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Erin KnightAugust 26, 2019 0

Rigorous and Relevant Teaching Through the Global Goals

Have you heard of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals? These goals were developed in 2015 with a vision of collaboratively creating solutions for the world's most pressing global issues, such as ending poverty and having quality education for all. Teaching through the lens of the Global Goals allows

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Jen SabourinAugust 12, 2019 0

SummerSTEM 2019: Data is all the Buzz!

We’ve been hosting SummerSTEM teachers for 5 years now and it just keeps getting better and better. This year, our focus was on data, which is central to SAS’s mission and also an important component of project-based learning (PBL). If you’re not familiar, the SummerSTEM program is led by Wake

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Lucy KosturkoFebruary 28, 2019 0

Summer Teacher Institute 2019

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 7, 2019, at 11:59 pm EST. We at Curriculum Pathways are excited to announce the fourth Teacher Institute (June 19-August 9)! The application is open and ready for your submission. The deadline for applications is April 7, 2019, at 11:59 pm EST. We always say "in-service teachers are our number-one source for

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Molly FarrowSeptember 25, 2018 0

Embracing Sustainable Development Goals (with Free Resources)

What are the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals? How can GatherIQ help teachers and students address these goals? Before students are able to directly tackle the challenges outlined in the 17 Global Goals, they need to build content and skill-related knowledge. Whether you are working to create a global

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Lucy KosturkoFebruary 6, 2018 0

Medal with these Engaging Sports-themed Lessons

Tap into student interest in athletic competitions with these sports themed lessons. Creating and Annotating Maps Our Interactive Atlas (also available in Spanish) is a great tool for project-based learning. Using our map and annotation tools, students demonstrate mastery of content while engaging their research and writing skills. Consider the following sports related activities:

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Sean RussellSeptember 5, 2017 0

The 6.5 Ingredients of a Mobile Creation Station

The buzz about "maker" spaces has reached epidemic proportions. Schools everywhere are repurposing extra classrooms, renovating computer labs, retooling media centers, and rehabbing teacher lounges to accommodate creative workstations, materials, and tools. That’s fantastic. But what if the school doesn’t have an extra room? Or has an anemic budget? What

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Ada LopezOctober 19, 2016 0

Building PBL (Project-Based Learning)

Project-based learning (PBL) has received a lot of attention recently. It replaces traditional lectures with student-driven collaboration to solve a real-world problem and share that solution with an audience. Motivated to defend their own views, students draw on lessons from several disciplines. Many times, students surprise teachers with research materials

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Scott McQuigganJuly 14, 2016 0

#SummerSTEM 2016 = PBL + Data

Last year, we talked about the importance of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining in light of the ever increasing amounts of data available throughout the world. Back then, these were the hottest skills; and this year--according to LinkedIn--they can still get you hired. And this Money article agrees, SAS skills not only can get

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Ada LopezJune 13, 2016 0

Project-based Learning, Data Literacy, and Online Resources

In the 1960’s students spoke of the “mind-blowing” Age of Aquarius. Today they speak of something even more amazing — and a good deal more data intensive: the Internet of Things (IoT), in which objects like doors and light switches can collect and exchange data. Of course, students are also bombarded

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Molly FarrowJanuary 13, 2016 0

“Not To Decide… Is To Decide!” Solving the Riddle for 21st-Century Learning

My social studies teacher, Mrs. Rupert, had a favorite response to sleepy, disengaged students: "Not to decide ... is to decide." Turns out it is a quote from Harvard Professor Harvey Cox, but she adopted it as her mantra. Back in the 1980s in western Pennsylvania, disco and Reaganomics were the

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