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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit. Now serving Grades Pre-K through six, the administration and faculty of Duquesne Elementary, the district’s sole remaining school, are determined to provide each student with the best educational experience possible. professional learning and new learning experiences.

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No Begging Required: Teachers Share 5 Creative Ways to Fund Classroom Technology

Edsurge

As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.” Kari Vargas Started in 2012, Reddit's teacher gift exchange works by pairing up educators and donors who sign up on the website. Teachers turning to DonorsChoose must be willing to gamble, however.

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Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids. They found them every step of the way.

The Hechinger Report

Early in elementary school, many children already believe that boys are more interested than girls in computer science and engineering. In New York City, the Brooklyn Preschool of Science was launched in 2012 to expose young children to science concepts, which are infused throughout lessons each day. Subscribe today!

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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PROOF POINTS: Asian American students lose more points in an AI essay grading study — but researchers don’t know why

The Hechinger Report

There are potential dangers as teachers save time by offloading grading work to a robot. Perhaps the robot would be fairer to Asian Americans if it were explicitly prompted to “give out more perfect 6s.” That might sound self-serving for an employee of a company that specializes in educational measurement.

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What the research says about the best way to engage parents

The Hechinger Report

Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. Second grade teachers Amy Hart (center) and Alina Turner (right), with her dog, Mello, meet with Karen Shutt (left), instructional coach for a planning meeting at Edmondson Elementary.

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An Illinois district proved gifted programs can be racially diverse

The Hechinger Report

However, U-46 created a separate, 100 percent Hispanic, elementary program that allowed those students to study the gifted curriculum. He hired Wells to overhaul the gifted program in November 2012 even before the judge issued his ruling. The high school magnet was not connected to the elementary and middle school gifted classes.)