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PROOF POINTS: College Board’s own research at odds with its decision to axe the essay portion of the SAT

The Hechinger Report

He is currently the head of assessment and learning sciences at Roblox, an online gaming company. Each hand-written essay is read by two human graders and given a numerical mark in each of three categories, for a total of six marks per essay. The College Board charges only $16 more for the optional essay portion.

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Paving the Way for Computational Thinking in Rural Communities

Digital Promise

Unlike computer science (which exists as a stand-alone discipline) and coding (which exists as a discrete skill), computational thinking is intended to be integrative in nature. Decades of economic dependence upon coal jobs created a false security that dissipated during the recent decline of the coal industry.

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Breaking Barriers to a Foundational Early Childhood Education

ED Surge

Mahajan, who was part of national leadership at the Self-Employed Women's Association , noted that her interest in early childhood education stemmed from the perspective of motherhood, through which she recognized the importance of quality childcare for women's labor force participation and economic empowerment.

Education 113
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How to Start a School Design Project

Digital Promise

What we now know in learning science is that learning is complex, often unpredictable, and a socially developed phenomenon.”. If we want schools to support human development and learning, Wilson says, we need to begin to question some of what we’ve inherited. Prioritize equity.

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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

The Hechinger Report

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Wilson wants to learn science-specific vocabulary and have Spanish skills “to communicate across barriers.” Costel-Tudor Voica, a junior from Moldova majoring in economics, said that being in a class with native speakers was thrilling: “I can take my Chinese to the next level.”.

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Inside the Push to Bring AI Literacy to Schools and Colleges

ED Surge

And there are thorny and unresolved ethical issues around how much and in what instances it's appropriate to have a bot perform tasks that were once thought only things that humans could or should do. There’s also the question of how AI literacy fits into efforts to teach coding skills in schools.

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