Miriam
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Teachers are leaving the profession in big numbers and they have many good reasons to do so. Based on the department of education information and publicly available data on teacher shortages for every state in the U.S, there are at least 36,000 vacant positions along with at least 163,000 positions being held by under-qualified teachers,…
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Goals are important for a healthy life. Whether the goal is to have an interesting career or to make a lot of money or to help others, these are all goals that people have because it makes them happy, it gives them a purpose in life and it fits their personality. Kids need goals too.…
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Google helps students and teachers bring learning to life through its Arts & Culture content and tools. Students can learn science with superheroes, walk with dinosaurs, discover the extreme planet, walk into a painting and more. Teachers can create a gallery of favorite images and structure their own lesson plans. Students can also create a…
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Google is offering students a rich and easy to use curriculum in computer science. Starting with their CSFirst program, which makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn. The program boasts that teachers don’t have to be computer science teachers in order to teach their courses. The tools that are available for teachers are…
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Solve Ninja is a platform by Reap Benefits from India that activates students to solve small environmental problems that leave a big dent on local communities. The company creates affordable and quantifiable waste, water and energy solutions and engages with students and youth to ensure behavior modification that will allow for sustained change. By educating,…
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In the Emery/Weiner School in Houston, TX, students expanded their learning on linear functions, mixing theory with practical application in a tricycle race. Students graphed a linear function using a point and the slope by measuring distance over time to calculate speed. The teacher, Elle Bray, who came up with the idea, believes that the…
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Students from Meridian Technology Center are working with NASA to solve how to administer IV fluids in a microgravity environment. They are trying to determine the right amount of equilibrium, or pressure, needed on the outside of a bag to safely deliver fluids or medication in space. This program is part of the NASA HUNCH…
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Students at the Seinäjoki Middle School in Finland are taking part in a flexible basic education program known as ‘Jopo,’ which offers ways to learn outside classroom norms. In an effort to boost funding for an upcoming school trip, students used to shovel snow or construct a rubbish bin shed, but this year they are…
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STEM teacher Laurie Witt and Krista Hodges, educational manager of the Dan River Basin Association, led students at the Albert Harris Elementary School (AHES), part of the Martinsville City Public Schools (MCPS) division, in a hands-on project to create a pollinator and vegetable garden at the school. The students chose plants that specifically attracted butterflies,…
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A group of fifth graders from Kauaʻi sent their research project to the International Space Station on November 26. Space Team Kō from Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Charter School is one of five student groups from around the country who were selected to send their experiments for the DreamUp to Space program. The school reviewed project…
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Davenport students Use Project-Based Learning to Invent a Water Filtration System That Benefits thou
Students in Davenport West High School in partnership with Fishers of Men Ministries Inc., have designed a water filtration system — which will impact roughly 22,000 people. Fishers of Men is an international non-profit 501( c)(3) Christian missionary organization, headquartered in Davenport, that works to provide water wells, churches, schools and homes for children and…
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., (Sep. 2022) — After four years of supporting project-based learning (PBL) with schools and students worldwide, the Project Pals application is shutting its doors. The online software solution facilitated millions of project collaborations between students across eight countries. Despite continual praise from users and critics alike—including 2020 Common Sense Selection for Learning…