The “Gateways To STEM” event, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 1 to 3 p.m., will provide STEM educators a deep dive into a wide array of STEM issues, and connect you to Education Week reporters, as well as colleagues in the field. Topics will include tracking in math classes, the challenge of science teaching in the elementary grades, and whether calculus should be the culminating math course for high school students.
Teaching
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Teachers, Try This: Build a Lesson Plan Using ChatGPT
One educator explains how teachers can use ChatGPT to create lesson plans, and offers insight and advice on the process and its pitfalls.
Student Well-Being
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How Districts Can Improve Mental Health Through Building Design
The WELL Building Institute offers ideas for improving student and teacher mental health, including low-cost options like reducing clutter.
Student Well-Being
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How This School Uses Architecture and Design to Improve Mental Health
John Lewis Elementary School in Washington, D.C., was designed with mental health in mind. It’s become a model for the district.
Social Studies
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Updating Social Studies Expectations in the ‘Critical Race Theory’ Era
Always a focal point for controversy, updating what students should know in history class became especially charged in late 2021 and 2022.
