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In @edutopia, @dalorleon talks to Media Lab Prof. Mitchel Resnick about @Scratch, @OctoStudioApp, and creative learning. edutopia.org/article/using-…

📣 Attention educators 📣 Exciting updates rolling out to @NotebookLM, the ultimate tool for understanding information with AI grounded in your sources! Learn more ➡️ goo.gle/4ffIrpk

For #CSEdWeek, we are sharing connections between the NGSS and the K-12 Computer Science Framework. See connections related to systems thinking:

It’s an #HourOfCode Dance Off! Let’s see the amazing dances your students are coding this Computer Science Education Week with #MinecraftEdu. Not started yet? There’s still plenty of time to tap into #CSEdWeek. Learn how at msft.it/6017W3C3Z

Hour of Code resources curated by @padlet padlet.com/gallerytemplat…

What a year 🎊! We launched new #AI tools, leveled up our #Chromebooks, and continued to innovate for educators and students. Check out our 2024 Year in Review for all the highlights and a peek at what’s to come ✨➡️ goo.gle/4inaA0e

Ready for a live #HourofCode Create-Along on the Scratch Team YouTube channel? We’ll see you there in just one week to create projects about kindness, inventions, and so much more with inventor and activist @gitanjaliarao! RSVP here: ow.ly/4zIc50Ujsul @codeorg

Want to get your students reflecting and talking? 🎲 Try these dicebreakers and debrief activity templates for some classroom fun! sbee.link/avt9gfmjew #edutwitter #teachingideas #k12

Scratch challenge: have you ever tried incorporating materials from the real world into your Scratch projects? Mixing the digital and the physical is a fun way to bring ordinary things to life! Check out these examples with paper, wool, and LEGO bricks.

Dive into #OpenSciEdHSl! Learn to teach the 1st unit of the Biology course & help students master 3D science standards in life science and Earth and space science. Sign up for PLI-4 ➡️ bit.ly/4dShdUW. #OpenSciEdgoestoNSTA

My favorite slide from one of my favorite talks at @NCTM. One of the biggest challenges facing math teachers (whether they know it or not!) is turning wrong answers into learning. Behold! The Super Wrong, Kinda Right continuum. /by @ottensam #slide=id.g2f035a12fef_0_25" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Digital Citizenship Week resources from @padlet padlet.com/LadyJ1/digital…

@annie_milewski @Schuylkill_IU29 Congrats!!

Packed house for our first day of the STEM Design Challenge for 4th and 5th graders. Congrats to all teams! Tomorrow we welcome grades 6-8!

Berks STEM educators at @ROCKLITITZ today! Innovation all around and a great day for networking and learning. #STEMinPA @opl_bciu14

The complete #OpenSciEd Biology course is now available to download and use in your classroom! It's also FREE! 😃 #OER These units were crafted to meet current science standards and create rigorous learning experiences where your expertise and guidance ignite your students' curiosity and set them on a path to success, whether in AP classes, college, or future STEM careers. #LearnwithOpenSciEd Check them out here!➡️ tinyurl.com/y8ks7xys

Today, Seymour Papert would have been 96 years old (or would it be 24 leap years?). His ideas continue to influence and inspire me.

🚨 Calling all biology teachers! The final biology unit B.5 Common Ancestry and Speciation, launches this Thursday, February 29th! With this addition, you'll now have access to the entire high school biology course. Stay tuned! #OpenSciEdHS #LearnwithOpenSciEd

The Eclipse Is Coming, and Solar Science Will Never Be the Same - Scientific American #STEMinPA ⁦@BerksStem⁩ apple.news/A0ZBLDNOQRzeAW…