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Readorium Helps Kids Build Reading Skills While Learning Science

By TL Editors

Readorium is a website offering a virtual science library with books and activities that focus on building students reading comprehension and science knowledge.

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Amazon Providing Free Online Access to Amazon Future Engineer Computer Science Courses

By TL Editors

Amazon Future Engineer will provide free online access to sponsored computer science courses in the US

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How It's Done: Using Digital Math Tools To Increase Student Achievement

By Annie Galvin Teich

Digital math tools and new curriculum create math success for K-5 students in Connecticut

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Edtech in Action: Using STEM To Support Social-Emotional Learning

By Frank Pileiro

T&L Leadership Summit attendee Frank Pileiro shares how Linwood Public Schools is building social-emotional learning through STEM challenges and lessons

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Generation Genius: Next Generation K-5 Science Videos

By TL Editors

Generation Genius is a comprehensive set of science videos and lessons made in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association.

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Edtech in Action: Building A Mobile STEAM Lab

By Lisa Spencer

T&L Leadership Summit attendee Lisa Spencer shares how Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland is building its own mobile STEAM lab

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VHS Learning Announces New Courses for the 2020-21 School Year

By TL Editors

VHS Learning has announced enhancements to its course catalog for the 2020-21 school year that will expand Advanced Placement®, core, and elective offerings.

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High-Adventure Science: Free Earth Science Lesson Plans

By TL Editors

High-Adventure Science is a set of six modules focused on earth science topics.

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7 New EdTech Tools Worth Exploring

By Monica Burns

In this blog post, I want to take you through a few new EdTech tools worth exploring this year.

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Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Awards Launched

By TL Editors

The schools of award recipients will each receive a prize package valued at over $25,000, which may include a variety of needed donations to their classrooms, STEM toys and activities, school upgrades and enhancements and more.

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How It’s Done—3D Printing, Puppy Paws to Jet Engines

By Sascha Zuger

Using 3D printing to foster STEM skills and design creativity

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5E / Hero's Journey Example: Stoichiometry (Reactions as Recipes)

By Ramsey Musallam

Engage: Hero is Called

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How It's Done: Building Engineering Skills By Building Racecar Motors

By Sascha Zuger

Students, start your engines! Building engineering and other STEM skills

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zSpace Augmented and Virtual Reality Learning Platform Sales Climb

By TL Editors

Today at TCEA 2020, zSpace Inc., zSpace announced a 100% sales increase in Texas of its augmented and virtual reality learning platform.

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Best 3D Classroom Printers

By Shannon Mersand

Choosing the right 3D printer can be difficult with so many choices on the market.

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Top 3D Pens for the Classroom

By Shannon Mersand

3D pens are hand-held devices that mimic the extrusion process of a 3D printer, but allow for more free-form control over what is created.

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GameSalad Guides Kids in Digital Game Design and Creation

By TL Editors

GameSalad lets kids create custom games in a visual, rule-based coding system, so there's no need to know any coding language.

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3M and Discovery Education Announce Opening of 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge

By TL Editors

3M and Discovery Education today announced the opening of the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge.

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How It's Done: Enrichment - It’s Good for the Sole

By Sascha Zuger

The challenge took students through an online environment of the sport; set up with milestones and labs to uncover information needed to create deliverables.

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Engineering for Social Good Project #1: Empowering Fine Motor Control Using "Drawdio"

By Ramsey Musallam