Educators Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Halloween brings a lot of fun and joy to us all. It is about the time of the year when spooky and ghosty themes are everywhere. Our classrooms are no exception. Halloween infuses our classrooms with its fun spirit and boosts kids excitements. There are several educational ways to celebrate Halloween season with students in and out of class. Besides creating halloween-themed presentations using special Halloween PowerPoint and Google Slides templates , reading Halloween books created specifically

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Back when I started teaching tech, teachers loved saying that kids knew more than they did, even defer to students to teach. That doesn’t work anymore which means even the most tech-phobic of teachers must step up. Here’s a good article from Yahoo Finance on that: Why Teaching Tech to Teachers Is More Important Than Ever. “With technology, it’s not all or nothing,” says Williams.

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STEM Education Shopping

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Do you know Stem learning products are useful, and how? Well STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The four main pillars of the world are included in STEM. Other than that also, STEM covers health care, manufacturing, food production and a lot of other fields. And STEM learning products help you to learn them all easily at the comfort of your home.

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Basic-Mathematics

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Learn how to derive and compute the surface area of a sphere.

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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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STEM Education Works

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Professional development (PD) plays an important role in staying up-to-date on the best practices in STEM education. However, it can be difficult to decide how to spend your time with so many PD opportunities available. We are here to help you focus on what to look for to find the perfect opportunity for you. Collaboration. It has been proven that some of the best ideas come from collaboration.

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Educators Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The popular classroom tool Book Creator recently dropped two big updates which teachers will be excited about. If you’re someone who has traditionally relied on PDFs and worksheets to aid learning in the classroom, it’s now time to bring those PDFs to life in Book Creator! From now on, Book Creator allows you to upload your PDFs onto the pages of your book, where you can then annotate them and add rich multimedia materials such as audio, video, emojis or AppSmash with various other tools.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. Now the Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer at Games for Change , Shapiro stands at the vanguard of a movement to both normalize and prioritize game-based instruction in schools.

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Accelerate Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Host Chris Woods brings fascinating interviews with a fantastic array of authors, makers, educators, and STEM celebrities. There are so many podcasts nowadays that it seems everyone can find something that speaks directly to their specific interests. From lovers of true crime stories to foodies, from pet owners to fans of classic TV, all of us can find many podcasts that pique our interest.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 26, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Organizing lesson plans, units, resources, links, IEP’s, and IEP meetings can be cumbersome and stressful. In this blog post, I’ll share my review of TARA, the Teacher HQ for Resources and Administration. Their stated goal is to prevent teacher burnout. In addition to sharing about the tool, you should also check out their 60+ tools for Student Engagement , and I’ll share about their teacher support quiz which will

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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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Educators Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Halloween is a time of (spooky) fun and learning. There are various ways to use the theme of Halloween to boost students' engagement and increase their participation. These include creating Halloween-based activities and games to use in class, sharing Halloween readings and stories, creating Halloween-themed presentations , using Halloween pictures and posters , and many more.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic, the recently released Nation’s Report Card shows an overall drop in both reading and math scores, with math scores falling in nearly every state. This dismal news further intensifies the pressure on district leaders to address learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic, all while more than half of schools report teacher and staffing shortages.

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Computer Science Teacher

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Mike Zamansky is stirring up trouble again. OK not really his intent I’m sure but people can get defensive. I have to say that I agree in principle with most of his post at Why PD doesn't work for CS Mike lists four different types of PDs. Teachers sharing practices conferences and meetings that teachers choose to attend PD run by content providers, that is, people selling something PD required by schools and districts It’s as good a break down as any though the fourth kind can really include an

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STEMx

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On October 12th, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten announced the. YOU Belong in STEM. initiative at the. Innovating for the Future Summit. , held by STEMConnector, Million Women Mentors, and the STEMx network. This initiative aims to improve STEM education outcomes by advancing a sense of inclusion and belonging in STEM for all students and teachers and has three primary goals: Ensure all Pre-K-Higher Education students have access to, and benefit from rigorous, relevant, and joyfu

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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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Educators Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The purpose of this post is to share with you this collection of handy tools to use to create surveys and polls. These tools are simple and easy to use and offer a wide variety of features that enable you to design different types of surveys and polls. No coding knowledge is required. Some of the features these survey tools offer include : access to pre-designed templates, insert various types of questions, add multimedia materials to your surveys, upload files, track analytics and audience inte

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

People who happen to be good at school and college are often described as ‘smart,’ and our systems tend to reward them with cultural status and good jobs. But what if the key to expanding educational access comes down to rethinking our concept of smarts and who has them? That’s the argument made by scholar and author Freddie deBoer in his book, “The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice.” deBoer has taught in both the K-12 and college setting, and he has ser

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Defined Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2022

If you’re an educator and you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you’ve undoubtedly seen articles about NAEP test scores that were released this week. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is given to fourth and eighth-grade students across the country. Unsurprisingly, in the wake of more than two years of interrupted schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores fell.

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How can teachers make sure “visual classroom noise” doesn’t diminish learning opportunities for students? Curtis Chandler draws on research to suggest we choose colors carefully and reduce clutter – stowing away anything that doesn’t have a direct, daily impact on learning. The post What Research Tells Us about Classroom Decor first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Educators Technology

OCTOBER 22, 2022

While physical books will always hold their value especially for us millennials, the electronic versions are now the vogue. This is mainly due to the recent developments in (mobile) technology and the proliferation of e-reading services. You can have your entire library in your own pocket to take anywhere you go. It is true that technology has radically transformed the act of reading but more importantly, it has unchained it from the geographical and physical boundaries that used to restrict it.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It was no secret that the pandemic hurt student performance. But its precise effects are still being quantified. New national test scores, released Monday, reveal that the disruption may have been even more severe than already anticipated. Over the last two-and-a-half years, students’ math and reading scores saw a historic decline, according to the results of a Congressionally-mandated test—known as the “nation’s report card.

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Northeastern University

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Welcome to Newsletter 41! >> Click Here for this week’s Newslette r << Welcome back! For the next 6 weeks, we’ll be discussing the 17 UN Goals aimed to achieve global prosperity and peace by the year 2030. In our newsletter you will be introduced to a STEM topic and find a related-activity to work on during the week (please share your results with us!

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Laura Robb has long championed the idea that reading and access to books are civil rights. In this story of turning around reluctant readers, the celebrated educator makes a powerful case that when kids have lots of book choices and lots of time to read in and out of school, they’ll become readers for life. The post Grow a Love for Reading with an Ocean of Books first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Educators Technology

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Zoho Survey is a good tool that teachers can use to create surveys and quizzes. Zoho Survey enables you to easily create your own surveys. It offers a wide variety of pre-made templates with the ability to edit and customize them the way you want. You can add different question types, drag and drop questions, upload your logo, add your own theme, and many more.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. They're laughing, chatting and (sometimes) getting a bit frustrated. They're also coding, measuring and problem-solving. This is purposeful play. And right now, some district leaders and researchers say that's precisely what both students and teachers need.

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Northeastern University

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On Saturday, October 22nd, I (Nick) went as a representative for Northeastern’s Center for STEM Education to the BPS STEM College and Career Fair (10-1). The fair was open to Boston Public School (BPS) students of all ages – one section of the Reggie Lewis Center dedicated to Employers/Career Agencies/Universities and another section (where I was) for STEM Activities.

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Pamela Koutrakos’ example-filled “Mentor Texts That Multitask” shows teachers how to design lessons that meet multiple instructional priorities. Sherry Liptak found it to be “a great fit for my professional bookshelf – though I think it will spend more time in my hands!”. The post Using Mentor Texts to Integrate Teaching Goals first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Educators Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In today's post and in the spirit of the Halloween season, I am re-sharing with you this collection of pre-made Halloween presentation templates that you can use to create engaging content to share with students in class. The purpose is to help you use the theme of the season, Halloween, to create meaningful learning experiences for students in and outside class.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

It’s no secret that the education system is struggling to adapt to the new digital risks that come with its rushed switch to digital forced by the pandemic. But it’s something that lawmakers are only beginning to wake up to. Just last week, the director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly, listed K-12 as one of three “ target rich, resource poor ” priority sectors for the agency, which is tasked with toughening the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure.

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Box Light

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Hello, I am a Lyrik that lives in the classroom. Sometimes I get to go to other places, but my teacher mostly uses me in the room to help students hear what she needs to say. Things have changed a lot in the last year or so. I used to see all the students in the classroom, and I always helped my teacher with clear and loud audio so that she could teach through just about anything.

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