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APRIL 18, 2024

School absenteeism has been one of the small but chronic problems in the past. Since the pandemic, it is so much more, to the point it is a front-of-mind issue that schools scramble to address. Here’s a good discussion from the US Department of Education on the problem and solutions: Ed Dept: Districts should start now to improve 2024-25 attendance Schools must plan now to address chronic absenteeism The US Department of Education is calling on state leaders to address chronic absenteeism,

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APRIL 16, 2024

Remember all the hype around the metaverse in education? Just two years ago it seemed like a 3D virtual realm for education was imminent: Facebook had changed its name to Meta , to signal its giant bet on the VR space, and it had launched TV ads showing classes happening in new immersive worlds; several college campuses started building replicas of their physical campuses in VR spaces , in part with money from Meta; and think tanks were issuing reports on how to best harness VR spaces for educat

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APRIL 9, 2024

I’m excited about this post from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew–AI Tools for reading comprehension. There are so many directions this could go! 4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools Struggling to grasp the essence of a dense PDF or wishing students could wrestle more effectively with complex texts? The key may reside in AI-powered reading assistants, a broad category encompassing everything from summarizers to intelligent note-taking platforms.

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ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2024

As Joshua Eyler was researching a book on what brain science tells us about how to improve teaching , one issue kept coming up as an underlying problem: The way schools and colleges grade student work is at odds with effective teaching. The science says kids need to feel free to try things and fail, and that the deepest learning comes when failure happens and the student figures out how to course-correct, Eyler says.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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All About STEM

APRIL 18, 2024

If you’re looking to find out more about the new Higher Technical Qualifications, the team from Amazing Apprenticeships have everything you need! You can visit their website for quick facts, guides and resources and to book a place on their latest webinar. Don’t miss their Poster Bundle for your displays! They’re great for inspiring learners to consider HTQs as a post-18 option.

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APRIL 14, 2024

Educator and author Regie Routman considers heart-centered principles that can help us go a long way to ensure that what we do and are asking our students and loved ones to do will result in personal and professional growth, gratitude, generosity, and even sparks of greatness. The post 7 Principles of a Heart Centered Classroom first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Cambridge Dictionary defines ‘essay’ as” a short piece of writing on a particular subject Most students write their first essay by third grade, probably enjoy the process because of its non-threatening narrative exploration of their thoughts, but by Middle School, the rules and requirements that made essay writing fun change: In a school test, an essay is a written answer that includes information and discussion, usually to test how well the student understands the subject.

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ED Surge

APRIL 9, 2024

A VR experience created by students at The New School in New York City is designed to take viewers to an almond farm in California and illustrate the effects of pesticides on bee colonies. At first, participants wearing a VR headset can walk around the virtual stands of trees, and hear the sounds of rustling leaves and buzzing bees. Then, with the push of a button, users can choose a different perspective.

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All About STEM

APRIL 17, 2024

Your students can join STEM Learning’s new webinar and meet a STEM Ambassador who is an engineer. It’s a fantastic opportunity for learners to find out about their job and ask questions! “In this free 30-minute webinar, you and your KS2 class will have the opportunity to meet a STEM Ambassador who is an engineer and hear all about their role!

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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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Accelerate Learning

MARCH 29, 2024

Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of communication as a way to share experiences, understand others, and entertain. It can also be a powerful learning tool, especially in early childhood education.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Educators, administrators, and corporate leaders all agree: we need to encourage girls to explore STEAM skills and consider STEM careers for their futures. But how? We asked members of the Discovery Educator Network to share content, programs, and ideas they have found to be successful in bringing more girls to the world of STEAM! Infusing STEAM […] The post Strategies for Encouraging Girls to Explore STEAM appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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APRIL 11, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from previous months: I’ve been blogging for about sixteen years, some professionally (for my tech ed career) and others on topics of interest to me (writing, USNA, and science). That first post– The Edit Block (don’t bother to click through.

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

Frankenmuth School District has about 1,400 students, nearly 91 percent of whom are white. Its poverty rate is about 5 percent. In contrast, to its west, Saginaw City School District is home to nearly 5,200 students, 81 percent of them students of color. Its poverty rate is 50 percent. This large economic and racial divide between two adjacent districts in Michigan shows that school segregation persists in the 21st century.

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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!

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APRIL 18, 2024

The Accelerator is the flagship programme from the Skills Builder Partnership, supporting schools and colleges to embed complete strategies for building students’ essential skills – applications for funded places are open now. The programme includes training, support, tools and resources for teachers and real impact for students.

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Accelerate Learning

APRIL 5, 2024

Discover effective strategies for building a strong math community in your classroom. Explore ways to engage students in Math and enhance their learning experience.

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Middle Web

APRIL 1, 2024

All students can learn how to pick up the pieces after they face adversity, disappointment, loss, or trauma and go on. They need our guidance to find healthy ways to move forward. Debbie Silver offers six strategies educators can use to create classrooms that foster resiliency. The post Build a Classroom That’s Resilience-Friendly first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2024

I–like many teachers–do a lot of prep for my teaching, often requiring digital desktop publishing platforms. Between newsletters for parents, announcements on social media, communications for students and parents, and more, it became a challenge to demonstrate the excitement and engagement of learning through what could be boring tools. Then I got an email from the folks at Creative Fabrica.

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

Do you recall Mr. Lorensax from “ Ferris Bueller's Day Off ”? Anyone? Bueller? With his monotone voice and lack of enthusiasm, he could convince anyone that history is incredibly boring. Unfortunately, this portrayal isn't unique and reflects a broader issue with how social studies is perceived. As a high school history teacher, whenever I meet new adults and we talk about our professions, I often find myself being met with a familiar reaction: "I disliked the subject in school, but now I find i

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All About STEM

APRIL 17, 2024

Students can use their Faraday Challenge experience to achieve a CREST Award! IET Faraday® Challenge Days are cross-curricular STEM activity days designed for Year 8 students in England and Wales, S1/S2 students in Scotland and Year 9 students in Northern Ireland.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Hello everyone! Remember that thing I told you all about earlier this year ? That big event of “cosmic proportions?” That’s right – the 2024 eclipse is just around the corner. Image from [link] On April 8 th , just six days from now, the Sun and the Moon will align resulting in a total solar eclipse. (Coincidentally, it will happen on a “ Moon day.”) The shadow of the Moon will first appear in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and then pass through North and Central America, finally ending in the

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APRIL 15, 2024

We’re always excited to see STEM discoveries and curiosity from the community, and as such are happy to highlight a brand new series of videos from students at the GEMS Camp – Girls interested in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science. Middle school girls participating in The GEMS Camp STEM club explore ratios and proportionality at the Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2024

Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and builds confidence in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship for life. Signups for the annual Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention US Nationals start March 29, 2024 (that’s today–publication day for this article).

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2024

COVID-19 was edtech’s big moment, and while digital tools kept learning going for many families and schools, they also faltered. A great deal of edtech purchases went unused , equity gaps widened , and teachers and students were burned out. Combined with sobering reports on the persistent lack of strong evidence for edtech , it’s no wonder why the notion of using technology to “fix broken schools” has fallen out of most startup pitch decks and education TED Talks.

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All About STEM

APRIL 5, 2024

Amazing Apprenticeships offer monthly downloadable information booklets for parents or carers. If you’re looking to advise your teens about career options, these are perfect for you!

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Middle Web

APRIL 2, 2024

Academic success relies on students taking charge of their learning. To achieve that goal, kids must learn to organize and study effectively. G/T Facilitator Sharon Ratliff shares strategies she uses to introduce and implant essential study skills in the middle school years. The post Teaching Study Skills Middle Schoolers Need first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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APRIL 9, 2024

We are thrilled to share that our innovative solutions have been honored with wins in this year's Cool Tool Awards for 2024 by EdTech Digest! As pioneers in educational technology, we are committed to revolutionizing learning experiences for students globally.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2024

World Backup Day–March 31st Every Year March 31st is called World Backup Day. At least once a year, I remind you to backup your data files to an external drive (like a flash drive). This is one that isn’t connected to your local computer so can’t be compromised if you get a virus. It’s good to always backup data to cloud drives or a different drive on your computer but once a year, do the entire collection of data files to what is called an ‘air gap’ drive–one that is separated from any interne

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ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2024

It’s 5 a.m. and Tiffany Gale is up, as she is every morning, and the first thing she does is check to see if any of her child care staff have called out sick. “They each have kids of their own, and someone is always sick,” she explains. If indeed someone is out, Gale will be the one to step in and take over that classroom at the child care center she owns and runs.

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