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Edtech Is Looking to Build Tools to Foster Student Engagement. Can That Scale?

ED Surge

Feeling Seen, Heard, and Connected Businesses that target one particular type of learner, like software engineers, naturally have some level of shared identity between users. But how do organizations that support a wide range of students make sure that each of these students feel seen and heard?

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How to build an engineer: Start Young with STEM Education

STEM Sport

STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These core concepts are a critical, essential portion of a child’s education to connect to a large and rapidly growing workforce. One way parents and educators can help improve children’s STEM literacy is through early introduction.

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Engineering Education for Children on the Autism Spectrum: Content, Pedagogy, and Assessment

National Science Foundation

Engineering learning is a lifelong process that starts from a very young age as children discover the world through tinkering, touching, and being curious. Some refer to children as natural engineers (Dorie et al., Young children naturally and informally engage in engineering-related behaviors and activities (Petroski, 2003).

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How to Increase Student Engagement During Project-Based Learning

STEM Sport

This learning style is commonly used when teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) because its real-world connections help students gain a deeper understanding of complex concepts. Regardless of grade level, it can be difficult to keep students engaged throughout project-based lessons.

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Critical Issues in Engineering Education

Vivify Stem

Critical Issues of K-12 Engineering Education Post by Natasha Wilkerson December 28, 2021 Did you know that most state science standards now include engineering? But does engineering actually support science learning? Are teachers prepared to teach engineering effectively? What is the engineering design process?

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Navigating the AI Landscape in Education: Balancing Technology with Personal Touch

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I do get pretty angry as I go on forums about Artificial Intelligence in Education. It seems often that the attitude is one of “gotcha” in terms of “catching” students using AI to “give them the answers.”

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Engineering and the 5E Science Model

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Engineering and the 5E Science Model Post by Michelle Bogden & Natasha Wilkerson February 22, 2023 Are you looking to add engineering to your science classroom? Most educators use the 5E learning model to teach science concepts. Can engineering design fit into 5E science units?