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Students Can Develop Computational Thinking Skills Without Tech

November 24, 2022

Students Can Develop Computational Thinking Skills Without
As students navigate an increasingly high-tech world, digital literacy has become crucial to STEM success. Learn how educators can address the globe’s growing digital divide by teaching STEM along a high-touch to high-tech spectrum.

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Harper College

Harper College is a great place to start or continue your college education. Earn your degree, prepare to transfer to a four-year institution, train for a new career or just get that class you need. Harper offers 111 certificate programs, 41 Associate of Applied Science degree programs and 7 associate/transfer degree programs. Harper College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (NCA), the same institution as four-year colleges and universities in the midwest, such as University of Illinois, Northwestern University and Washington University.

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How to Develop Scalable Remote Learning Plans

whitePaper | August 24, 2020

Among hundreds of educational leadership definitions, this one is helpful in that it allows for flexibility in many scenarios. While it talks about achieving goals by influencing others into action (which could indicate guiding educators, caregivers, members of the school board, or the community, depending on the situation), it does not define one particular goal, which allows for flexibility of interpretation. In the current environment, it is important to be flexible in defining an educational leader while also taking care not to stray too far from established goals and effective frameworks.

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Protecting Students and Their Privacy

whitePaper | August 24, 2022

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic sent schools online, the growing presence of technology in classrooms has moved student safety and privacy topics to the forefront of conversations in districts across the country. Access to devices and the internet has created countless opportunities for enhancing learning, creating efficiencies for educators, and multiplying resources available to school communities — but the internet is a vast and varied place. The need for online safety is especially clear when considering the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory highlighting the urgency of the nation’s youth mental health crisis.

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Classroom Walkthroughs

whitePaper | January 29, 2022

Many school leaders have embraced classroom walkthroughs as an informal school-improvement tactic. There are different walkthroughs for different purposes, however. Learn how walkthroughs originated, why researchers think they’re effective, and how to match the right type of walkthrough to your school’s goals.

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A Practice-based Model of STEM Teaching

whitePaper | January 10, 2020

Teachers today are being asked to think “outside of the box” in order to prepare their students for a career and a life that is largely unknown due to the warp speed changing needs and desires of society today. While many teachers today happily accept the challenge and are driven by curiosity and motivation to succeed, it can become a very daunting and overwhelming task. The STEM SOSTM (Students on Stage) model, and this book in particular, helps to bridge that gap between daunting and overwhelming to doable and successful.

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Enabling Conditions for Scaling Project-Based Learning

whitePaper | March 28, 2021

This paper reviews the work of the Enabling Conditions Collaboratory (ECC), a team of researchers that looked across research projects to study the conditions that support the success of project-based learning.

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Developing K-12 Cyber Defense for a Hybrid Learning Era

whitePaper | December 17, 2021

The job of network defenders in K-12 hasn’t gotten any easier as schools have reopened for face-to-face teaching and learning. Taking the right cybersecurity posture will position your district for maximum flexibility. These do’s and don’ts can make the difference download now to read on.

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Harper College

Harper College is a great place to start or continue your college education. Earn your degree, prepare to transfer to a four-year institution, train for a new career or just get that class you need. Harper offers 111 certificate programs, 41 Associate of Applied Science degree programs and 7 associate/transfer degree programs. Harper College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (NCA), the same institution as four-year colleges and universities in the midwest, such as University of Illinois, Northwestern University and Washington University.

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