A teenage girl looks frustrated as she sits at her desk at home looking at a tablet and taking notes.
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Student Engagement Strategies to Motivate Learning

Student disengagement can be stressful and demotivating, especially for new teachers. Luckily, there are ways to get out of the funk, so we’re sharing some re-engagement strategies for students who have started to lose focus.
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Circuits for Kids: Activities and Tips to Keep Students Switched On

Circuits are a great way to teach kids about electricity in a hands-on way. Building circuits develops students’ understanding of currents, power sources, and outputs, and educators can devise several fun activities to help meet key learning objectives.
Two boys and a girl pass a basketball to each other in gym class.
At SchoolEmily Collom

How to Adopt STEM in Physical Education

We think of STEM education taking place in science class, in the math classroom, in a computer lab. However, we use STEM concepts in all areas of our lives - why not bring STEM into physical education? By integrating STEM into different content areas, such as P.E., students are encouraged to build the skills they need to be successful in the 21st century and enthusiasm for the class will skyrocket!
Fostering a healthy relationship with technology is important at home and in school.
At HomeKate Sheppard

4 Ways to Encourage Digital Wellness for Students

As screens and technology become increasingly ubiquitous in our everyday lives, it is vital that we find ways to co-exist with them that are both healthy and sustainable over the long-term. For kids especially, who are introduced to technology from a young age, it’s important to encourage moderation and instill a sound relationship with devices.
Two young girl students work together on a project using a laptop and Sphero BOLT.
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Teaching ELA Subjects Through a STEAM Mindset

It can often seem like hard lines are drawn between different disciplines and subjects in education. However, it is highly beneficial to take a more integrated approach to learning, one that recognizes and even encourages the links between different subject matters and learning paradigms.
A kids' hands work on a sorting puzzle.
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Play-Based Learning and Special Needs Education 

There can often be challenges when it comes to keeping students with special needs on track in education, especially when using traditional approaches to teaching. Meeting the needs of students with special needs often requires thinking outside the box. 
A young girl codes her Sphero Mini Golf ball with a tablet.
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When Should Kids Start Learning to Code?

In today’s digital world, learning to code and being familiar with coding concepts are crucial parts of a child’s education. In addition to the practical applications for coding, it also provides a framework for kids to become familiar with using technology, solving problems, and applying critical thinking skills from an early age.
Coding as a Second Language: Incorporating Computer Science into Language Arts
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Coding as a Second Language: Incorporating Computer Science into Language Arts

STEM disciplines are necessary for future advancement and a comfortable tomorrow. Therefore, STEM-based engagement is needed to forge critical thinking among new generations of scientists and engineers. Coding is the first step on that journey.

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The Benefits of Early STEM Education

Parents and teachers want kids to enjoy and understand a range of subjects, from computer science to music, helping them become well-informed while also developing their growing personalities. That’s why it’s important to expose kids to a variety of ideas, concepts, skills, and subjects from a young age.
Season 4 Sphero World Championship winners.
At SchoolAmanda Vaden

Sphero World Championship Season 4 Winners

The Sphero World Championship is an annual competition that brings together talented teams worldwide to showcase their programming, problem solving, engineering, and teamwork skills. After weeks of showcasing their presentations to the Sphero judges, the results are in. 
Two students seated at a desk laughing with their arms around each other.
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SEL Activities to Incorporate in the Classroom

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been on the minds of parents and teachers for years, and for good reason. With social and emotional learning incorporated into everyday curriculums, children are better equipped to do things like manage conflicting emotions or adapt to environmental changes as they grow into adulthood.
The Ethical Hacker’s Role in Cybersecurity
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The Ethical Hacker’s Role in Cybersecurity

Ethical hacking is an important part of building effective cybersecurity, as it anticipates actions malicious hackers could take. In other words, ethical hacking uses hacking skills proactively, helping to identify vulnerabilities in digital systems before they can be exploited by bad actors.