ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Coming from a Puerto Rican and Nigerian background, the native New Yorker says there have been plenty of times where she’s felt like the odd woman out in a computer science class or has felt discouraged by advisers about her plans to pursue a career in tech. The answer is — a lot more than you’d think, according to 22-year-old Nia Asemota.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The trigger warning is buttressed by a more hopeful message accentuated in green: “& TIPS on how to deal with that.” 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

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ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2023

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. Their questions help to create a situation that allows her to reflect on connections between the algorithmic steps she knows to solve the math problem and further her reasoning about why those steps work.

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ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2022

EdSurge caught up with a number of 2022 graduates to hear about how they’re thinking about their time in high school as it draws to a close. Some took advantage of the increase in down time to volunteer in their communities, to form nonprofits or even to graduate early.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

After these discussions, I posed a question to my students: “Do you all want to lead a training for us–your teachers–focused on how we could do better?” After these discussions, I posed a question to my students: “Do you all want to lead a training for us–your teachers–focused on how we could do better?” I love learning.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 26, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This post will be a live post of the Microsoft “mini keynote” about Unlocking AI's potential. How they make decisions for responsible AI use. How they make decisions for responsible AI use. Discussing how they can secure data.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This is a favorite activity not just for pre-readers, but beginning and accomplished readers because it’s not about reading the book; it’s about experiencing it through the eyes of a storyteller. Lets kids learn empathy by hearing how the characters reacted to pain and joy. Think back to your experiences. background.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

When schools went remote two years ago, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) was quick to offer guidance on how best to reach students who have experienced trauma. In an art class, a middle schooler drew a picture of her bedroom with colored pencils. For some classes, the pandemic’s impact is more complicated.

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Educators Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

It was a meeting to get student volunteers for a cause. She started with a bold question, made us laugh with her anecdotes, and got more than 50% volunteers from the session. Start Strong Your first impression can determine how many people will pay attention to your presentation. Well, this is the power of a good presentation!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

A classic example of teamwork, citizen science is a community effort that brings together both professionals and novices to help bring about change for the greater good. Citizen scientists come from all walks of life and have made invaluable contributions to scientific knowledge and understanding. This is where citizen science comes in.

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Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

In this show, she shares some ideas for streamlining and discusses the future of AI in VR and AR and how she thinks it can help us use these advanced tools even more. I hope this show helps you think about what you can do today and what is possible tomorrow. AIforEducators. I highly recommend this free AI course from Microsoft.

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Northeastern University

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Last Friday (9.22) we had our Volunteer Training Day for the Fall 2023 semester. Many volunteers came out to learn what their role would be in any upcoming field trips, got their questions answered on how to get involved, as well as got hands-on experience with some of the events that are held during field trips.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2023

It was the latest example of how AI is turning things upside down in education. And the fast-changing tech has now inspired students to spend part of their summer volunteering to make sure their instructors try AI for themselves and not simply throw up their hands in fear that students will use chatbots to cheat.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Over the past few months, as we repeatedly attempted to get concrete about a plan, it became clear to me that there were some core barriers playing a role in our proverbial “spinning wheels” when approaching family involvement and engagement. Think volunteering for a bake sale versus attending a parent-facing academic workshop.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

And, most importantly, how does it serve students? EdSurge: How did the Information Equity Initiative come to be? One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. And it's starting with U.S. During the pandemic, 25 percent of U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is a favorite activity not just for pre-readers, but beginning and accomplished readers because it’s not about reading the book; it’s about experiencing it through the eyes of a storyteller. Lets kids learn empathy by hearing how the characters reacted to pain and joy. Think back to your experiences.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What are some ways to gauge students about their sense of belonging in the course?” Faculty often ask me a version of these questions, seeking ideas about how they can informally get students’ own perspectives on their learning and experience in a college course. Students were asked about their work and family schedules.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2017

I have written in the past about mysimpleshow , an easy and clever way educators can create explainer videos. Using [the online tool] mysimpleshow, volunteers are encouraged to explain details and background of these 17 Global Goals of the Agenda 2030 in short and entertaining explainer videos. About simpleshow foundation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2018

Teachers share information about their teaching style and methodology, how they grade, what students can do to thrive, and how parents can connect to classroom activities. So how is this accomplished? You may already know how to use those so it’ll be quick to build visuals to back up your presentation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2020

This is a favorite activity not just for pre-readers, but beginning and accomplished readers because it’s not about reading the book; it’s about experiencing it through the eyes of a storyteller. Lets kids learn empathy by hearing how the characters reacted to pain and joy. Think back to your experiences. background.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

When his big brother sat down and picked up a highlighter, little brother and all his friends took the reading a little more seriously, including one student who volunteered to read aloud in his second language for the second time all year. This is one of my favorite phenomena of teaching high school.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic set this work back substantially; teachers and students went into survival mode and volunteer opportunities dried up as workplaces closed. In my 20 years as an educator, I have seen firsthand how service-learning engages students as they become leaders in their communities.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2023

The young woman had mentioned to Parks how comfortable she felt receiving care at the facility and how nice the staff were. The program teaches students how to help friends who are in distress until they have the opportunity to seek professional guidance. The Bandana Project started at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 5, 2023

Our Title 1 school is lucky enough to have a decent size outdoor garden that is overseen by community volunteers. One of their goals is to teach our students about the garden. See Offering Electives to Elementary Students for more about why and how I offer electives to them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 31, 2019

Don’t bemoan that parents can’t volunteer, can’t make parent meetings, don’t check on their child. Figure out how to weave those realities into the bigger story so the child thrives. Expect to find out how you can be involved to the extent you want to be. Involve kids in the event so they talk to their parents about their part.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2020

COVID has changed how we address summer PD so I’ve collected the most popular AATT articles on how to spend your education time this summer. What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year.

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Northeastern University

OCTOBER 31, 2022

On Friday, October 28th we had our third field trip of the year where the fourth grade class from the Rafael Hernandez dual English/Spanish language school came to learn about natural disasters and preparedness. Thank you to NEU volunteers for making this day possible: Stephanie, Erika, Jackson, Munin, and Maya.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This is a favorite activity not just for pre-readers, but beginning and accomplished readers because it’s not about reading the book; it’s about experiencing it through the eyes of a storyteller. Lets kids learn empathy by hearing how the characters reacted to pain and joy. Think back to your experiences. background.

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Accessibility Economics Schooling Teaching 279

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2020

It offers what seems to be an endless supply of professional-looking easy-to-implement templates that sign up volunteers, get feedback on events, enroll students in classes, ask for donations, collect payments, and much much more. Here’s how it works: Share a form that collects data on, say, remote learning. How can I help?”

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ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

It was a hands-on course where a volunteer pretended to have, say, a broken leg — complete with stage makeup blood and bruises to heighten the effect — and students had to improvise a splint from available materials. How well have you seen that approach go? And Reich has made it a personal goal to share the lesson.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Ralphie came to us via a disciplinary hearing in the spring of 2019, after he was charged with multiple disciplinary infractions including fighting and drug use. He was 14 years old. that provides increased academic, social-emotional and behavioral support for students who aren’t thriving in traditional settings.

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. I recently taught my students about budgets and they were so grateful! Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked? This is also episode 800.

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Northeastern University

DECEMBER 12, 2023

134 students from 40 different schools in 7 states came to learn about various engineering topics with Northeastern faculty and PhD students (see list of sessions below). Northeastern student group Mars Rover then talked about and gave a hands-on demonstration with their rover – allowing students to touch and drive the rover around.

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Career in STEM

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

But with so many internships across the country, how do you even know where to start? In this first blog within our new Top STEM Internships series, we’ll tell you all about the best internships to be found in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Here are five of the best science internships: 1.

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ED Surge

JUNE 26, 2022

It was a genius concept back in its time, he said, but not how technology should be used today. It was the official welcome to the organization's first in-person conference since the pandemic sent the country into quarantine. ISTE is the parent organization of EdSurge, though we operate with editorial independence.) Take access to devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2019

This is a favorite activity not just for pre-readers, but beginning and accomplished readers because it’s not about reading the book; it’s about experiencing it through the eyes of a storyteller. Lets kids learn empathy by hearing how the characters reacted to pain and joy. Think back to your experiences. background.

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Accessibility Curriculum Economics Schooling 365

ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2022

Taking the time to analyze student data and factor it into a personalized lesson plan is usually something for which teachers are expected to volunteer their personal hours. This is how data-driven gets a bad name. What’s at the top of their to-do lists? According to the data , it’s data-driven instruction.

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