21st Century Skills

Group Work Is Hard for Quiet Kids. Structured Collaboration Cuts Through the Chaos.

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In 2016, I was teaching third grade. One of our initiatives was to include STEM activities in our science lessons. I began with a simple project designing balloon-powered cars, but what started as a promising process quickly went south. Balloons weren’t inflating and cars weren’t moving. After looking around at my students, I realized the […]

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The Internet Can Be a Force for Good. Here’s How.

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What does it mean to be a good citizen? It’s little things like reading the news, putting your trash in the right bins, turning the water off when you’re not using it and donating used clothing and books when you’re done with them. It’s also bigger things, like voting, volunteering and treating everyone around you

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What We Need to Unlearn and Relearn to Thrive in the Future

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It’s common to opine about what new skills or competencies today’s students will need for the future. But Stavros Yiannouka believes there’s just as much value in “relearning” and “unlearning.” Those two words form the core themes of this year’s conference for the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), where Yiannouka has been CEO since

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How Our Summer Program Uses Deeper Learning to Reach Struggling Students

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Cristian watched with excitement across the picnic table as Chef Bruce formed blue balls of cornmeal and pressed them between two stainless steel paddles. “I know how to do that!” he exclaimed with excitement. “He’s making tortillas. My Mom does that.” Cristian, a fourth grader originally from Mexico, speaks Spanish at home but struggles with

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