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How to Teach Reading in the Middle Grades

Middle Web

By using a menu of formative assessments to target and support students’ specific reading needs, you can differentiate instruction and positively impact their progress at key points in their development. Expert Laura Robb offers a master class in reading support for middle graders. The post How to Teach Reading in the Middle Grades first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – July 24

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Catch up on EdTech this week as we dive into policy changes, insights on AI, and how to prepare for the upcoming school year. In this July 24 edition of DE’s EdTech News Roundup, we’ll cover: Policy Updates Cultivating Classroom Culture Insights from Leaders Policy Updates As we prepare for the start of a new […] The post Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – July 24 appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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Empow Studios: Discounts on summer STEM camps

Newton STEM

Empow Studios is offering a $75 discount on summer camps. Register by July 27 using discount code SUMMERDAYS. Campers who enroll in multiple weeks of camp can also save up to an additional $100 per week. Popular camps include Coding, STEM Exploration, and Minecraft. Empow offers refunds up to 14 days before camp starts (minus a $10 registration fee).

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Jul 23, Rationalizing the Denominator with Variables

Online Math for All

Rationalizing the Denominator with Variables

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Edge on Science: Full and partial scholarships available for summer STEM programs

Newton STEM

Edge on Science reports that an anonymous benefactor is providing up to 14 partial to full scholarships for families who would like to send their children to a summer STEM program. Over the remaining four weeks of Edge on Science STEM programs at Lasell University (Newton) and Endicott College (Beverly) this summer, there are nine different week-long STEM adventures to choose from.

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Science Research Academy in Lexington coaches middle-school students: Budding researchers and science fair contestants

Newton STEM

Science Research Academy in Lexington offers hands-on scientific exploration to middle school students (ages 11-16), teaching them how to build their own unique scientific research projects from the ground up. It currently offers three programs: Summer Research Sprint : August 7-11 , 8:30AM-Noon, in person at Grace Chapel in Lexington, for motivated and curious students entering Grades 6-10 who want to learn about scientific research, build their own projects, and explore a subject more deeply t