ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2024

Educators often find themselves exploring innovative approaches to enhance student learning, and one particularly creative pathway is integrating games and playfulness into the learning environment. Playful learning and games can inherently motivate and engage students. Gamer types can also be used for grouping students.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Much uncertainty exists about what AI is, how it works and its implications for students, families, educators and the broader school community. They are also concerned about exacerbating existing inequities in accessing digital technologies and tools, presenting further structural barriers for students and communities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

“Eighty-seven percent of teachers and 77% of parents agree teaching that inspires creativity has a bigger payoff for students” This according to Gallup research (To read more of the report, click here ). Teachers and parents have long known that if students are engaged, they learn faster and remember more.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

How can teachers engage students to learn problem-solving skills across the curriculum? One program has set out to teach computational thinking (CT) and coding skills in a problem-centered approach, fostering a student-driven learning design. AI or ChatGPT won’t replace you any time soon, but someone using AI will.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Today, as education leaders, you’re faced with an increasingly diverse student population, each with unique learning styles, abilities, and aspirations.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Their deep roots built pathways that strengthened their foundation to grow. Her teacher said something to me from across the table that made me stop in my tracks: “Your daughter is taking instructional time away from the other students in my class.” With each passing day, two of them grew stronger, taller, thicker.

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ED Surge

APRIL 4, 2022

Because my work as CEO of the national Breakthrough Collaborative involves middle-schoolers with college aspirations and college students who aspire to become advocates and teachers, I’m always inclined to take the optimistic view. A Focus on Teachers “Teachers matter,” to quote the definitive Rand study.

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ED Surge

MAY 1, 2023

Brigitta Witt Vice President of Social Impact and Sustainability at T-Mobile One of the most rewarding educator experiences is witnessing students become agents of change and positively impacting their communities with their own creativity, grit and innovation. EdSurge: How did T-Mobile's Changemaker Challenge get started?

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Experience the unique joy of helping students thrive,” the public service announcement says as it depicts a range of people working with students. We used to have lots of students coming into our program and we didn’t worry too much about that. Department of Education launched an unusual marketing blitz. Are you ready?”

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

My students are working toward a master’s degree in public affairs and many of them are interested in pursuing careers in international and domestic public policy. Throughout the course, students are tasked with crafting four memos on designated policy issues. My goal was twofold.

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ED Surge

JULY 4, 2023

He’s applying his research as a creative producer for a new show on PBS called Work It Out Wombats! EdSurge sat down with Edouard to talk about how his research informs his new animated TV show and how he thinks the media industry needs to change to help draw more Black students into STEM fields. Edouard is no stranger to making media.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Though we typically match all of our learning objectives with state and national standards, we can be a little bit more creative. In an increasingly interconnected world, connectivity is the lifeline that bridges gaps, fosters knowledge exchange and empowers individuals to thrive in diverse socioeconomic spheres.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Within days, colleges and universities around the nation announced their respective continuity-of-service plans to provide instruction and student support remotely. At the start of what would soon be known around the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders in the higher education industry began to fear the worst. colleges and universities.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2024

When schools shuttered in the spring of 2020, more than 1 billion students worldwide shifted to online instruction in less than one month. Educators struggled to meet students' needs without proper technology tools, training and infrastructure, and edtech innovators capitalized, introducing much-needed solutions. It’s been a wild ride.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. But, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made painfully clear, we've still got plenty of work to do.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2023

creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, resiliency) and crosses multiple disciplines (e.g. For example, the Roblox Community Fund aims to reach 100 million students by the end of this decade and recently opened a $10 million fund for developers and educators to build on their platform.

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CTE Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Last week we published an article on Ian Kilpatrick and his students at the High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan, New York City. Today we are featuring an interview with some of Ian’s students to get the student perspective. Our curriculum is preparing Ian’s students as part of the FutureReadyNYC (FRNYC) initiative.

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CTE Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

In her first year teaching this course she has already seen the impact it has on students in engaging them and getting them to think about possible career pathways. Cathy’s students are the first in Pennsylvania to earn Web Animator certifications from Web Professionals Global. That’s what drives this industry.

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CoderZ

APRIL 15, 2024

As an Intelitek subsidiary, CoderZ has the opportunity to help educators around the world prepare students for these lucrative and engaging careers. Initiated in 2011, the Technology Applications TEKS cover what students should know and be able to do in technology. of total state employment.

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Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

MAY 5, 2023

How many times have you had a student ask, “Will this be on the test?” Students might have to plug in different numbers, but there wasn’t a ton of critical thinking in the end. I have wondered, “How could I have made more room for creativity in my science class?” First, create a culture where students ask questions.

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STEM Next

JANUARY 31, 2024

Position OST STEM as a key conduit of career pathways and workforce development opportunities. OST STEM has been proven to be an effective means of developing hands-on and career-connected learning that promotes STEM career pathways and is a proven vehicle to increase equity in STEM.

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STEM Discovery Education

AUGUST 23, 2022

The shift to student-centered instruction is well worth the effort. Student-centered instruction and learning lead to greater rates of achievement and transferrable life skills for success in school and long after. Benefits of Student-Centered Learning. Encourage student agency through guided lessons. Student Sensemaking.

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STEM Education Shopping

MAY 12, 2023

Source: CNET Have you ever heard of an interactive robot that can teach computational thinking and coding skills to students? Source: CNET Have you ever heard of an interactive robot that can teach computational thinking and coding skills to students? Source: businessinsider.com Hey there! Have you ever heard of the Cue Robot?

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CTE Learning

JANUARY 31, 2023

Teachers love to see students excel. In secondary education, they always are looking for ways to get their students to engage in class. This has become especially true in the post-COVID environment where getting students to re-engage has become more difficult. As educators, we know it stands for Art.

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CTE Learning

JANUARY 31, 2023

Teachers love to see students excel. In secondary education, they always are looking for ways to get their students to engage in class. This has become especially true in the post-COVID environment where getting students to re-engage has become more difficult. As educators, we know it stands for Art.

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CTE Learning

JANUARY 31, 2023

Teachers love to see students excel. In secondary education, they always are looking for ways to get their students to engage in class. This has become especially true in the post-COVID environment where getting students to re-engage has become more difficult. As educators, we know it stands for Art.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 24, 2023

If artistic expression and creativity are incorporated into the work of your school, then you may favor STEAM over a traditional STEM approach. Both STEAM and art projects foster student creativity. They provide students with a way to expose them to new ideas and allow them to express themselves.

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Vivify Stem

MARCH 22, 2022

This includes having classroom procedures that the students are familiar with so they know exactly how the classroom runs, even when you are gone! This includes having classroom procedures that the students are familiar with so they know exactly how the classroom runs, even when you are gone!

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The Maker Mom

MARCH 23, 2024

These tech camps offer incredible programs for students already enthralled or those who want to try something new. Club SciKids Club SciKids helps students tap into their inner scientists. Panda Programmer Panda Programmer holds fun computer science camps for rising 1 st -8 th grade students throughout Montgomery County, Baltimore.

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Scientix

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction During the school year 2022-2023, the project Global Thinkers – Local Solvers was implemented as part of the eTwinning project “Artful STEAM Tellers, Creative STEAM Solvers.” We combined this with creative writing to enhance inquiry-based learning. The initial question: What could our dream city be like?

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STEM Next

OCTOBER 26, 2023

high school students. Forty-two percent of high school students surveyed experienced persistent feelings of hopelessness or sadness and 10% of all students had actually attempted suicide. Even before the pandemic began, more than 1 in 3 high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.

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Ellipsis Education

MAY 30, 2023

Likewise, Scratch uses an inventive puzzle-like interface to empower students to make stories, animations, games, and art. The idea is to introduce computer science skills to students that have little to no experience writing code. Scratch uses a visual interface that is perfect for students ages 8-16.

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CTE Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

In her first year teaching this course she has already seen the impact it has on students in engaging them and getting them to think about possible career pathways. Cathy’s students are the first in Pennsylvania to earn Web Animator certifications from Web Professionals Global. That’s what drives this industry.

Computer Science 52

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CTE Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

In her first year teaching this course she has already seen the impact it has on students in engaging them and getting them to think about possible career pathways. Cathy’s students are the first in Pennsylvania to earn Web Animator certifications from Web Professionals Global. That’s what drives this industry.

Computer Science 52

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CTE Learning

JUNE 13, 2022

who teaches at Chanhassen High School in Chanhassen, Minnesota, to chat about her recent successes with students in the classroom. Heather was instrumental in securing the curriculum and web design certificates for her students as well as introducing them to web design, which is an in-demand and high-paying STEM career path.

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CTE Learning

JUNE 13, 2022

who teaches at Chanhassen High School in Chanhassen, Minnesota, to chat about her recent successes with students in the classroom. Heather was instrumental in securing the curriculum and web design certificates for her students as well as introducing them to web design, which is an in-demand and high-paying STEM career path. .

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Ellipsis Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) use creative processes to observe, interpret, and analyze the world around us. STEM is all about problem solving and critical thinking, and it's safe to say that those skills involve creativity. Da Vinci is a prime example of someone who mastered both art and science.

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