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AI in Elementary School: One Simple Lesson That Sparked Powerful Student Engagement
What can a simple 5th grade AI lesson teach educators about student engagement? At Kent City Elementary, students trained AI models during Michigan’s Hour of AI, and the results naturally aligned with all five Essential Accelerators of Engagement. Here’s what it looked like and what you can take away.
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CSEdWeek in Michigan: Bridging Gaps in Computer Science Education
Written by Keith Tramper, Education Technology Consultant December is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a time to break from our daily routine, be with our loved ones, celebrate holidays, and welcome (or weep) the colder weather. But my favorite part is that it starts with Computer Science Education Week! To observe…
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20+ Best Gift Ideas to Engage Children in STEM Learning
There are many STEM related gifts that allow kids to have fun while engaging in career-centered learning. Based on authentic and popular trends with STEM education we have three focus categories: prototyping, computer science, and building curiosity within content.
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Increase Productivity in Your Classroom with “Ed Tech or Treat” in October!
It’s almost October, which means this is the time of year when many educators are looking for ways to increase productivity by improving engagement, social emotional learning, equity, and maybe even integrating computational skills. So, what is a good way to implement these improvements? Through technology! “Technology can be a powerful tool for transforming learning.…
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Rethinking How We Teach Computer Science
“From phones to cars to medicine, technology touches every part of our lives. If you can create technology, you can change the world.” Susan Wojcicki, SVP, Google We have all heard that computer science education is becoming more and more important, some even say urgent. But if you are not a computer teacher, does this…
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Relax, Learn, Grow…it’s a P.L.A.Y.D.A.T.E.!
Written by Keith Tramper, Education Technology Consultant for Kent ISD Quick! What is the first thing that pops up in your mind when you think of the term “professional development?” What emotions arise in you? Now, how many of the images that came to mind were negative? How many were positive? What does this tell…
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Computer Science Needs to be Taught because…
Among the many things the pandemic has made challenging, the focus on the newly minted computer science standards is certainly one of them. As you’ve had to tighten and condense your content, you might feel like computer science has been squeezed right out of your curricula. While you may not be intentionally focused on teaching…