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JUNE 8, 2024

How to Help Students Run a Genius Bar Modeled after Apple’s popular tech support stations, a Genius Bar in a school setting is a student-run help desk where peers provide tech support, advice on digital tools, and assistance with various tech-related issues.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

This article is for recent graduates, either from high school or college, ready to look for a first job. You should highlight the top skills a particular employer needs, including flexibility, communications and management. References can help talk about your problem-solving and teamwork skills. Prepare Your References.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2023

One of my rituals at the start of each school year is to clean student desks and chairs. Year after year, before students arrive for their first day of school, I scrub and shine these desks. It is not often that we see an overhaul of the furniture in our public school classrooms, let alone in the middle of the school year.

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MARCH 19, 2020

I’ve taught many years in both environments and love online teaching because it is flexible, diversified, self-directed, and self-paced. Tools to prepare for school closures –suggested by Common Sense. Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope With Corona virus –from EdSurge. 7 Ways to Keep Teaching.

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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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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society. In schools, creativity can be harder to imagine in core subject areas like math and easier to associate with humanities and arts. How flexible were the classrooms before the pandemic?

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ED Surge

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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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. According to a study conducted by Challenge Success, a school reform nonprofit, high school students are already doing more homework than they were before the pandemic, averaging 3 hours of homework a night, up from 2.7

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Summer jobs for many high schoolers (myself included) was a right of passage, where we stuck our toe into the adult work-a-day world for a brief period before returning to school for more education. Not only do these roles provide responsibility but they also foster discipline, problem solving , teamwork, and quick decision-making abilities.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Like the American plains or the African savannas, it stretches endlessly to a far horizon that is the Next School Year. Here are fifteen ideas that will still leave you time to enjoy sunsets and hang out with friends: Learn basic tech problems. Most schools celebrate Earth Day. There are too many. Annotate a PDF.

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JUNE 24, 2015

In the face of mounting evidence, education experts accepted a prescriptive fact: student success is not measured by milestones like ‘took a foreign language in fifth grade’ or ‘passed Algebra in high school’ but by how s/he thinks. Thinking Flexibly. Thinking Flexibly. Managing impulsivity.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Many schools now provide digital devices for students, often a Chromebook or an iPad. Problem Solving. Besides so many digital tools–how does anyone stay up to date on them–there’s a worse problem: What happens when something doesn’t work? Make this a strategy in the classroom.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 30, 2023

At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate profile.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

00:19 – 01:26 – Interview with Dr. Jennie Nash from Lego Education Play-Based Learning in Schools Dr. Jennie Nash discusses the importance of hands-on learning and how playful education can transform student outcomes. 15:13 – 17:03 – Compliance vs. Engagement Eric Shannon Jr. Engagement Eric Shannon Jr.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

It can be synced across all devices, whether at home or school. There are a lot of shortkeys, but not much flexibility in the toolbar setup. Excel has more types of charts, more options for formatting those charts, and more flexibility to quickly change their layouts and styles. Education applications. Check math.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Defining the Integration of Artificial Intelligence Integrating AI refers to the incorporation of machine-driven intelligence into various applications and processes, enabling tasks that mimic human cognitive functions like learning from data, problem-solving and recognizing patterns.

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

Two years into the pandemic, schools continue to grapple with a broad array of concerns, from loss of instructional time to evolving pedagogical practices. What impact are you seeing in schools? But “learning loss” doesn’t acknowledge how the pandemic strengthened students’ skill sets in technology, adaptation and flexibility.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

Gordon, a Nationally-recognized Teacher and in the Top Five in my school district, so abysmally failed to spark my love of learning. It became routine for me to adapt lessons to Belop’s learning style and be there after school whenever his mother could get him to see me for extra help. They are flexible.

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CoderZ

JULY 10, 2023

As educators, we eagerly anticipate the start of a new school year while using our summer break to recharge and prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. In this article, we will explore how embracing flexibility and innovation can enhance your robotics and computer science classes.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations. The answer?

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ED Surge

JULY 5, 2022

We strongly believe that CT—as a thought process, such as logical thinking, problem solving and creativity—is more important than technical skills at a young age. We’ve developed a comprehensive and flexible curriculum intended for mass adoption. Global Benchmarking of Computational Thinking Education in Primary Schools.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

We're all kicked out of school, kicked out of the dorm, and honestly, it was so chaotic, and I'm just at home, like, “What do I do to not lose my mind?” In my experiences in my CS classes at school, it seemed like a lot of the words are like big terms that I didn't know the meaning of. It was in high school freshman year.

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JUNE 26, 2024

Maths teachers aim to ensure learners leave school with well-developed numeracy capabilities. These papers test students over everything they learned in maths classes, from primary school through secondary education. Numbers represents the most fundamental maths concepts from students’ earliest days in primary school.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Here are three that I found just since school opened. is pushed out to students in flexible twenty-minute sessions at a recommended pace of two-three per week. The most popular games now involve critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making, with few rote exercises or drills. Mission US. Scholastic W.O.R.D.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

The one foundational element required for success is passionate, involved, committed, flexible teachers: “The remarkable feature of the evidence is that the greatest effects on student learning occur when teachers become learners of their own teaching, and when students become their own teachers.” problem-solving teaching.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

million students fail to graduate from high school. Through childhood games, they learned social skills, problem-solving, sequencing, and a whole bunch more while they thought they were doing a puzzle, building blocks, or playing dodgeball. Fast forward to formal schooling. High School and up. High School+.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Be flexible, open-minded, and adventurous. Consider a BYOD approach in your classes so students can use the devices they have easy access to and are comfortable with (if your school IT folks and infrastructure support this approach). In fact, any chance you have, differentiate instruction.

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CoderZ

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The program develops core knowledge in coding, physics, geometry, literacy, and algebra as well as critical life skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and grit. The RoboX web-based environment offers students the flexibility to work in the classroom, in the lab, or from home.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 23, 2023

I’ve discovered the ultimate guide to problem solving: Pathways to Solutions. This article is packed with effective activities that will sort out any problem you come across. So buckle up and get ready for a journey of analytical thinking and logical problem solving. Let’s dive in!

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Studies conducted by the University of Memphis have found that children who play chess significantly improve their visual memory, attention span, and spatial-reasoning ability … all important factors for success in school. Develops Decision Making and Problem-Solving Skills. Playing chess develops problem-solving skills in kids.

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STEM Next

OCTOBER 26, 2023

high school students. Forty-two percent of high school students surveyed experienced persistent feelings of hopelessness or sadness and 10% of all students had actually attempted suicide. Even before the pandemic began, more than 1 in 3 high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.

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CoderZ

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Teachers, school leaders and policymakers were all focused on how to funnel more students into the STEM fields. Up to now, STEM initiatives have been primarily focused on elementary and middle school students. A challenge for many schools is how to make learning these subjects more accessible and engaging for all students.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 26, 2022

This time last summer I was taking a course in Computer Science that helped me implement a new course and curriculum at our school. So I had ten weeks of not walking and three weeks in school where I couldn't walk. So I think we have to understand what triggers us, and it could be simple as we're starting an hour later today at school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

Like the American plains or the African savannas, it stretches endlessly to a far horizon that is the Next School Year. Here are fifteen ideas that will still leave you time to enjoy sunsets and hang out with friends: Learn how to handle basic tech problems. Most schools celebrate Earth Day. Annotate a PDF.

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Career in STEM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

STEM helps kids and students develop vital design thinking and problem-solving skills. Complex Problem Solving. With many STEM careers, problem solving is an absolute need. Cognitive Flexibility. As stated by numerous STEM experts (including Career In STEM’s own Ashley Pereira!),

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Chillax Science

APRIL 25, 2023

Homeschooling is one of the best methods of educating children because it allows for a safe, personalized and flexible learning experience. Flexible Learning Environment Another benefit of homeschooling is the control parents have over the learning environment.

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While many animals display specialised forms of intelligence, humans are flexible and creative when dealing with unfamiliar circumstances as our brains have the capacity for adaptive learning. Understanding how the human brain functions so efficiently and flexibly remains one of the greatest mysteries of science.

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