ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding. As the demand for digital skills grows, schools must develop inclusive programs to engage diverse learners.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Critical Skills in the Age of AI Which skills is the natural next question. Power Skills, which include creativity, collaboration, resilience, leadership and critical thinking , make all other skills more effective. Students learn critical skills through NXTLVL's game-based learning program.

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ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

Having seen such positive changes firsthand, Elliott Levine , director of business development at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. , is excited about the newest technologies and their impact on the learning experience. Before transitioning to EdTech, Levine enjoyed 30 years working in various positions in K-12 and higher ed.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 30, 2023

These competencies include creativity and innovation, communication, critical thinking and problem-solving, citizenship, flexibility and adaptability, and resilience. Does it have a commitment to 21st Century Skills but is still working on exactly what such skills are and how they exist across the K-12 spectrum?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Mary Strain, business development executive for artificial intelligence and machine learning at AWS, highlights a noticeable discrepancy in the acceptance of generative AI within the educational landscape, particularly between K-12 and higher education institutions, with the former sometimes banning gen AI.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The study also offers key insights for educators and employers endeavoring to equip students from all backgrounds with the resources needed to excel in higher education and to obtain high-demand jobs of the future. The study of U.S. Title I eligible schools.

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ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

What this makes abundantly clear is that the future of education depends directly on our commitment to the success of new teachers. From field placement to the critical first three years, K-12 schools and teacher prep programs must implement proven strategies to improve the quantity and quality of support that new teachers receive.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Children and teachers were familiar with a variety of learning apps and other educational software. Educators had years of experience integrating technology into their teaching. schools spend more than $10 billion a year on educational technology. Pre-K student Elena Wagner earned a badge for knowing her ABCs.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Deploying these tools in that way assumes that quick, iterative feedback drives critical thinking — when what students really need are deep conversations that will pull them in unexpected directions, Aguilar says. As part of his role at the center, Aguilar conducted research into how teachers think about AI in classrooms.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Educators are encouraged to view AI not merely as a technological advancement but as a tool to enhance and augment the human experience. Gerstein teaches gifted education at a Title 1 school within Santa Fe Public Schools and graduate-level online courses for Walden and Antioch Universities.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

And research shows that peer reviews build community among students and help them develop critical thinking and communication skills. Katie Fielding Instructional Technology Coordinator Arlington Public Schools, VA Not every student is going to go to college. It gives them a stronger self-identity and voice to tackle challenges.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

It takes critical thinking and a sense for the numbers to even understand how or why a student’s approach might be wrong, Barclay says. The conversation around math instruction suggests that not that much is really known about how to teach K-12 math. Barclay says. But that wasn’t immediately clear.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

PLTW has heard from students regarding how valuable their courses are because they help expose them to and engage them in STEM subjects and prepare them for life beyond K-12. There comes a point very early in a child’s educational experience where they self-select themselves in or out of subjects like math and science.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2019

. “Technology is not bad in general,” she said, “although I would argue for younger children, it’s questionable whether it has benefits.” ” Reboot aims to increase the teaching of critical thinking in schools and by parents at home. Related: The ‘dirty secret’ about educational innovation.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2022

I recently picked up “ Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News ” by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins (2018). Common Sense Education - Digital Citizenship offers free lessons on digital citizenship for grades K-12.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

What stands out for me is how popular education trends, from social-emotional learning to school discipline, aren’t standing up to scientific scrutiny. The research evidence for education technology continues to be weak. Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

They are pitched as “a fiscally responsible, ongoing solution to the statewide problem of financing educational technology.” School leaders aren’t suggesting that technology by itself will overcome socioeconomic inequities, but they are adamant that it has a role to play. “We That’s what I think technology can do.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2018

You can encourage critical thinking about media by including characters in play — drawing pictures from a show, re-creating a craft activity, or writing or drawing a new end to the story. Keeler wants to bring teachers across the country together so that they can get bulk-order discounts on educational technology.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Or in K-12 settings, where the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum used by many high schools has an oral component. But even fans of administering oral exams admit a major drawback: They’re time-consuming, and take a lot out of educators. I’m trying to promote excellence and teach students critical thinking,” she says.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Teaching K-12 math requires tremendous skill, Patterson says. Be More Critical For math, PISA stresses critical thinking and real-world problem-solving. It takes years to build that, and a lot of it has to happen on the job, he adds. But there are other, knotted problems.

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2022

Recently, lawmakers in Iowa penned a bill that, if passed, would have required cameras in every K-12 classroom in the state. My job is to prepare them to change the world, to navigate the unpredictable with critical thinking and resilience. Both failed to pass their respective state legislatures.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2022

Even the standards that I am required to teach perpetuate this trend; every person named in the K-12 Texas Science Knowledge and Skills is white. In a study published last summer, researchers examined representation in commonly used biology textbooks and found that only 8% of featured scientists were people of color.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

For example, instead of saying they took a speech class, they can break down the specific skills they learned or had to use, such as public speaking, critical thinking and research. Educators in both K-12 and higher education found employers and other stakeholders are open and often excited to join these collaborations.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2025

However, Trumps enthusiasm for artificial intelligence now presents a unique opportunity to prepare K-12 students for an increasingly tech-driven world. The education technology industry has already witnessed firsthand how AI helps teachers and engages students in ways that make learning more personalized.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic: education. Walk into any K-5 classroom in Illinois’ Rockford Public Schools and there’s one thing you’re guaranteed to see: kids playing with Legos. Burleson Elementary , which serves students in pre-K through fourth grade, in Alabama.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

He knew that his seventh grade performance was critical in determining if he’d win entry to one of the city’s selective high schools, and he worried that if remote learning continued into the fall his entire future would be jeopardized. Work filled 12 hours a day from 7 a.m. 12, he felt the year might be salvageable.

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ED Surge

APRIL 29, 2025

The White Houses order emphasized its desire to use AI to boost learning across the country , opening discretionary federal grant money for training educators and also signaling a federal interest in teaching the technology in K-12 schools.

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ED Surge

APRIL 22, 2025

The 12 students whose families are party to the lawsuit range in age from pre-kindergarten to high school and attend DoDEA schools in Quantico, Virginia; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Aviano, Italy; and Misawa, Japan. Reading restrictions could impair their critical thinking skills and what they learn about different communities.

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