The Maker Mom
JANUARY 25, 2023
Before the age of power tools and complex machinery, simple machines were used to make work easier and move heavy objects from one location to another. Using leverage, these simple machines can multiply force with few, if any, moving parts. Simple machines are a great way of introducing children of all ages to fundamental engineering and scientific concepts.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 25, 2023
Grade Level: 5th (or whichever grade you are teaching arrays) Background: None. This is an intro to MS Excel or spreadsheets Vocabulary: Excel, cell, rows, columns, paint bucket, borders, arrays, resize, formulas Time: About 30 minutes Steps: Open Excel or your preferred spreadsheet program. Review the basics–how to identify a cell (where the column and row intersect), what’s on the toolbars, especially where the paint bucket and border tools are found Resize the cells so they are sq
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ED Surge
JANUARY 24, 2023
During the first week of the new year, parts of Minnesota were deluged by a winter storm , blanketing the Twin Cities and surrounding areas with almost a foot-and-a-half of snow. Those conditions were enough to prompt school closures, and on Wednesday, Jan. 4, students in Minnetonka School District got a proper snow day. Many students, no doubt, built snowmen, went sledding and delighted in the unique childhood experience of an impromptu day out of school.
Futurum
JANUARY 24, 2023
How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students? Published: At Point Park University in Pittsburgh in the US, education researchers Dr Ginny Chambers , Dr Kamryn York and Dr Mark Marnich are helping pre-service teachers develop their skills in STEM subjects to make learning more enjoyable and effective for their future students. The team is using the principles of maker education to create hands-on, interactive STEM and maker experiences.
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.
Carly and Adam
JANUARY 25, 2023
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk. Whether you are just getting started with a new STEM lab or you’ve been facilitating hands-on learning for a while, there are many different materials that students will enjoy using in your space. Sometimes students are looking to tinker with materials to see how they work and other times they want to build magnificent structures.
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ED Surge
JANUARY 25, 2023
I love learning. As a classroom teacher, I always tried to improve my practice by reading academic and practice-based articles, attending trainings and connecting with fellow educators to share resources and troubleshoot challenges. The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. Despite my love for learning, I strongly disliked most professional development sessions.
Accelerate Learning
JANUARY 24, 2023
Games are highly motivating for everyone, including students. But you don’t have to turn your classroom into a game show or a video arcade to reap the benefits. Learn about the benefits of using both Game-based learning and Gamification in your classroom.
Computer Science Teacher
JANUARY 23, 2023
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra That doesn't mean people don't try. Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence have a lot of people predicting what jobs are an are not likely to be replaced by computers. Technology is challenging the ideas about what jobs can and cannot be replaced by technology. Doug Peterson, who shares a lot of interesting articles, recently share this one predicting that leaders will not be replace.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 26, 2023
I published this several years ago, but with the current dissatisfaction of many parents with traditional education, it’s worth revisiting. Purpose Driven Learning (or PDL) is a concept coined by Michael Matera and Adam Moreno to summarize the philosophy that each learner’s inner strengths can be unlocked by focusing with purpose and drive.
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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.
ED Surge
JANUARY 27, 2023
It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of mee
Accelerate Learning
JANUARY 25, 2023
Whether fresh out of college or entering teaching as your second career, these tips will guide you in making the most of your first year of teaching and help you carve out your place in your new career. We polled some of our teachers and former teachers on what important information they would share with those just beginning their careers. Here are the top 8 tips that every first-year teacher should know.
User Generated Education
JANUARY 22, 2023
I love educational technology. When technologies were first available online, I was an early adopter, and often got brutally criticized by administrators and colleagues in my K-6 settings for having students use the internet for research, use web tools, create webpages in wikis, and work virtually with schools in other states and countries (for example, see their work from 2008 at [link] ).
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 23, 2023
Do your first graders love vehicles? 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! Choose from cars, trucks, buses, and even construction vehicles. Customize your vehicle with different wheels, engines, and more. Enjoy the ride! Vehicle Puzzle –click and drag puzzle pieces into place for this picture Freight Train Cars –video about all the cars in the freight train from Railway
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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!
ED Surge
JANUARY 24, 2023
Colleges around the country have been holding emergency meetings of their honor code councils or other committees that govern student cheating. The reason: a whole new kind of cheating that is suddenly possible, thanks to a new AI tool called ChatGPT. The technology, which emerged just a couple of months ago, can answer just about any question you type into it, and can adapt those answers into a different style or tone on command.
Computer Science Teacher
JANUARY 27, 2023
I spent some time looking at the Rhode Island Computer Museum web page today. A lot of interesting stuff. Some great information under the Education and Activities page. If you teach the history of computers this is a great resource with text and pictures. The Collections gallery has a huge collection of images and descriptions of items they have as well.
All About STEM
JANUARY 27, 2023
Year 12 Nuffield Research Placements are open for applications! Don’t miss out, take a look at our collection of student feedback and join our Information & Application Session to find out more. Nuffield Research Placements are a fantastic opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills learned at school and work alongside industry professionals.
Accelerate Learning
JANUARY 25, 2023
Whether fresh out of college or entering teaching as your second career, these tips will guide you in making the most of your first year of teaching and help you carve out your place in your new career. We polled some of our teachers and former teachers on what important information they would share with those just beginning their careers. Here are the top 8 tips that every first-year teacher should know.
ED Surge
JANUARY 25, 2023
It’s accepted wisdom that good relationships between teachers and their students lead to students who are willing to work harder in the classroom. Could those positive feelings also have an impact in the other direction, leading teachers to up their instructional game? As it turns out, yes. A University of Missouri study found that students who feel their teachers care about them also report receiving better instruction.
Middle Web
JANUARY 22, 2023
Like much of the current K-12 universe, Sarah Cooper is both excited and concerned about the impact of ChatGPT’s disruptive technology. Recently she checked in with her 8th graders for insights into how they might use it and how they think AI may impact their lives in the future. The post 8th Grade Insights Into ChatGPT and the Future first appeared on MiddleWeb.
All About STEM
JANUARY 26, 2023
National Apprenticeship Week is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn more about apprenticeships and how they might be an exciting option when leaving school or college. Students can work their way through this activity pack to explore what apprenticeships are, which apprenticeships are available and the exciting careers apprenticeships can lead to.
Accelerate Learning
JANUARY 24, 2023
Games are highly motivating for everyone, including students. But you don’t have to turn your classroom into a game show or a video arcade to reap the benefits. Learn about the benefits of using both Game-based learning and Gamification in your classroom.
ED Surge
JANUARY 23, 2023
The number of students who’ve gone missing from the classroom has only climbed since the pandemic. These days, 16 million students may be “chronically absent,” according to Hedy Chang, executive director of the nonprofit Attendance Works. That means those students are missing 10 percent of a school year—or more. Why kids don’t show up to school is a thorny problem, Chang says.
Middle Web
JANUARY 25, 2023
As language specialist Tan Huynh learns Khmer, his 6th language, he looks into language acquisition as a skill, not a superpower. He suggests teachers support students’ multilingualism by maximizing translanguaging, learning in context, and integrating all language domains. The post Classroom Lessons from Learning Six Languages first appeared on MiddleWeb.
All About STEM
JANUARY 26, 2023
Compass + is a FREE tool from The Careers & Enterprise Company to help you benchmark, manage, track and report on your school’s careers provision. It’s available to all secondary schools, special schools, sixth-forms and PRUs in England. All eligible schools can upgrade to Compass+ and The Careers & Enterprise Company offer comprehensive video guides to walk you through the new platform.
CTE Learning
JANUARY 25, 2023
Doug Devine is a career and technical education teacher at North High School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We caught up with Doug when one of his students, Lindsey, became the first high school student in Wisconsin to receive the Web Animator industry certification from Web Professionals Global. We asked Doug if we could do a quick article on him, and he thought it would be nice to include Lindsey’s point of view.
STEM Education Works
JANUARY 24, 2023
The “E” in STEM, “Engineering”, is a lot more diverse than it’s perceived to be. This week I was able to have a conversation with Jesse Burton, a very dear friend of mine and an Analysis Engineer at ThyssenKrupp. We discussed his journey in engineering, and how his career took its necessary twists and turns to end up in the job he has been waiting for.
Magic EdTech
JANUARY 24, 2023
There is a common conception that playing video games can lead to extreme behavior or game addiction. This is because games have a tendency to raise a child’s engagement levels, causing them to become absorbed in the game mechanics. However, when channeled correctly, games can cause a child’s academic performance to rise significantly. Learning and the education sector have seen significant changes over time.
All About STEM
JANUARY 26, 2023
“One Million Interactions is an initiative to attract more young people into science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and the space industry. Supporting STEM Ambassadors to deliver successful interactions with young people, inspiring and encouraging the next generation of space professionals. The overall aim of the initiative is to help create 1 million interactions between young.
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