ISTE | Embed Computational Thinking into PBL
Like many of my students, my daughter, Anisa, is very familiar with using electronic circuits to make designs cool inventions. So, when I...
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Articles in the form of how-to blogs by Jorge Valenzuela of Lifelong Learning Defined reflect his consistent dedication to helping classroom teachers and instructional leaders improve their practice through the right balance of research, stories, and actionable steps. Here is a collection of his most notable contributions to organizations like Edutopia, ISTE, Getting Smart, PBLWorks, Teacher2Teacher, USA Today, STEM.org, and many others.
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Jorge Valenzuela
- Jul 1, 2018
- 7 min
The Computational Thinker’s Project
In a recent ISTE blog by Julie Randles, computational thinking (CT) was named the #1 hottest topic in edtech! Being a firm believer that...
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Jorge Valenzuela
- Jun 29, 2018
- 1 min
littleBits | An Educator’s Reflection on the 2018 ISTE Conference
#ISTE18 in Chicago was the first ISTE conference I attended and needless to say I was profoundly impacted with the positive energy,...
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Team ISTE
- Jun 14, 2018
- 1 min
ISTE | Edtech for the K-12 Classroom
Technology in the K-12 classroom is no longer an option. To prepare students for the future of work, life and citizenship, every school...
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Team ISTE
- May 15, 2018
- 1 min
ISTE | Leaders in Edtech Honored with Prestigious ISTE Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 15, 2017 – The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has selected its 2018 award winners,...
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Jorge Valenzuela
- May 1, 2018
- 1 min
ISTE | Embed Literacy into STEM Projects
STEM is nothing without literacy. As STEM/STEAM educators, we want to help students think and work like engineers and computational...
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Jorge Valenzuela
- Apr 4, 2018
- 4 min
ISTE | Edtech Advocacy in 3 Steps
Please see the original blog post here. Our nation recently mourned the loss of civil rights activist Linda Brown — the little girl at...
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Jennifer Snelling
- Apr 3, 2018
- 1 min
School Library Journal | Don’t Stress About Coding: Focus Shifts To Teaching Problem Solving Not Com
CODING OR COMPUTATIONAL THINKING? Much like students learn to read and then read to learn, coding and computational thinking are...
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Jorge Valenzuela
- Mar 20, 2018
- 1 min
ISTE | Computer Programming in 4 Steps
At the secondary level, core computer science (CS) concepts and practices are taught in courses typically within the information...
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littleBits Education
- Mar 16, 2018
- 1 min
littleBits | Check Out Our New and Improved Pro Library Collection!
Today, we’re pleased to announce updates to our Pro Library, a giant collection of Bits and accessories meant to fuel young inventors’...
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Jorge Valenzuela
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
ISTE | How to Develop Computational Thinkers
The demand for computer science (CS) in schools has many teachers wondering which components of CS they should implement first. A couple...
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Ed Tech Dowd: (Susan)
- Feb 19, 2018
- 1 min
EdTech Dowd | Using Code to Teach the Design Process
ISTE Standard for Students #4 is “Innovative Designer: Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and...
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Jorge Valenzuela
- Jan 3, 2018
- 1 min
littleBits: Introduce Coding to Students with the littleBits Code Kit
Incorporating coding into instruction requires educators to take practical steps for having students learn concepts/practices and also a...
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Jennifer Snelling
- Dec 14, 2017
- 1 min
ISTE | 14 edu-books worth reading
Technology and Problem-Based Learning. Authors Lorna Uden and Chris Beaumont outline an approach to implementing technology within the...
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Jorge Valenzuela
- Dec 4, 2017
- 1 min
ISTE | Teach Kids Computer Science Through Design and Inquiry
I first discovered computer science (CS) and coding more than 20 years ago while completing my undergraduate work. Little did I know that...
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