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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Or perhaps when a friend from high school shares a questionable meme on Facebook. Just six states have guidelines for how to teach media literacy, and only three make it a requirement in public schools. Teens agree on at least one thing: A whopping 94 percent said schools should be required to offer some degree of media literacy.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. It’s a valid question that even my high school students ask.

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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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JUNE 9, 2022

With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. critical thinking. citizenship/ethics/etiquette.

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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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FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This is a topic dear to my heart–non-college options for high school grads. 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.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As attendees from various languages that Ohio schools shared their experiences, we vented about how often we had to stand up to colleagues to prevent them from pulling students out of our classes and how that devalued our teaching. I taught him Arabic in high school, and he had since been admitted to medical school after graduating college.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Mostly an administrator these days, Fisher still teaches honors algebra at Breakwater, a pre-K-8th independent school in Portland, Maine. For instance, play in early education reinforces the development of social-emotional skills and critical thinking. Not everyone in the school uses this approach, either.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

This builds resilience and critical thinking. Stories like these can inspire kids to think outside the box. Whether its siblings at home or classmates in school, teamwork teaches communication and problem-solving skills that are just as valuable as the project itself. Its about opening doors to new ways of thinking.

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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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JANUARY 12, 2023

Students as young as kindergarten can begin reaping the positives just as easily as those in high school. This is because STEM — science, technology, engineering, and math — education does more than teach specific school subjects. It hones critical thinking skills and helps students learn to navigate the complexities of group work.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

One of the first times I felt like I was in community was in my high school jazz band as a teenager. I auditioned to be a part of the Ravinia Scholars , joining a group of teenage musicians from high schools all over Chicago. Schools are places where individuals do not always feel included.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Are you a middle school science teacher looking to ignite your students' curiosity? It's a one-stop-shop for any middle school science teacher looking to incorporate the scientific method into their curriculum. So why wait?

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APRIL 30, 2024

However, when leveraging such tools for school assignments, it’s crucial to ensure the work remains authentic because teachers always check AI% in Turnitin or other detectors. If students overuse AI to write essays, they may not engage in critical thinking and creativity.

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JULY 15, 2024

If you poll schools, you’ll find that many continue to teach handwriting, partly because without it, how can adults sign checks and contracts? Enhanced creativity and critical thinking : The slower pace of handwriting allows for more time to think and formulate ideas, fostering creativity and critical thinking.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Schools should provide a window through which all students can see the future they want for themselves. Schools should provide a window through which all students can see the future they want for themselves. Students arrive in the classroom with a diverse range of needs, and helping them succeed isnt always straightforward.

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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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DECEMBER 24, 2024

Why Writing is Still Relevant in the Age of AI (2:59) Even with the rise of AI tools, writing remains essential for critical thinking, communication, and creativity. Evaluating Tools for Your School (24:05) Get tips for evaluating and choosing writing tools that align with your schools needs, including updates from Reinventing Writing.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Here’s the list of Kindergarten websites I use most often during the school year.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. But experts say that the trend of high school research, while well-intentioned, has plenty of pitfalls. They may be playing sports.

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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. Critical thinking Education reform Lesson plans play'

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

They do this by mapping courses and activities to institutional competencies: critical thinking, analytical thinking, communication, social awareness and responsibility, creativity and innovation, and leadership and collaboration. “We

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JANUARY 24, 2025

An after school setting follows these basics, but adapted to a full-time exploration of the topic. Genius Hour Overview The Genius Hour Project traditionally sets aside 20% of class time to pursue a topic students are passionate about.

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APRIL 30, 2015

if-then thinking–actions have consequences. logic–thinking through a problem from A to Z, understanding the predictability of movements. No surprise the United Kingdom took the bold step of adding coding to the core school curriculum. Kodable now offers a curriculum for elementary school. Conclusion.

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MARCH 22, 2022

School is not the problem. This statement was shared by a former middle school student of mine during his freshman year of high school. John* was getting all A’s and one B in stark contrast to the B’s, C’s, and D’s received in middle school. But my school doesn’t work that way. Morita, you were wrong.

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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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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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MARCH 17, 2025

As industries evolve and workforce demands shift, schools and districts have a critical role in ensuring students are prepared for whats ahead. How Can Schools Stay Ahead? The future isnt just approaching its moving fast. Traditional education models, which focus on knowledge retention alone, arent enough.

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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. It is primarily designed for business school instructors.

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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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MAY 20, 2024

Great end-of-year projects for high school students, from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 5 Innovative Tech Projects for High Schoolers Project-based learning has gained significant popularity in recent times. In fact, students who make use of this technique tend to retain content 22% better than traditional learning.

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MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2023

” We'll uncover practical, engaging strategies for integrating the four Cs — Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication — into your teaching. Currently teaching STEM at the Middle School level in North New Jersey. So, shall we start with critical thinking? AIforEducators.

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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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MARCH 12, 2024

Word problems are popular and fun methods of teaching math and English in many schools. Critical thinking : They require students analyze information, identify relevant concepts.

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