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Preventing Learning Loss Over Summer Break: How to Prevent the “Summer Slide” in Science

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According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), “students who read books regularly not only show better reading skills but also perform better in subjects like mathematics and science” ( OECD, 2010 ). There are tons of hands-on science experiments and STEM challenges you can find using a simple internet search.

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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

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Last August, littleBits acquired DIY , which offers a library of do-it-yourself maker projects and instructional videos, as well as an online community where kids can share their creations. Sphero has received just north of $120 million since its start in 2010; littleBits, founded a year later, has secured $62 million.

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How to Use Real World Problems to Teach Design Thinking, 3D Printing and Collaboration

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Twitter: @RichLehrer1 A summer fellowship in Rwanda sent Lehrer looking for middle school STEM projects that would link students to the community. The possibilities resonated with Lehrer, whose son, Max, had been born in 2010 with symbrachydactyly, a condition that prevented the growth of fingers on his right hand.

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Final Schedule - "Wholehearted Libraries" Online Mini-Conference on Tuesday, March 10th

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our first Library 2.020 mini-conference of the year is next week: "Wholehearted Libraries," online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th , from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Not only do libraries need high tech, they also need staff who approach their work with a wholehearted attitude.

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Humanizing Education to Prevent Cyberbullying, Part 1: Fostering Humanizing Relationships – By Owen Matson, Ph.D.

ViewSonic Education

As I see it, Freire centers on the idea that dehumanization stems from a distorted view of humanity itself, in which the capacity to assert one’s humanity is redefined as the capacity to dehumanize others. Polity, 2010. appeared first on ViewSonic Library. Works Cited Baym, Nancy K. Personal Connections in the Digital Age.

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Hitting the Library Circuit With Mobile Making

Educator Innovator

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers everything you would expect at a library: books, computers, story time for the little ones. In 2010, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) was one of several sites to receive funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D.

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A New Model for Coding in Schools

Digital Promise

It started when Aileen Owens, South Fayette’s Director of Technology and Innovation, joined the district in 2010. Owens’ passion for computer science stems from her experience as a parent. Most of the projects happen in a “learning lab,” which operates like a traditional library or computer room.