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Engineering in Elementary School

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Integrating engineering concepts into elementary education is a crucial topic in this day and age. Exposure to engineering concepts at a young age boosts STEM learning and builds a problem-solving mindset, which is key for tomorrow's innovators. Engineering makes the world of technology clear and interesting to young learners.

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Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources

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It teaches: Visualization and Understanding : Graphing helps students visually represent data, functions, and relationships. Problem Solving : Graphs provide a way to solve problems and make predictions. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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How to teach creativity to kids

Carly and Adam

In today's fast-paced world, creativity is a crucial skill that can empower children to be innovative problem solvers, critical thinkers, and successful individuals. As elementary teachers, we play a pivotal role in fostering creativity in our students. Teach Creativity Problem Solving Techniques.

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New Hampshire Dept. of Education and CoderZ Recognize Highland Goffe’s Falls Elementary Educator for Excellence in STEM

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We chose Kerstin for the award because her teams swept the Elementary Level in the NH CoderZ League last year, earning first, second, and third place among a total of 66 teams. Kerstin Dumas Dumas earned her undergraduate degree in K-8 Elementary Education and Special Education, as well as an M.Ed.

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5 Tips from talkSTEM/Comerica Teacher Fellow for Elementary Math Classrooms!

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Megan teaches 4th grade Math at Mockingbird Elementary in Dallas ISD. Module 2: Unit Conversions and Problem Solving with Metric Measurement TEKS: 4.8a, 4.8b, 4.8c Shares The post 5 Tips from talkSTEM/Comerica Teacher Fellow for Elementary Math Classrooms! Share and Enjoy ! appeared first on talkSTEM.

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We Landed on the Moon July 20 1969

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Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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3 Fun Tech Classroom Projects for Summer

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Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in! Another fantastic example is Lightbot.