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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

ED Surge

At the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) , one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States, we constantly plan new educational programs, prioritizing equitable access and ensuring students graduate prepared for success in college, career and life.

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How Creative Technology Can Help Students Take on the Future

ED Surge

It’s also important to equip them with professional-quality templates and assets so that the projects they’re creating actually look like professional outputs. Pedagogically, this approach is real-world, authentic, project-based learning. Traditional education has often taught students to swim in a controlled pool.

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How Can the Metaverse Transform Learning?

ED Surge

As technology continued to develop, I often thought, Oh, that’s something my students need to know for their future. I integrated project-based learning and technology in all kinds of ways. I asked them to create blogs to interact through blended learning. Who’s going to teach them?

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Student ed tech entrepreneurs argue they know what classrooms need

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The majority of educational technology is designed for student use. Subscribe today!

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

ED Surge

Research indicates that Generation Z students are technologically savvy and appreciate interdisciplinary, project-based learning experiences. Are students of today really that different from those of previous generations? For Caldwell, one strategy is to appreciate that students offer diverse backgrounds and talents.

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Schooling has changed forever. Here’s what will stay when things go back to normal

The Hechinger Report

And while teachers, principals, district leaders and parents forced to shift to virtual learning are eager for an end to the emergency measures, many are already looking ahead and considering which education solutions have worked well, and what parts of public schooling should be permanently altered. Learning from Lockdown.

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Following the lessons of learning science in schools isn’t convenient

The Hechinger Report

Some of the most celebrated education reform efforts today serve to make instruction more difficult. Personalized learning, project-based learning, mastery-based learning – they all require more work of teachers and more work of students.