The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This is what culturally responsive instruction looks like in STEM education. But experts say finding better ways to teach STEM to students of color and girls is urgent. Too often the STEM classes that are offered are of poor quality and fail to recognize the experiences and contributions of women and people of color in these fields.

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STEM Comparison Report Elementary 145

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Take an online course. See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. Careers with STEM. You could: Teach a unit or course. Code.org has created a great compilation of resources for how students can continue learning. Some favorites (all free!) Test out curriculum yourself.

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Comparison Advocacy STEM Meeting 219

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

She compared remedial math classes to the alternative of letting ill-prepared students proceed straight to a college course accompanied by extra help. The confusion stems from the study design. An experimental psychologist by training, Logue designed an experiment.

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Study Course Dropout Data 116

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Besides, students can use devices such as laptops to access their courses via a learning management system. Evidence shows that it increases student performance in comparison to traditional lecturing. While this is true for STEM teaching, it is clear that students of all areas benefit from an active learning environment.

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Classroom Learning Comparison Examples 247

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

I enrolled in my first online course in 1998—an awful Frankenstein of assignments and web-based textbook chapters—and never finished it. Of course these recent corrections aren’t unique to the education market. Last year, only 25,000 Americans graduated from bootcamps, in comparison to two million bachelors degrees awarded.

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EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 188

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Its content suite includes online courses on alcohol awareness, character development, financial literacy, sexual violence prevention, workplace conduct, and even touches on more traditional school subjects like STEM. EverFi currently makes its K-12 offerings available to more than 20,000 K-12 schools for free.

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Industry EdTech Coursera Company 142

EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

By comparison, teens who don’t access the Internet via mobile devices tend to go online less frequently. At the higher education level, some professors ban laptops from their lecture courses, while many K-12 schools still maintain no technological devices, support or policies. By 2018, STEM jobs in the U.S.

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Digital Citizenship STEM Mobility Smartphone 100

ProfHacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

But digital archives providing access to rare images, correspondence, reviews, and manuscripts have the capacity to benefit a spectrum of undergraduates, including those majoring in STEM fields. Although less common perhaps, archives can enhance introductory humanities and first-year composition courses aimed at non-liberal arts majors.

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Data Comparison Course Study 96

The Jose Vilson

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I also had a mild but stubborn case of oppositional defiance disorder stemming from years of activism and the George W. A bulletin board seemed quaint in comparison to my other pressing duties. The answer to that dilemma: OF COURSE, I wanted to have 60 students in a room where I normally have 30.

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Comparison STEM Course Examples 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The assumption is that students will be much more likely to carry 15 credits if one or two of those courses were online—no commuting time, no daycare issues.". In an interview, George Otte, CUNY’s director of academic technology, described the “bottleneck” created by course shortages. Courses aren’t the only thing going online.

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Course OER Comparison Survey 60

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2016

The comparison is completely unfounded, of course. The new curriculum being taught under STEM and Common Core systems are programs designed to improve how lessons are taught. There are some parents who equate EdTech with “new math” and Common Core, terms that send shudders through some segments of our population.

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EdTech Common Core Digital Citizenship Survey 150

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2016

Establish more STEM-intensive public charter high schools. Create incentives for universities to expand their offerings in computer science and prioritize retaining students interested in majoring, minoring, or taking courses in the field. The report was co-authored by ITIF President Robert D.

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Education STEM Comparison Secondary 40

eSpark

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This, of course, is not true—the little hand points exactly between 4 and 5, a seemingly small difference, but one that could be confusing for a student who doesn't know any better. The closest comparison is probably the early days of Wikipedia, when many pages were stuffed full of uncited opinions and even outright lies.

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Education Exercises Examples Comparison 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

But in reality, you're not treating them or teaching them to engage fully in STEM or the world of computer science. I couldn’t necessarily tell you a blow-by-blow comparison with other industries because I specialize mostly in technology. I'm teaching them how to press a button and watch something jump. Christopher Emdin.

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STEM Industry Software Training 85

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. More than 4 out of 10 college students wind up in remedial math or English courses, and those that do are even less likely than other students to finish college.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 217

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

” At La Verne, by comparison, he said in a cafe in the student union, “There was one person in charge of everything , and she put me in touch with the people I needed to talk to by the next day.” Related: Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment. “Students beat themselves up about this.

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Report STEM Course Comparison 102

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

It’s no surprise that a recent study found that Algebra 1 is the most repeated class in high school, and that both students’ performance on state tests and their grades decrease each time they repeat the course. Incorporating game-based learning in your class does not require a complete revision of your practice or a course in coding.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Elementary Differentiated Instruction 151

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

It might also avoid drawing awkward comparisons, like how some human women object that Sophia, a feminine robot citizen of Saudi Arabia, seemingly enjoys more rights there than they do. He’s working on a children’s book series featuring Maria Bot that encourages girls to pursue STEM education and careers.

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Android Robotics Education Software 138

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This “hush hush” attitude when it comes to discussing pay stems from anti-union propaganda from the 1950’s-1970’s as unionizing started to take hold across the United States. By comparison, teachers in New York can expect to make around $85K per year. These courses can be in-person or online, and often only meet 1-2 days per week.

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Company Course Classroom Comparison 52

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have also provided some wonderful links that will allow you to learn more about differentiated learning blended with technology, and of course … PBL. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 10, 2019

Of course, Wikipedia is not the only source of research, and as in all sources should be confirmed with other resources. These comparisons might clarify some Need To Know question and also provide words that will be valuable in the research process. How does living in Seattle compare with living in Amsterdam? Mike ( [link].

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Tools Classroom Wiki Strategy 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

By comparison, the outside world must seem like a playground of self-expression and creativity. One of the criticisms that’s been aimed at the use of technology in schools, however, is that it is being used solely to prepare users to enter the tech workforce by corralling them into STEM-related subjects. Too Much Information?

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Technology Classroom Learning Dropout 67

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

And yes, of course you’ll be paid: $9.77 States consider a range of different factors in coming up with ratios, such as the number of older children in a group and the type of child care facility in question, making apples-to-apples comparisons difficult. No pressure. per hour , the national average for child care workers.

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Guidelines How To Report Policies 75

MindShift

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Having strong spatial skills — the ability to understand and mentally manipulate shapes and figures — has been identified by researchers as characteristic of those who find success in STEM fields and creative pursuits. Every child will want to put his or her own hand atop the gorilla’s hand, just for the sake of comparison.

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Comparison STEM Elementary Strategy 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 10, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Of course, Wikipedia is not the only source of research, and as in all sources should be confirmed with other resources. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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Tools Classroom Wiki Conference 60

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

That year, 90 percent of Blythewood students passed the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam, an increase from the previous year’s passage rate of 87 percent. Gaps between how minority students perform academically in comparison to their White peers have long been an issue across the country.

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Course Report Data STEM 88

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

College Board piloted a new Advanced Placement course in computer science: AP Computer Science Principles , a program that the organization hoped would engage more females and students of color in computer science. million students enrolled in at least one AP course this year. percent in this Principles course.

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Course Comparison Report STEM 92

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

But of course, when attendance goes up, typically your academic averages go up too, because you do have an academic requirement to be able to participate, right? That's the closest comparison. So that's something that's fascinating and asynchronously of course we know means not at the same time.

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E-rate Education Meeting Industry 380

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Something interesting happened when a female was the sole woman and the other three group members were men: she was 10 percentage points more likely to drop the course. The course was only 35 percent female but women were more likely to want to participate in a study group and nearly 260, or 42 percent, of the 620 volunteers were women.

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Study Dropout Groups Course 133

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Those close at the fringes of the digital frontier are charting a different course with ICT rich classes and mLearning spaces whilst developing our personal learning networks. This webinar provides educators with a framework and forum that supports student learning communities around STEM concepts.

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Training STEM Digital Citizenship Comparison 34

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

First, it connects all those early adopter lone rangers—both through the course and our professional learning network—so even after they’ve finished the course, they stay involved. Are these courses mostly for STEM educators? Now, we’re working on scaling up the program to increase its impact, which does two things.

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Professional Learning Tools Comparison Course 218

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

But there is plentiful evidence that this is true in the context of post-secondary faculty choosing required materials for their courses. It will be used, of course. That can’t comparison shop. I personally have dozens if not hundreds of these conversations each year, and my colleagues at Lumen have hundreds more.

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OER LMS Secondary Course 60

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. VICKI: Well, you know, some people blame, want to point, of course. Sponsored by Bloomz I’ve been using Bloomz for three years now and I love it. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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EdTech Future Ready Policies Technology 218

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 21, 2018

That sense of inferiority or guilt or overwhelm can stem from thinking you’re not measuring up to your own expectations, or others’ expectations, and it seems impossible to try to do everything you “should.”. This is not always possible, of course, but learn to listen to the signals. When you’re tired, rest.

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Meeting Classroom Data Comparison 40

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

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Trends Digital Citizenship Facebook Edcamps 252