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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school. At the end of the Challenge, the team with the most points gets a prize appropriate to your school culture. Post the poll on your class screen, class blog or website, or school blog or website.

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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. Patrick Keeney Senior Director of Product Management and Partnerships for CTE, McGraw Hill School EdSurge: How do you define soft skills?

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JANUARY 28, 2025

By combining creativity with problem-solving, children can better understand concepts that might otherwise seem too technical or dull. This builds resilience and critical thinking. Stories like these can inspire kids to think outside the box. Its about opening doors to new ways of thinking.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Game development teaches kids valuable skills like creativity, problem-solving, and persistence—skills they’ll use for life! Building Problem-Solving Skills Through Game Development Game development naturally encourages kids to think critically and solve problems. And the best part?

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JUNE 8, 2023

It’s no secret many parents are frustrated with public schools. Are kids learning to think or just to pass tests? 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.

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APRIL 8, 2024

High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Yet, the one-size-fits-all model persists in many high schools. Could we expand high school options to guarantee every student’s success?

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

They take lots of critical thinking, problem-solving, and are worth the effort! Let me know how these go: Holiday Newsletter A Holiday Card in KidPix A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School Whered Christmas Come From T he Power of SymbolsWhat does the word Turkey mean?

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AUGUST 7, 2023

As a result, traditional teaching methods may not prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of the post-High School world. 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 4, 2023

This explains why most high schools and colleges now include extracurricular activities when evaluating admissions. Unfortunately, not all schools offer extracurricular activities. Not all schools offer extracurricular activities that suit your kids’ interests. For instance, very few schools offer piano lessons.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

They take lots of critical thinking, problem-solving, and are worth the effort! A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School. Let me know how these go: 16 Holiday Projects. Holiday Newsletter. A Holiday Card in KidPix. A Holiday Memory in Word or KidPix. A Holiday Letter for Grades 2-6.

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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. Is it time to add ‘coding’ to the essential subjects taught at every school? But, should coding be taught in schools from an early age.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

In education, case studies are widely used as a pedagogical tool to encourage critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the application of theoretical knowledge. Well-planned case studies can challenge students’ problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

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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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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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APRIL 30, 2015

See my post on the symbolism of the word ‘Turkey’ creativity–think outside the box; develop solutions no one else has. debugging–write-edit-rewrite; problem-solve; when you make a mistake, you don’t throw your hands into the air or call for an expert. Educational Applications. Conclusion.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Many celebrated ‘successful’ people failed at school because they were unusual thinkers. Education pedagogists categorize these sorts of ideas as higher-order thinking and Habits of Mind –traits that contribute to critical thinking, problem solving, and thriving. Problems are inevitable.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Cognitive engagement: Encouraged students to think deeply about the content. Problem-solving and critical thinning: Encouraged problem-solving and critical thinking. Students rated each statement "not true," "sort of true," "true" or "very true" about their teachers.

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MARCH 17, 2015

Try the problem-solving that has worked in other situations–like intuit a solution, look around the screen and see what pops out, and read the manual. I wasn’t always successful, but I came up with a good template for problem solving which works to this day. Believe problem solving is fun.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Graphing is an important skill for students whether they go to college after High School or start a career. Problem Solving : Graphs provide a way to solve problems and make predictions. Critical Thinking : Interpreting graphs requires critical thinking skills.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Here are seventeen concepts you’ll want to include in your preparation: Students are graduating from high school unable to work in the jobs that are available. Besides, what you use at school may not be what students have at home. Problem solving is integral to learning.

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JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in! Another fantastic example is Lightbot.

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JUNE 28, 2023

The popularity of bridge building as a school activity has fluctuated over the years, once a right of passage for 8th graders and then avoided. You will need to be able to think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions to problems. Creativity: Bridge building requires you to be creative and come up with new ideas.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

School administrators and teachers are feeling the fatigue, as well as their jobs become increasingly dependent on computer and phone usage. Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. So what gives in the post-pandemic world? .

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. I teach online education grad school classes. GBL and Remote Teaching.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The idea started as a clever way to teach students to think critically and problem-solve, show them that deep thinking was fun and problem-solving exhilarating. It’s easy to conflate coding with computers but its core is problem-solving and critical thinking.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Tools like ChatGPT have quickly destabilized our thoughts about the future of school and work. Instead of teaching specific facts and skills, teach timeless skills that allow students to adapt to any challenge or solve any problem. One role of schools is to prepare students for the future. The answer lies in zooming out.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Start kindergartners with problem solving. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. Middle School. Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. If they love Legos, they’ll love coding. BotLogic –great for Kindergarten and youngers. Scratch Jr.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

As schools increasingly incorporate technology into their classrooms, student tech teams become invaluable resources in supporting both students and teachers. EdSurge: What role does the student tech team play at your school? And when the high school joined the one-to-one setup, there were an additional 1,800 devices.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

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. The school’s tagline is Learn to code; Code to learn. Computer Science is an integrative subject, not siloed like other subjects taught at school.

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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. problem solving. problem solving. Problem Solving. Keyboarding.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. Instead of traditional direct instruction, PBL in math encourages students to explore, discuss and understand mathematical concepts by solving problems collaboratively.

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MAY 15, 2024

STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. As the demand for digital skills grows, schools must develop inclusive programs to engage diverse learners. Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators.

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MARCH 9, 2023

They forget–or don’t realize that the critical thinking and problem solving skills they learn in school and life can be applied everywhere. Here’s an exemplar of what that table might look like: Too often, students want the teacher to make decisions for them.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

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MAY 5, 2023

Whether high school graduates transition to college or a career, there is a good chance that they will tap into their creative skills. And research shows that peer reviews build community among students and help them develop critical thinking and communication skills. Creativity, in turn, can lead to optimism.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

They take lots of critical thinking, problem-solving, and are worth the effort! A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School. Let me know how these go: 16 Holiday Projects. Holiday Newsletter. A Holiday Card in KidPix. A Holiday Memory in Word or KidPix. A Holiday Letter for Grades 2-6.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Visual Thinking : promote creativity and help individuals see patterns and relationships in a way text cannot. Memory Aid : for some, the visual nature makes it easier to recall information Problem Solving : encourage a non-linear approach to thinking and brainstorming. Great for school.

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