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Tips on Effectively Implementing an E-Learning Performance Task

By Dr. David Reese When we think about the remote classroom it is important to keep it structured for both the teacher and the student as everyone slowly

Building 21st-Century Skills Through a Competency-Based Learning Model

Competencies, future-ready skills, and 21st-century skills all involve students doing something. For the students, these ideas represent the “how” to do something or the skills needed to navigate

Increasing Student Engagement Through EdTech

Student engagement is the vital ingredient of classroom learning and academic excellence. Without it, students lose interest in their education and falter in their grades. Yet, this is

Why an Ecosystem Approach Advances STEM Learning

Powerful learning does not happen in isolation. This is especially true for our students, which is why STEM learning is so critical. Learning within siloed subject areas does

Why Parents are Ideal STEM Partners

By Anne Jolly How can students continue to grow in STEM habits and attitudes through holidays, weekends, and even during the school day, given the relatively short time

How Can Educators Nurture Innovators?

By Anne Jolly Kids are born creative, curious, and imaginative. They like to daydream and ask questions. Children you teach have the potential to make unusual connections, imagine,

Engaging Students in the Early Grades: Why STEM Learning Works

I visited an early elementary classroom the other day where students were working on a design challenge. They were spread out across the classroom clustered in small groups.

Research shows PBL's quantitative and qualitative benefits

Dive Brief: * A new report from MIDA Learning Technologies studied project-based learning in second- and fifth-grade classrooms during the 2015-16 school year, when one group of teachers incorporated