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Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success

EdTech Magazine

Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success. Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:12. In modern schools, vocational instruction — now career and technical education, or CTE — often takes students beyond the oil-stained floor beneath an automotive hoist or a shower of sparks in a welding lab. Andrew.Steger_zKQu. It makes sense.

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The Resurgence of 3D Printers in Modern Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 06/10/2019 - 09:56. eighth grader Braelynn Wood took up her STEM class challenge to “make the world a better place” by designing and 3D-printing a new holder for the school’s badminton net. The benefits of 3D printing for studentsengagement, deeper learning and the strengthening of workforce skills — are vast.

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An Interactive Tool Empowers High Schoolers To Take Control of Career Planning

Edsurge

Our job as educators is to inspire and inform our students. Today, Lee is a Post Secondary Programs Coordinator for Valley Center USD 262. She runs the Valley Center High School internship program and helps students gain valuable work experience and career knowledge before they head off to college and careers. It's crazy!

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Celebrating Culturally Diverse Winter Holidays in the Classroom

Waterford

Holidays, religious celebrations, and student diversity all come into play for students and teachers alike during the early winter months at school. And public schools are more diverse than ever, with the percentages of white students decreasing and the percentages of non-white students increasing from 2000 to 2019.[2]

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How to Bring Back the Arts and Boost Academic Achievement Through STEAM Curriculum

Waterford

Did you know that music lessons can help students excel in STEM ? Art is more than just an elective that students can go without. If you know how to get the most out of them, art activities can have as much positive effect on a student’s school success as “essential” subjects like writing or math. Coopersmith, J.,

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

eSchool News

With EdOptions Academy, over 18,000 students are given the option to access their education through a virtual environment, allowing the district to continue to thrive in the face of unique challenges. By creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere, Mr. Hatcher has empowered students from all walks of life to unlock their full potential.

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Operation Outbreak: Simulating a pandemic while living it

The Hechinger Report

Seated at folding tables and speaking through face masks, students at this STEM-focused charter high school tallied Covid-19 infection and death rates from one winter week — comparing national and statewide data with the virus’s toll at their school. The student engagement was so strong. Credit: Becky Morris.

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