Middle school teachers are invited to spend two weeks this summer learning about authentic STEAM engagement at the SmithsonianNational Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The Teacher Innovator Institute will resume in person in July 2022 and will welcome teachers from across the country for a professional development intensive experience.
EmbraceRace was founded in early 2016 by two parents—one a first-generation, multiracial daughter of a mother from Quebec and a father from Dominca, who brings a racial equity lens to her work as a storyteller, K–12 educator, and edtech strategist; and the other a Black man of Jamaican origins, born on the 4th of July.
Featuring in-depth interviews with practitioners, guidelines for classroom teachers, and a webinar about the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, the Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom guides from ISTE and General Motors provide K–12 educators with practical tools for integrating AI and computational thinking across various grade levels and subject areas.
Curiosity and persistence are the strongest predictors of academic success in math and reading, according to a study of students in 11 countries, including the United States. The study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the first major global assessment of students’ social and emotional skills.
An initiative within Boston Children’s Hospital, the Training and Access Project (TAP) offers freeTAP Online courses on social–emotional learning and behavioral health in schools.