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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

As students progress through school, they dig deeper into concepts of body systems, organs, cells, diseases, and the importance of good health. Whether schools classify these topics as ‘health’ or ‘science’, the importance of understanding the processes that allow us to survive can’t be overstated.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In 1998, I began my journey as an elementary teacher under the tutelage of my aunt and revered educator, Marva N. Once I entered the school building, a young man was being detained for his behavior. I asked the school officer if I could speak with him, and she reluctantly agreed.

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Academic Standards Energy Teaching Elementary 262

ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2023

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. As we think about the future of math classrooms, we continue to explore how academic standards and cultural, social and emotional development intersect to support learning mathematics.

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Achievement Math Mathematics Academic Standards 290

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students. Victoria was in my U.S. History class.

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Learning Publication Academic Standards Elementary 290

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2016

Will you have your child be tutored even though they are doing okay in school? However, if they are from a different country try to find out if that country’s educational system and academic standard is the same or at par with your own country. Alternatively, do you wait until their grades are already slipping down?

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Communications Academic Standards Architecture Chemistry 152

Carly and Adam

MARCH 29, 2022

These examples are just some of the ways that STEM can be implemented in the elementary classroom. These projects don’t often have connections to content areas, and they may not reinforce any academic standards. It provides an academic purpose for the constructing, design, or experimenting that students are engaging in.

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STEM Elementary Construction Academic Standards 95

STEMx

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Additionally, we generate revenue through contracts with schools for specialized services, grants and gifts. That said, we work collaboratively with the state Department of Education to review and revise academic standards, promote computer science, support connections between STEM and career and technical education and more.

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