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Top 5 Game Development Platforms for Young Coders

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Each project brings them closer to understanding programming concepts, building resilience, and developing critical thinking skills that go beyond the screen. Kids can build games, animate stories, and even learn robotics or Minecraft modding. What if coding could be that fun? Well, it absolutely can be!

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Wonder Workshop’s Amazing Dash

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Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. These automated humanoid bots often interact with users, require critical thinking and problem-solving, and grab the imagination of students in ways that makes everyone want to learn.

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Why Should Students Learn Computer Science? A Teacher’s Perspective

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Greg Beutler is the Director of Techscool.org , a school devoted to teaching kids this fundamental skill through the lens of robotics, coding, competitions, and more. … Critical-thinking skills. Critical-thinking skills. The school’s tagline is Learn to code; Code to learn. Pretty pithy.

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Why Should Students Learn Computer Science? A Teacher’s Perspective

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Greg Beutler is the Director of Techscool.org , a school devoted to teaching kids this fundamental skill through the lens of robotics, coding, competitions, and more. … Critical-thinking skills. Critical-thinking skills. The school’s tagline is Learn to code; Code to learn. Pretty pithy.

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Constructing a Successful STEM Lesson

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LET QUESTIONS DRIVE THE LEARNING PROCESS When constructing a STEM lesson, it’s essential to provide students with plenty of opportunities to reflect on lesson content and to thoughtfully formulate questions based on their past and present experiences.

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The Rise of STEM Educational Toys: Shaping Future Innovators Through Play

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They range from simple building blocks that teach basic engineering principles to advanced robotics kits that allow kids to design and program their own robots. The Benefits of STEM Toys One of the most significant advantages of STEM toys is that they encourage problem-solving and critical thinking.

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Incorporating Engineering Practices into Texas Science Classrooms

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Students will investigate and design solutions that connect scientific and engineering concepts, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills to tackle real-world challenges. This prompts critical thinking as students evaluate their models as evidence. and "What are its limitations?"