Strategies to Empower Students

What Do Parents Need to Know About FAFSA and Financial Aid?

Learn the basic steps in the financial aid process and how parents can support their children through the process of applying for and funding their postsecondary education.

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Financial Aid Myths and Realities

Uncover the truths behind 12 common misunderstandings about financial aid.

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FAFSA and Financial Aid FAQs

Get quick answers to some of the most common questions about FAFSA and the financial aid process.

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Accelerate Learning by Building on Student Assets

Explore 12 ways to design learning that empower students by building on their assets.

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Accelerate Learning by Maintaining Academic Rigor and Cognitive Complexity

Explore 11 ways to design rigorous and cognitively complex learning experiences for your students.

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Accelerate Learning by Climbing Mountains

Explore ways to bring every student to the academic mountaintop.

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Accelerate Learning by Designing for Personalization

Explore ways to design a learning environment that allows you to accelerate learning by meeting the unique needs of each learner.

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Connect Computational Thinking to Computing

Help students make connections between computational thinking and computing.

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Accelerate Learning by Making Connections: Build Trust Through Relationships, Community, and Connection

Explore four ways to accelerate learning through classroom connections: connecting teacher to student, student to student, teacher to family, and student to learning.

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Show Students How to See Patterns and Also Use Them

Help students learn about pattern recognition and how it helps solve problems.

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Help Students Recognize and Apply Abstraction

Develop and deepen your understanding of abstraction and how it can be used in the classroom.

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Teach Students to Divide (Decomposition) and Conquer (Algorithmic Thinking)

Deepen your understanding of decomposition and algorithmic thinking and how you can use both to help your students become better problem solvers and better understand the world around them.

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Publish With Pride: Step 5 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use digital tools to add your finishing touches, conduct one final check, and then publish your finished project to your audience.

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Polish With Precision: Step 4 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use digital tools to analyze your writing, identify mechanical issues, and help you create a polished final draft.

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Put the Pieces Together: Completing the Puzzle With Computational Thinking

Begin to develop an understanding of computational thinking and why we should be teaching it to every student.

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