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Create Flexible Learning Opportunities

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How can you create flexible learning opportunities with a self-directed STEM curriculum? In this flexible learning environment, learners select an area of STEM to explore. How do you structure a self-paced, flexible STEM environment for your learners? This would equate to eight STEM choices in your flexible learning environment.

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Using ChatGPT to Revolutionize PE Teaching: 5 Expert Strategies!

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When we asked the Ask a Tech Teacher team to apply it specifically to teaching physical education–not something we usually think of with tech tools–they came up with these great ideas: Using ChatGPT to Revolutionize PE Teaching: 5 Expert Strategies! It is also having an impact on physical education and health.

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The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged

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Flexible learning paths and self-paced modules are key components of personalized learning. This flexibility allows students to learn at their own pace which helps those who may need more time to grasp certain concepts. For instance, conducting a simple personality test for students can help to understand their preferences.

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Engaging All Learners: Expanding High School Options for Success

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Still others are kinesthetic learners, who understand better through physical activity or hands-on experience. By understanding these varying styles, you’re able to adopt a more flexible approach to your education. Some students are visual learners, digesting information better when they see it in graphs, charts, and pictures.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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Think Like a Scientist The lessons focus on chemistry and physics, two “gatekeeper” subjects that are typically seen as more difficult, Schneider says. Chemistry and physics teachers within these schools will deliver the curriculum. Students will learn to think like scientists.

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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

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Now, having gone to the trouble to design course resources that can be accessed remotely and feeling accustomed to turning on a webcam in the classroom, he has continued to embrace a teaching practice that is known as “HyFlex,” a portmanteau of hybrid and flexible. Students discovered the flexibility,” he says, “and now they're demanding it.”

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How Much Screen Time is Okay for Kids on the Evenings and Weekends?

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Furthermore, spending too much time indoors with electronic devices can potentially lead to physical health problems such as obesity, eye strain, or posture issues due to insufficient physical activity and outdoor play. This encourages healthy habits and helps establish boundaries while permitting some flexibility.