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Best-in-Category Awards for 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher

do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it). Winner: C-STEM — tools to learn math through robotics ( see my review ). Then we looked for the following qualities: how dependable is it. how versatile is it for time-strapped teachers. does it differentiate for the varied needs of students and teacher.

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Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education

eSchool News

At the same time, the percentage of students who say they read for pleasure is declining : Fewer than half of all children ages 8-18 (43 percent) say they enjoy reading in their spare time, down from 58 percent in 2016. Educators need creative and authentic ways to engage students in reading without it seeming forced or gimmicky.

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Pennsylvania District Wins NEF STEM Leadership Award

The Journal

Lehighton Schools has won the National Education Foundation's 2016 STEM Leadership Award.

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10 Popular Educational Trends and What You Need to Know

Waterford

The COVID-19 crisis is changing the educational landscape, often in unpredictable ways. It’s tough to know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like, but by keeping up on current trends in the educational sphere, you can return to school next year informed, whether you’re in a classroom or teaching at a distance.

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Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?

The Hechinger Report

Professors, math education experts and equity advocates also hate how the subject seems to have become obligatory for every college bound student. University professors in non-STEM fields think high school students would be better off learning more useful math, such as statistics, data analysis, accounting and spreadsheets.

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How Do We Get More Girls Into STEM? Build Confidence (and Robots)

Edsurge

college-educated workforce today but hold only a quarter of the science and engineering jobs. With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space. With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space.

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5 Tech Trends that Could Supercharge Education in 2016

EdTech Magazine

Frank Smith The technologies of tomorrow are already making headway into education, and others are poised for mass distribution in 2016.

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