. These results were across all student demographics, making this course an excellent fit for every middle school.

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