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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Promoting Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking Play inherently includes challenges and impediments, which allow youngsters to solve problems and think critically. Conclusion: How to Pick the Game That Enhances Creativity, Problem-Solving, and More!

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

Today’s tip: Google Street View Category: Problem-solving Q: I can’t find enough detail about a geographic area we’re studying. Any suggestions? A: That’s much easier than it used to be, thanks to Google Earth’s Street View. Students can walk down the street they just read about or see their home on the internet.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Game development teaches kids valuable skills like creativity, problem-solving, and persistence—skills they’ll use for life! Building Problem-Solving Skills Through Game Development Game development naturally encourages kids to think critically and solve problems. And the best part?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

When students engage with games that require problem-solving and critical thinking, they learn necessary academic concepts in a fun way. Encouraging research and inquiry through dedicated projects like Genius Hour fosters a sense of ownership in learning, allowing students to pursue their interests and develop critical thinking skills.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Just as important, it’s that rare fun lesson that teaches problem solving and critical thinking without the usual pain. Minecraft has been popular with kids for a long time with no sign of slowing down. It’s useful for teaching a plethora of subjects, from history to math to geology to tech skills.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Natural disasters is a related discussion to any number of topics–geography, ecology, Earth Day, even problem solving.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Use your language and actions as a leader to foster a mindset of problem-solving and positivity. Problem-Solving Mindsets: Modeling a proactive and solution-oriented approach to challenges. Build a school culture where teachers, students, and parents thrive.

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MARCH 21, 2025

Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem identification, problem solving, entrepreneurship, creativity skills, and confidence. RTX Invention Convention U.S.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Instead of spitting out answers, these intelligent assistants provide step-by-step explanations, personalized hints, and interactive problem-solving guidance. Peer tutoring, team problem-solving contests, and math debates are examples of group activities that transform learning from a solitary endeavor into a shared experience.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Research has shown that hands-on tasks improve problem-solving abilities, focus, and confidence. By integrating math, geometry, and physics into trade education, students not only develop job-specific expertise but also enhance their overall problem-solving abilitiesskills that will serve them well regardless of their career paths.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

By combining creativity with problem-solving, children can better understand concepts that might otherwise seem too technical or dull. Whether its siblings at home or classmates in school, teamwork teaches communication and problem-solving skills that are just as valuable as the project itself.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Early Childhood Coding Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers shares seven practical strategies for introducing coding concepts to preschoolers, helping to build problem-solving and logical thinking skills early on.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

The framework focuses on six core areas: Data Science, Mathematical Reasoning, Creative Problem Solving, Ethics, Applied Experiences and Programming. Click here to see the full infographic. AI Ready learning includes both discrete and embedded AI learning experiences to build literacy and technical skills related to AI.

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MARCH 3, 2025

Just as early literacy sets the stage for reading comprehension, early numeracy establishes a critical foundation for mathematical thinking and problem-solving. It contributes to cognitive development, problem-solving abilities and logical reasoning essential skills across all subjects and future career paths.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

The idea started as a clever way to teach students to think critically and problem-solve. One hour, according to Hour of Code, would show them that deep thinking was fun and problem-solving was exhilarating. It’s easy to conflate coding with computers but its core is problem-solving and critical thinking.

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MARCH 2, 2025

Step In When Needed : AI can provide answers, but it shouldnt replace problem-solving. Nonetheless, they should never replace curiosity, problem-solving, or the human connections that make education meaningful. Dont just focus on gradeslook for patterns. Where does your child struggle? What excites them?

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

The idea started as a clever way to teach students to think critically and problem-solve. One hour, according to Hour of Code, would show them that deep thinking was fun and problem-solving was exhilarating. It’s easy to conflate coding with computers but its core is problem-solving and critical thinking.

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JUNE 2, 2022

Category: Security, Problem-solving. In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Adding monthly giving projects to STEM classes helps students learn important skills like problem-solving and teamwork while also teaching them to care about their communities. Encourage collaborative and team-based approaches to problem-solving. Sound interesting?

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JUNE 6, 2022

Category: PCs, Problem-solving. A: Go into the Updates list and uninstall the one addressing your problem program. Today’s tip: Rollback Windows Updates. Q: Windows automatically updated and now one of my programs freezes. What do I do?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Thinking Games Time required: Optional Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The benefits of using technology extend beyond academic achievement; they foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and collaboration among students. This adaptability ensures that each student receives instruction aligned with their unique needs.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Anytime I can show students how to complete math skills without doing math, it’s a plus (because they don’t expect a discussion on problem-solving or Minecraft to help with math). It feels like: When it should feel like: Coding is a great tie-in to Common Core Math Standards.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Collaborative learning nurtures social skills, builds confidence, and enhances problem-solving abilities. Foster Collaborative Learning While technology in education often focuses on individual learning, fostering collaborative learning is equally essential for students with special needs.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Today’s tip: Compare-contrast Digital Tools Category: Problem-solving Have students use these tables to compare-contrast digital tools available for their education: Set them up in your spreadsheet program and add only the labels. Show it on the class screen and have students suggest what data fills in the cells.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Category: Maintenance, Problem-solving. Today’s tip: 16 Spring Cleaning Steps for Computers. It’s easy to ignore basic computer maintenance. Heck—it’s as likely you’ll mess up your computer in a misguided effort to ‘clean things up’.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Today’s tip: Solutions to unusual problems Category: Problem-solving Whether you follow Habits of Mind, Common Core, Depth of Knowledge, IB, or another K-12 learning strategy, every student must learn problem-solving to become a functioning, contributing adult.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In contrast, soft skills are not specialized; they are the everyday skills we need to be successful and contribute to our communities, such as communication, problem-solving, collaboration and empathy — all important.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Communication, adaptability, and problem-solving are among the "soft" social-emotional skills that are behind-the-scenes champs of the learning process. Literacy interventionist Kelly Owens shares 10 ways she is weaving the "intangibles" employers prize into existing lessons.

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JUNE 20, 2022

Category: Problem-solving. In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education.

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MARCH 17, 2025

It is essential for schools to emphasize the development of critical thinking, problem-solving skills and independent learning so we can better equip students to navigate the complexities of an unpredictable and swiftly evolving tech-powered future. If students lack the skills to navigate constant change, they risk being left behind.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Category: MSO, Problem-solving, Keyboarding. Today’s tip: Create a Macro. Here are basic steps for MS Word : Click View – Macros – Record Macros. Specify a name for the macro. Choose whether it should be a keyboard shortcut or a button.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Category: Problem-solving. In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education.

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APRIL 30, 2025

Being part of this network helps us integrate cutting-edge AI tools and practices into classrooms, fostering critical thinking, creativity and real-world problem-solving skills to prepare our scholars for a technology-driven world. Ypsilanti Community Schools students, educators and community members engage in hands-on AI learning.

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MARCH 19, 2025

This skill set, paired with opportunities to engage in real-world learning and problem-solving, begins to bridge the gap between academic learning and workforce readiness. Educators are at the forefront of exploring AIs potential, using it to rethink instruction and better support students.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Mathematics is not just about solving equations or memorizing formulas; it’s a way of thinking. It teaches us problem-solving skills, logical reasoning, and the ability to think abstractly. Problem-Solving Skills Mathematics is akin to a gym for the mind.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Each grade-level PDF is between 175 and 252 pages and includes lesson plans, assessments, domain-specific vocabulary, problem-solving tips, Big Idea, Essential Question, options if primary tech tools not available, posters, reproducibles, samples, tips, enrichments, entry and exit tickets, and teacher preparation. Who needs this.

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