Pi Academy to teach math, science by skill level  | | (Getty Images) | A Minnesota school district is launching a personalized-instruction program called Pi Academy at one of its elementary schools this year. The program will include top-performing elementary students from across the district and teach math and science based on skill instead of grade level. Austin Daily Herald (Minn.) (9/1)
Chess is used to build academic skills in Fla. district A Florida district has become the largest player in a national movement to teach chess in public schools by providing weekly lessons to all of its 34,000 second- and third-graders. "I was skeptical of it in the beginning," teacher Justine Maver said. "But you can put (chess) with anything, math, science -- it really works." Reuters (8/30) Other News |  |
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 | Study: How technology affects students' emotional understanding  | | (Ivantsov) | Regular access to phones, computers and television may affect children's abilities to recognize human emotions, according to a study in the journal Computers in Human Behavior. Researchers reported that students with no access to electronic devices for five days were better able to read human emotions and nonverbal cues than their peers who had access to technology. National Public Radio/npr Ed blog (8/28)
 | Enhance Teaching Skills with Free Webinars from TI This free webinar lineup from Texas Instruments features the most relevant topics in math and STEM education. Led by classroom teachers, these webinars include standards-aligned content and are designed to help you feel confident using TI technology in the classroom. To register for the next webinar or view a webinar on-demand, visit TI's website. | | | | | Project has children unplug for computer science lessons A project called Computer Science Unplugged teaches students computer science lessons without technology, allowing students to get to the core of what the field is based on -- computational thinking. The lessons incorporate physical activity as well as real-life objects that students are familiar with. The Hechinger Report (8/27)
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