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Tag Archives: California
Ed News: What Does ‘Career Readiness’ Look Like in Middle School?
This week in education news, California schools preparing to ramp up course offerings and equip teachers to lead computer science courses; teaching students together and having them help one another learn may have more benefit to them and society than … Continue reading
Ed News: What Are the Blind Spots in Teacher PD?
This week in education news, NEA sees small increase in membership; effective grading practices, classroom technology, and social-emotional competencies among blind spots in teacher professional development; new study finds that 61% of high schools in California do not offer computer … Continue reading
Ed News: Project-Based Learning Boosts Student Engagement, Understanding
This week in education news, the last decade has seen widespread degree inflation; NCSE has developed a series of five climate change lessons for science teachers; new Florida bill requires schools to place a stronger emphasis on vocational and technical … Continue reading
Ed News: Teach STEM Using Laughter, Creative Techniques
This week in education news, in several states, retired teachers and other state workers haven’t gotten a cost-of-living adjustment to their pension checks in years; Bill Nye’s new podcast—Science Rules—to launch May 16; U.S. 8th-graders are getting better at applying … Continue reading
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Tagged animal dissection, California, computer science standards, Education News Roundup, engineering, National Math and Science Initiative, portfolio assessment, retired teachers, standardized testing, STEM, STEM Opportunity Index, underrepresented students, Wyoming
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Ed News: Art Can Make Science Easier to Remember
This week in education news, new California bill could ban animal dissection from schools; using art in science class helped students retain what they learned longer; educators more likely to strike in lowest-paid districts and states; Wyoming State Board of … Continue reading
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Tagged animal dissection, art, assessment, California, common core state standards, computer science standards, Disney, Education News Roundup, hands-on science, NGSS, professional development, project-based learning, science testing, STEM, teacher, teacher strikes, Wyoming State Board of Education
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Ed News: How Much Influence Do Teachers Have in Their Schools?
This week in education news, Baltimore resident is using the city’s bike culture to introduce more children to STEM; climate change is still just starting to make its way into classrooms, and many teachers don’t have the training or the … Continue reading
Ed News: If Students Aren’t Trying On International Tests, Can We Still Compare Countries’ Results
This week in education news, new study finds that students are blowing off international exams; San Francisco Unified School District begins rolling out new science standards and lessons across all elementary schools; districts and schools around the country are struggling … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Computer Science, early childhood education, Education News Roundup, elementary science education, International Testing, makerspace educators, professional development, professional learning, project-based learning, STEAM, teacher shortage
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Ed News: California Close To Adoption Of New Curriculum For NGSS
This week in education news, LeBron James opens public school in Ohio; Craigslist founder donates $1 million to fund STEM projects on Donors Choose; California close to adoption on new curriculum for NGSS; STEM education has a math anxiety problem; … Continue reading
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Tagged California, China, Connecticut, Craigslist, Donors Choose, Education News Roundup, Ellen Moir, equity, Finland, I Promise School, Jahana Hayes, LeBron James, math, New Teacher Center, NGSS, Oregon, professional development, professional learning, STEM, video-based training
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