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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. As the demand for digital skills grows, schools must develop inclusive programs to engage diverse learners. Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators.

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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!

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

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Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law. Later on, as I went into middle and high school and was wondering what I wanted to do in my career, I would think about teaching, and Ms. She led with great skill in the classroom.

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How Role Models May Inspire Exploration of Computer Science Pathways

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The new report— Developing Careers of the Future: A Study of Student Access to, and Interest in, Computer Science —provides a more comprehensive review of differences among racial, gender, location and socioeconomic status factors than previously available. Title I eligible schools. The study of U.S.

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MS Career Planning: Moving in the Right Direction

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I really like the recent trend away from presenting college as the goal for all graduating seniors, opening that up to include a wide variety of careers. Our job as educators is to encourage students in whatever their choice of post-school employment is, be it more education, a technical school, or a job.

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Money Matters: How to Equip Students for Financial Success

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Teachers can start teaching financial literacy in middle school by focusing on budgeting, saving, and basic interest rates. Comprehensive financial education should consider the financial implications of college and career choices, helping students make informed decisions. Transcript AI-generated, checked by me.

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Teachers Leaving the Classroom: An EdSurge Summer Reading List

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But some are following through; they’re walking out of their classrooms and away from the careers they thought they’d have for life.” And … what happens to former teachers after they change careers? As Elizabeth Neilson, a former high school English teacher who lives in Minneapolis, says, “I was at a fork in the road.

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