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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Literacy Read Rosemary Well’s acclaimed book, Emily’s First 100 Days of School about the daily achievements of grade schoolers for their first 100 days. Another fun activity is to ask students to write about how they spent the last 100 hours using only 100 words. It’s 54 pages and perfect for ages Pre-K-2.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

But it’s been controversial, causing “ knock-down, drag-out math wars ” that have included parent protests, threats and academic-on-academic social media spats about whether calculus should be reworked. Young people are curious about the world. That’s a key part of the sales pitch for the course. Our class has no prerequisites.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2024

Research shows that everybody finds things like that annoying, but if you're a first-generation college student, those start to trigger worries about belonging, because there's a belonging uncertainty there,” he says. Similarly, there's many stories about belonging uncertainty for students of color and for first-generation college students.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Open for entries: The All About STEM Competition! Ages 9-16) The All About STEM Competition, sponsored by Unilever aims to open up the world of STEM to young people across the North West by inviting them to ‘develop a new product, item, idea or approach which solves a problem facing our world or the people in it.’

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There are great reasons to use online videos to learn math: Visual Learning: for many, this makes complex topics easier to understand Flexibility: access content at their own pace Engagement: engaging and interactive Review and Replay: revisit specific sections of a video as many times as needed to reinforce understanding.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We recommend CREST on our All About STEM Competition Resources page alongside a host of partner activities as there are so many inspirational projects for all ages. Our competition is all about designing a new product, idea, item, or approach that solves a problem and this year the theme is food.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2023

Here are popular online resources for physics classes (click for updates): CK12 Physics simulations Concord Consortium –chemistry, earth science, engineering, life science, physics Crash Course: Physics (videos) Monster Physics PhET Simulations for chemistry and physics Physics Catalyst Physics Classroom Physics Forums Physics instructional videos (..)

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All About STEM

MARCH 4, 2024

Open for entries: The All About STEM Competition! Ages 9-16) The All About STEM Competition, sponsored by Unilever aims to open up the world of STEM to young people across the North West by inviting them to ‘develop a new product, item, idea or approach which solves a problem facing our world or the people in it.’

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are popular online resources to teach about 3D Printing ( click here for updates on links ): 3D Bear Cricut Machine –to cut materials Create 3D Printing Designs 3D Doodler Pen MakerBot PrintShop Onshape SculptGL Sketchup Tinkercad –create your own 3D print designs Download 3D Printing designs GrabCad Smithsonian X3D –download 3D print designs (..)

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Have you entered The All About STEM Competition yet? We love nothing more than to hear back from our amazing All About STEM Competition entrants, especially those with ingenious ideas! Our competition is all about solving real-world problems with creative solutions and our 2023 Junior Winner did just that.

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ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2024

About two years later, I had a second retinal detachment and needed another surgery, which eventually resulted in significant vision loss in my right eye. And worst of all, I developed immense anxiety about losing my vision. I went to my eye doctor and learned I was suffering from a retinal detachment that required surgery.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We recommend CREST on our All About STEM Competition Resources page alongside a host of partner activities as there are so many inspirational projects for all ages. Our competition is all about designing a new product, idea, item, or approach that solves a problem and this year the theme is food.

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ED Surge

MAY 1, 2024

While only a little more than half of higher education institutions expect IT budgets to increase, the increase is only about two percent. Data and Analytics Technology is becoming increasingly important in education, but budgets remain limited.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Every week at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Virginia, Philip Baselice breaks out a game to teach his class about key world events. I used a game to teach my students about the causes behind the start of the First World War. The idea is to get them to think about the different relationships between angles,” Nardolilli says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A mind map is a visual representation of information and ideas that helps organize and connect various concepts, making it easier for individuals and groups to understand, remember, and communicate complex topics.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Learning about space? About the National Schools Observatory: “We use the wonders of space to inspire the next generation of scientists. Looking for things to do? Use the National Schools’ Observatory! More than 80 free resources, all made by space professionals. View the resources!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Classroom management tools are useful for teachers to create an organized, productive, and conducive learning environment.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The All About STEM Competition invites learners aged 9 – 16 from across the North West of England to participate in designing a poster showing a new product, idea, item or approach …and this year it’s all about food! We’re challenging learners to come up with solutions to food problems.

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ED Surge

JULY 4, 2023

EdSurge sat down with Edouard to talk about how his research informs his new animated TV show and how he thinks the media industry needs to change to help draw more Black students into STEM fields. And then also couching in the fact that we're talking about CT skills and how important that is. So this is a team thing.

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Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2023

Teaching About AI Art 1. We cannot wait to talk about this. This may change — and certainly, I'll write about this more as well. AI – hat tip to Alec Couros for telling me about that one. We have a verse we use about being wise as serpents and harmless as doves. The time is now.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Open for entries: The All About STEM Competition! The All About STEM Competition, sponsored by Unilever aims to open up the world of STEM to young people across the North West by inviting them to ‘develop a new product, item, idea or approach which solves a problem facing our world or the people in it.’

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2023

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to teach about them: Build a car–abcya Design your very own vehicle with ABCya’s Create a Car! Do your first graders love vehicles? Choose from cars, trucks, buses, and even construction vehicles. Customize your vehicle with different wheels, engines, and more. Enjoy the ride!

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All About STEM

JANUARY 2, 2024

A big thank you to Feedspot for naming All About STEM (that’s us!) the Best UK STEM Blog & Website for 2024*.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In some classrooms, such as my own, we talk about what AI can and can’t do. For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom. How is AI currently utilized in higher education?

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Enter our prize draw to win a fully-funded Competition Day facilitated by All About STEM! Fancy a STEM Day for your class?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2022

Here’s what you need to know about evaluating those apps: Last year, there were so many apps to help me manage the Pandemic and remote teaching, I couldn’t keep up. If it was recommended by a colleague in my professional learning network, I gave the site about twice as long but still, that’s harsh.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Considering what the 24-year-old shares in the video about her experience as a climate activist and former environmental studies student in college, the need for a heads-up becomes apparent. “As One potential source of relief for climate anxiety among youth might be doing something about climate change. That can come in many forms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2023

Here are popular online resources to teach about Civics and Government.

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All About STEM

JANUARY 24, 2023

There are so many options with CREST if you are entering The All About STEM Competition. We recommend CREST Awards on our Competition Resources page alongside a host of partner activities and there are so many projects to choose from for all ages!

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

We’ve interviewed education researchers, district leaders and economists about what both the data and anecdotal evidence reveal about this dynamic. We’ve scoured local and state news sources, case studies and reports to understand the different solutions being proposed and implemented. The stakes are high.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Excerpt: All About STEM and All About Futures support businesses and organisations to access or develop outreach and engagement activities, with the purpose of providing the inspiration and direction required to help young people identify future careers and life-opportunities.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

But I think, ultimately, we're often talking about the same thing: a formal expression of a skill that can be demonstrated or knowledge that can be assessed as something that has been mastered. The digital credential provides employers with verifiable information about prospective employees. That’s an important advantage for employers.

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ED Surge

APRIL 1, 2022

“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee. Where do I go to leave it?” Two important themes emerged from our year-long conversations with these educators.

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ED Surge

JULY 13, 2022

These are the kinds of questions that the creators of extended reality learning tools are thinking about. They cite projects that their collaborators have worked on that teach about the Holocaust and about a community of women in South Korea trying to preserve their culture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2023

Here are popular puzzles resources teachers are using to teach mouse skills, critical thinking, and more. There are a few for the upcoming St.

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All About STEM

JANUARY 9, 2023

Enter The All About STEM Competition 2023! The All About STEM Competition, sponsored by Unilever aims to open up the world of STEM to young people across the North West by inviting them to ‘develop a new product, item, idea or approach which solves a problem facing our world or the people in it.’

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ED Surge

APRIL 1, 2022

Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. The biggest decliners over the past six months have been: 2U (NASDAQ: TWOU) is down about 60.7

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