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Welcome Back to School: Integrating Technology in the Classroom

This article looks at how teachers can create a warm welcome-back-to-school experience for their students — not just through games and icebreakers, but by integrating technology that can engage and excite kids who are still fresh from their summer vacation. 
A teachers stands in front of his class with a projector walking his students through a lesson with Sphero BOLT+. The students are looking on with their Chromebooks at desks with their robots.
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Welcome Back to School: Integrating Technology in the Classroom

This article looks at how teachers can create a warm welcome-back-to-school experience for their students — not just through games and icebreakers, but by integrating technology that can engage and excite kids who are still fresh from their summer vacation. 
STEM Activities for Gifted & Talented Students
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STEM Activities for Gifted & Talented Students

In education, it is important to address the needs of all students by appealing to various learning styles in school curricula as well as ensuring that all students are being inspired and challenged in the classroom. Gifted and talented education is a scholastic approach that helps ensure this by offering accelerated learning to students who showcase certain proficiencies.
Innovative Math Teaching Strategies for the Digital Age
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Innovative Math Teaching Strategies for the Digital Age

From apps that turn algebra into an adventure game to websites that offer instant feedback on calculus problems, these digital tools are doing more than just jazzing up a math class. They're transforming how students engage with mathematical concepts, pushing them to think critically, and equipping them with problem-solving skills that will serve them well beyond the classroom.

Breaking Barriers in Computer Science Education for Visually Impaired Students
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Breaking Barriers in Computer Science Education for Visually Impaired Students

When Hanna Martin, the innovative Educational Technology Integration Specialist at Wisconsin’s Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI) in Janesville, reached out to me about the lack of high-quality computer science instructional materials for her students, I knew a challenge lay ahead. Many online resources struggled with accessibility for screen readers or were too advanced, leaving a gap in suitable educational tools.
Inspiring Future Innovators: A Closer Look at the Sphero Global Challenge
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Inspiring Future Innovators: A Closer Look at the Sphero Global Challenge

The Sphero Global Challenge is back for its fifth season! This project-based competition encourages students to expand their capabilities in STEAM ...
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.
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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.
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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.