article thumbnail

Can Third Graders Learn Data Science? These Researchers Say Yes

ED Surge

If you’re able to answer these, that’s how you teach data science to third graders—taking what seem like complex or abstract concepts and applying them to tangible elements in students’ lives. Data4Kids is about connecting students with data science in ways that feel familiar to them.

article thumbnail

Teachers Believe That AI Is Here to Stay in Education. How It Should Be Taught Is Debatable.

ED Surge

Zarek Drozda, director of the nonprofit Data Science for Everyone, says his organization has seen interest in offering AI and data science coursework increase among school districts, with the number of states launching data initiatives increasing from one to 29 over the past four years.

educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Does It Mean to Be AI Ready? [Infographic]

ED Surge

The framework focuses on six core areas: Data Science, Mathematical Reasoning, Creative Problem Solving, Ethics, Applied Experiences and Programming. Click here to see the full infographic. AI Ready learning includes both discrete and embedded AI learning experiences to build literacy and technical skills related to AI.

article thumbnail

Data Science Education: Making data work in math and science class

Accelerate Learning

Staying relevant to students while preparing them to be successful in the future is the winning formula that all teachers hope their curriculum achieves.

article thumbnail

Here Comes Another Trend in K-12 Science Education: Data Science

Chillax Science

The new trend is data science for teaching and learning. According to the National Academies of Sciences , data science is teaching science with a data mining lens. In other words, creating opportunities in lessons to analyze large groups of data. What exactly is the new trend?

article thumbnail

Data science: a powerful tool for social good

Futurum

Data science: a powerful tool for social good. Data scientists use scientific methods and computer algorithms to extract knowledge and information from large datasets. Thanks to data science algorithms, when you use a search engine, such as Google, to look for anything, the most relevant results appear first.

article thumbnail

How to Develop an Effective Framework for AI Readiness

ED Surge

The framework includes technical components like programming, data science, AI tools and robotics. After establishing our thinking and how to break it down across grade bands, we sought extensive teacher input. Teachers helped us determine what implementation would look like and whether we were on the right track.