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MARCH 18, 2025

Just as important, it’s that rare fun lesson that teaches problem solving and critical thinking without the usual pain. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. It’s useful for teaching a plethora of subjects, from history to math to geology to tech skills.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Here’s a more detailed peek into how they assist cognitive growth, critical thinking, and creativity: Unlocking Learning Fun: How Educational Bini Games Foster Child Development Parents and caregivers help children learn and grow by actively engaging and promoting their growth.

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MARCH 27, 2025

We really believe that that is something that starts in the classroom, so we want to make sure we're doing our part to ensure students have the skills to understand, use, and create with this emerging technology. Just as many said they currently lack the resources to integrate artificial intelligence into their curriculum.

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JUNE 18, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has ideas on how to incorporate giving into your STEM curriculum: Incorporating Monthly Giving Projects into STEM Curriculum: Inspiring the Next Generation of Philanthropists STEM equips students with critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovative skills vital for their future careers.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Critical Thinking Development in Middle School Education Fostеring critical thinking skills in middlе school еducation is paramount to equipping studеnts with thе intеllеctual tools necessary for succеss. Sеvеral kеy componеnts constitutе critical thinking.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

STEAM is an educational approach that includes science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Kids can decorate the card with drawings or stickers, blending art with technology. This combines technology (using a photo editing app to create the design) with art. This builds resilience and critical thinking.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Thinking Games Time required: Optional Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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MARCH 2, 2025

Use AI to enhance learning, not replace critical thinking or human interaction. The challenge is knowing when to trust the technology and when to step back and think for yourself. Encourage Critical Thinking : Dont let students rely on AI for easy answers. The key lies in the balance. Use AI as a tool.

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MARCH 17, 2015

With technology moving out of the lab and into the classroom, it’s becoming a challenge for some teachers to infuse their teaching with tech tools such as websites, educational games, simulations, iPads, Chromebooks, GAFE, and other geeky devices that used to be the purview of a select group of nerdy teachers.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As educators struggle with the best way to teach critical thinking and problem solving, coding has proven to be an effective and flexible tool. Here’s a thoughtful addition to that conversation: Should Coding be a Part of the Modern School’s Curriculum? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While mastering technical skills is essential, students must also develop soft skills like communication, collaboration and critical thinking to thrive beyond the classroom. What are some effective strategies for integrating soft skills into curriculum and instruction?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2025

When children engage in activities like wiring a circuit, operating heavy machinery, or constructing something tangible, they develop critical thinking skills and gain a sense of accomplishment. Those with a passion for technology can explore fields like HVAC, automotive repair, or industrial automation.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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APRIL 30, 2024

This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands. AI technologies can also help students who struggle with specific writing processes maintain a consistent writing quality. If students overuse AI to write essays, they may not engage in critical thinking and creativity.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. When we devalue the subject areas on the margins of our state-mandated curriculum, we fail to recognize the full range of skills students need for a well-rounded education.

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JULY 15, 2024

Enhanced creativity and critical thinking : The slower pace of handwriting allows for more time to think and formulate ideas, fostering creativity and critical thinking. ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

The High School technology curriculum prepares students for their college-and-career future not by teaching widgets and programs—though that happens—but by showing them how to use the tech they have acquired throughout their education. This is the first of three books focused on high school students and their unique technology needs.

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MARCH 12, 2025

A term paper writing service is just another form of supportone that makes sure students arent just surviving assignments but actually improving their writing, research, and critical thinking skills along the way. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital citizenship curricula, classroom posters, pedagogic articles on tech ed topics, tips and tricks, and more.

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MAY 31, 2023

It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital citizenship curricula, classroom posters, pedagogic articles on tech ed topics, tips and tricks, and more.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

They take lots of critical thinking, problem-solving, and are worth the effort! Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Each project brings them closer to understanding programming concepts, building resilience, and developing critical thinking skills that go beyond the screen. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. This allows them to prepare students for future needs, even if the current curriculum doesn't yet demand those skills.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

But here’s my issue: Too often, kids forget that the goal is to practice critical thinking and problem solving, not pursue a career in programming. Code.org, the grandfather of Hour of Code offerings, recognizes the importance of critical thinking outside of coding and programming. Ages 4 and up.

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MAY 24, 2017

K-6 math curriculum (with a separate program for pre-K) is versatile, easy-to-use, and nicely differentiated for varied learning and teaching strategies. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. Origo Education’s award-winning Stepping Stones 2.0 More math resources: 10 Articles on Using Tech to Teach Math.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Education today is characterized by rapid technological advancements, globalization, and changing workforce demands. Student-centered approach: Shifting the focus from the teacher as the primary source of knowledge to fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration in students.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

They take lots of critical thinking, problem-solving, and are worth the effort! Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Habits of Mind are learning skills that address the most granular problem-solving and critical thinking abilities required to prepare a student for college or career. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Today’s tip: Habits of Mind. Category: Pedagogy. Share it in the comments below.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Over-Reliance on Technology: AI could lead to students becoming too reliant on technology. The traditional critical thinking, writing and social skills developed through human interaction could suffer. The technology is still not advanced enough to replace human teachers.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JUNE 23, 2022

Math is a fundamental process in learning, not just adding and subtracting but to develops skill in problem solving and critical thinking. Scientists think that the sophistication of stone toolmaking almost a million years ago showed the symbolic and spatial thinking ability already present in our ancestors–a million years ago!

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JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. I learned so much from that one year of being under her supervision and guidance, as far as librarianship is concerned the mindset, the systems, the curriculum, the relationships with my colleagues.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Critical thinking : They require students analyze information, identify relevant concepts. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarized by NoteGPT Highlights Engaging with technology enhances student learning and excitement. Responsive classroom activities can be adapted for technology use. This feedback loop enhances the learning process and encourages critical thinking among students.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Did I miss anything? Our classrooms are more diverse.

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