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Students & Educators

Ada LopezFebruary 13, 2017 0

Building Scientific Literacy: A Farm-to-Table PBL

Students must learn to read, evaluate, discuss, and write about real-world science issues. Some educators feel that practice is the best way to become a proficient reader, thinker, and communicator. While building knowledge from textbooks is important, teachers today are less likely to use class time in this manner. Instead,

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Students & Educators

Staci LyonJanuary 31, 2017 0

Three Tips to Help ELL Math Students Discover the Universal Language

Year after year, teachers must meet the needs of a wide range of students. Often overlooked, however, are strategies to help English Language Learners (ELL), whose numbers are growing. From 2002-03 to 2012-13, the percentage of ELLs in U.S. public schools increased in all but 11 states. ELLs describe a

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Students & Educators

Scott McQuigganJanuary 31, 2017 0

2017 Curriculum Pathways Teacher Institute

***UPDATE*** **** The application is now closed. We are reviewing submissions and will contact applicants soon. We at SAS Curriculum Pathways are excited to announce the second Summer Teacher Institute! The application is open and ready for your submission. We always say "in-service teachers are our number-one source for new

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Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Jürgen KaselowskyJanuary 30, 2017 0

Man muss auch mal über den Tellerrand visualisieren können …

Unendliche Weiten … nein, heute meine ich damit mal nicht das gute alte Raumschiff Enterprise (übrigens 50-jähriges Jubiläum), sondern die Möglichkeiten, die sich einem auftun, wenn man bereit ist, sich auf etwas Neues einzulassen. Eigentlich ist das ziemlich einfach: Man schaut sich bei Leuten um, die aus einer vollkommen anderen

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Students & Educators

Mike GillilandJanuary 26, 2017 0

Guest blogger Len Tashman previews Winter 2017 issue of Foresight

Preview of the Winter 2017 issue of Foresight Foresight begins the new year with our 44th issue since the journal began publishing in 2005, and in this Winter 2017 collection we’re showcasing a broad range of incisive and entertaining pieces. We’re looking at new research on the effectiveness of collaboration

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonJanuary 26, 2017 0

Documenting Sources with a Research Tool

For English language arts, any discussion of Buried Treasures would be incomplete without a mention of the research wizard from the Writing Navigator series. The four products in this series guide students through the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, and publishing). But students who wish to support their ideas with quotations

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonJanuary 23, 2017 0

Constructing Interpretive Sentences from Models

In this Buried Treasures post, I want to spotlight a powerful little writing exercise you may not have discovered. It’s a sentence-modeling activity that appears in all nine titles of the English Poetry Series, but you can apply it to any writing task that requires text analysis. In the series,

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Larry LaRussoJanuary 11, 2017 0

Resources to prepare the next generation of SAS professionals

Yawn. Stretch. Blink. Blink again. It is 8:00 a.m. on the first day of the semester, and you know you haven’t had enough sleep (or coffee), but did the professor really just say that we are going to learn statistics? Why did I sign up for this class again? While that

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Students & Educators

Amanda NguyenJanuary 10, 2017 0

4 business lessons gleaned from Star Wars

Not too long ago (last month), in a theater not too far away (10 minutes from my house), I saw Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. According to CNN Money, the standalone Star Wars movie brought in $29 million at the domestic box office on opening night, making it the

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Students & Educators

LeeEllen HarmerJanuary 10, 2017 0

Canvas Users – Access Curriculum Pathways Resources Quickly and Easily!

If you're a Canvas customer who’d like to use our over 1,700 tools and lessons, you can start by simply adding Curriculum Pathways as an app. Creating Assignments using Curriculum Pathways resources Once the app is set up, teachers can get started creating new assignments with Curriculum Pathways resources. Using either the

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SAS Events | Students & Educators

Jenna GreenJanuary 9, 2017 0

Scholarship opportunities at SAS Global Forum 2017 – There’s still time to apply!

Calling all students and faculty! Did you know that you can apply for a scholarship to attend SAS Global Forum? Twenty student scholarships and ten faculty scholarships are available for those who want to attend SAS Global Forum 2017. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is January 13, so

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonDecember 13, 2016 0

Buried Treasures: Acquiring Advanced Dictionary Skills

If you are a regular reader of the blog posts on this site, you may recall that our curriculum specialists occasionally identify and describe some of their favorite SAS Curriculum Pathways resources. For example, 5 SAS Curriculum Pathways Hidden Gems highlights valuable—but often overlooked—lessons in math, English, science, social studies,

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Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Katrina MillerDecember 12, 2016 0

Dashboard vs. Scorecard: Measuring the Impact of Educator Preparation

With educator preparation programs (EPPs) under fire, states must make difficult decisions on how to hold EPPs accountable, provide information for program improvement, and offer consumer information to the public on EPP efficacy. In conversations I’ve had with state leaders grappling with this issue, I have seen a debate arise

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Students & Educators

Scott McQuigganDecember 9, 2016 0

What an Hour of Code Looks Like in 2016

When Andy Williams first sang "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," I don't think he had visions of Computer Science Education Week and millions of students completing an Hour of Code. He may not even have known that this "time of the year" includes Grace Hopper's birthday. But what a

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Students & Educators

Scott McQuigganDecember 7, 2016 0

You Can Do an Hour of Code with SAS CodeSnaps

This week volunteers around the world, including many from SAS, are entering classrooms to lead an Hour of Code. Guiding a class full of eager students through that hour code activity is an awesome experience. It's also fairly easy, requiring no--or very little--expertise because of the vast number of readily available resources designed

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Learn SAS | SAS Events | Students & Educators

John AmrheinDecember 7, 2016 0

A new SAS user is born

Thanksgiving turkey, Blue Jays playoff baseball, and SAS ANALYTICS all in one day! Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. The air is crisp, fall colours are at their peak, family and friends abound, and a veritable feast is at hand. This year was especially good because Thanksgiving Day included three of

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Students & Educators

Lucy KosturkoDecember 6, 2016 0

Ready-to-Go Coding Lessons and Materials

A fantastic new app from Curriculum Pathways, CodeSnaps can engage an entire classroom with just one iPad and one robot. Using printed coding blocks, students create programs that, when scanned by the CodeSnaps app, can be executed on a robotic ball. While CodeSnaps is an excellent resource for introducing students to coding, it

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Students & Educators

Scott McQuigganDecember 5, 2016 0

Why We Love Computer Science (Education Week)

Computing is ubiquitous. Cisco predicts there will be as many as 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, when the world population will reach 7.7 billion. That's 6.5 devices per person. No wonder forecasters predict so many jobs requiring computer science skills. When you ask people why they love computer

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Murali SastryNovember 30, 2016 0

Analytics competition provides students real-world opportunity (and why that’s so important!)

Hi there! I am Murali Sastry, a student pursuing my Master’s degree in Analytics at Capella University (CU). I love data and really enjoy digging into it to find valuable insights. If you’re a student in an analytics program like I am, let me give you a bit of advice.

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips | Students & Educators

Ron CodyNovember 25, 2016 0

Ron Cody’s tips on using SAS University Edition

I often wonder how many people see the word "university" in the title "SAS University Edition" and think you have to be a university student to download this software. Please help me spread the word: Anyone can download the University Edition (as long as you’re using it for learning purposes),

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Katrina MillerNovember 22, 2016 0

Accountability and teacher preparation: How states have led the way

Teacher preparation programs have received some pretty harsh criticism in recent years. For example… “If there was any piece of legislation that I could pass it would be to blow up colleges of education.” –Reid Lyon, National Institute of Health “By almost any standard, many if not most of the

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Students & Educators

Jenna GreenNovember 16, 2016 0

Training professors to teach SAS a primary mission for SAS’ Global Academic Program

The combination of a looming shortage of analytical professionals in the workforce and a recent Money and Payscale.com study which named SAS the top skill to pursue in today’s job market, many students are looking to learn SAS. Many universities are stepping up to meet this need with a well-developed

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonNovember 16, 2016 0

Punctuation Rules! is now a free iPad/iOS App!

We all know the feeling. Call it "punctuation despair." The sense that you're about to do something dreadfully wrong. Sartre might have called it "l'inquiétude de la virgule incertaine" ("the disquiet of the uncertain comma"). Your writing assignment is due, and you’re still not sure whether the semicolon in your

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Students & Educators

Lucy KosturkoNovember 15, 2016 0

CodeSnaps: A New Way to Code!

Some people think that K-12 computer science requires a large budget, a classroom full of tablets and robots, and an experienced tech teacher. We are pleased to dispel those myths--and introduce you to CodeSnaps! CodeSnaps is a collaborative coding environment requiring only one iPad and one robot. The app takes

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Advanced Analytics | Students & Educators

Larry LaRussoNovember 2, 2016 0

Three skills every student seeking a career in analytics should develop

The job market for individuals with analytical skills is hot, and it’s only getting hotter. A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute puts the situation in perspective, citing a shortfall of nearly 200,000 professionals with strong analytical skills by the year 2018. Businesses are looking to colleges and universities

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Students & Educators

Molly FarrowOctober 27, 2016 0

Active Reading and Primary-Source Analysis: Making (K-12) Civics Sizzle

Ok, all those STEM classes have cool calculations, coding, and climate change, but is there anything more exciting and relevant than teaching civics in a presidential election year? Explore: Primary Sources offers a collection of over 250 text and audio resources that engage students in active reading. Here are just

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips | Students & Educators

Charu ShankarOctober 26, 2016 0

What comes shipped free with Base SAS 9.4?

Like unexpectedly seeing this beautiful bird in nature, SAS has tons of free goodies you might be surprised to encounter as you explore your software. A user asked me how to find products licensed at their workplace and that's how this informative blog got started. While individual organizations may have

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreOctober 21, 2016 0

Muggs the Dog: A Retrospective

The SAS Curriculum Pathways team suffered a loss recently, as writer and editor Tim McBride’s American Staffordshire Terrier (Pit bull), Muggs passed away at the age of 10. Now, many of us have pets and we don’t usually spend much time chronicling them here. But Muggs was different. Over the

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