ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2023

During a classroom walk-through, I was wearing a jean jacket over my shirt and tie, and was given the feedback that my attire was “not professional" and told to take it off. My classroom became a Zoom box and I found myself at a critical juncture, deeply reflecting on my purpose and career. Then the world shut down.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 16, 2021

Is it safe to enter the classroom? Choosing the right equipment and teaching tools is not just essential – your decisions can make or break your online teaching career. Setting up your virtual classroom can also be a great way to unleash your creativity! Should you teach at home or in school–or with a hybrid approach?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Because many students are unaware of the true importance of tertiary education and relevant qualifications, following a career path can be an overwhelming task. Discuss Potential Career Options. Career-Related Research Projects. This topic is a hot button for me. Be The Voice Of Reason.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To become an English teacher abroad, it’s important to understand that the prerequisites for this career differ from one country to another. Often, these dreams involve the mystery and excitement that international travel evokes. The Attraction of Overseas Adventures What makes the idea of travelling abroad so enticing?

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant. Defined Learning sponsored this blog post. Defined Learning is a fantastic way to bring project-based learning to every grade level and subject area. All opinions are my own.

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STEM Discovery Education

JULY 13, 2022

Therefore, we’d like to introduce you to the new DE Blog! At Discovery Education, we are continuously amazed by our educators and have the deepest respect for the many roles you perform daily: resilient teacher, classroom coach, curriculum leader, student cheerleader, parent liaison—among so many others. Welcome to the DE Blog.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The result — according to unschoolers, is a love of learning, tenacity to a task, and independent thought that prepares them for college and career better than traditional methods. If you use Genius Hour in your classroom, you have a sense of how inspiring, motivating, and addicting learning for the love of learning can be.

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Futurum

JULY 22, 2022

How can you keep your STEM students engaged in the classroom? By ensuring your lessons are relevant, interactive and interdisciplinary, your students will appreciate the value of all aspects of STEM, leading to greater engagement with the topics you are teaching. Make it relevant. Image credit: The STEAM Team. Pinterest.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 7, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I hope today's show will provoke thought and thinking about what it means to relate to our students. Relationships may not be easily measurable but have a significant impact on student achievement. Stream by clicking here. He is the author/co-author of 25 books.

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 10, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we share a must-listen podcast for educators who want to help their students succeed financially. As always, I've included free resources for educators in the show notes, a full transcript, our guest bio, and everything you'll need in this blog post.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2020

Every teacher has a dream of having a classroom with respectful kids having fun activities and love while learning. It is not very tough to strike up a conversation with your students, make sure to ask relevant questions, and make a personal connection with them. Those were the darkest days of my teaching career.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

This includes the provision of resources, programs, in-person presentations, classroom assistance, training, activities, videos, books, technology programs, and more. Look at these ten popular applications of DiscoverE programs for the classroom: Bring students to an engineer’s lab. Classroom visit. has approximately 1.6

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STEM Sport

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In this blog, we will introduce and review STEM education trends of 2024. As we delve into these trends, we’ll uncover how they are set to revolutionize the way STEM subjects are taught and learned, making them more accessible, engaging, and relevant to the challenges of our times.

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STEM Next

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As science teachers, we were to enlarge the pool of students prepared to enter college and graduate with STEM degrees, increase student interest and engagement in STEM subjects and careers, and create new learning environments aligned with how students learn best. Rest assured; this was not chaos: this was encouraged best practice.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. I’ve also included courses from this blog post sponsor, Advancement Courses that meet the criteria for each topic. All opinions are my own. Social-Emotional Learning.

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STEM Discovery Education

AUGUST 23, 2022

In a teacher-centered classroom, the teacher lectures about the concepts and directs students on how to solve the equations. In a student-centered classroom, teachers introduce an engaging activity that sparks the students’ curiosity leading them to ask questions, investigate, hold discussions, and eventually apply their knowledge.

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STEM Discovery Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Preparing future-ready students means helping them build the skills needed to succeed beyond the classroom. Find more timely DE learning resources for April on our This Month at DE blog! The video series, behavioral economics content, fundamentals, digital learning modules are all so relevant.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

Early simulations like Reader Rabbit are still used in classrooms to drill reading and math skills. A while ago, Scientific American declared “…“ not only is Minecraft immersive and creative, but it is an excellent platform for making almost any subject area more engaging. ” On the surface, it’s not so surprising.

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STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This can be water, soap, oil, honey, or other liquids found around the classroom. Elementary education is a pivotal time in a child’s education journey. It is when students form preferences, gain confidence, and find a passion for learning. Dancing Raisins: In this experiment, students add raisins to a carbonated liquid.

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STEM Sport

JANUARY 19, 2024

This blog is authored by Haley MacLean. The Starting Line I was in my third year of teaching junior high math when I started to think about the next step in my career. The Starting Line I was in my third year of teaching junior high math when I started to think about the next step in my career.

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Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this show, AR/VR guru Rachelle Dené Poth delves deep into the transformative potential of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom.

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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. Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2016

Statistically, almost half of school dropouts do so because they don’t see the relevance. Set up your class (optional, but this allows you to share out archived Nepris sessions with students, say, for a flipped classroom activity). Add a list of questions you’d like the expert to address.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

I’ve had a lot of questions in the last few months about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) in the classroom. Whenever a scientifically based topic reveals itself without a relevant framework, it will lose steam. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Sara Stringer, has a great article that will help demystify this topic: .

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STEM Sport

JULY 4, 2023

With STEM jobs rising faster than non-STEM careers and the well-paying nature of these roles, there has been an emphasis on increasing student access to quality STEM education. Most often, STEM learning is facilitated in the classroom by educators and at home by parents. There are a variety of different ways to improve STEM literacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Our classrooms are more diverse. The ‘college and career’ students are preparing for is different so the education model must be different. What students learn in one class is applied to all classes (where relevant). Did I miss anything? Students are digital natives, already in the habit of learning via technology.

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STEM Discovery Education

AUGUST 16, 2022

And, even if you’re not new this year, every year is a fresh start to try new things in your classroom and connect with your students in new and creative ways. So, whether you’re brand-new this year or returning, here are some effective teaching strategies and resources to help you in your classroom this year. Learn More. Learn More.

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STEM Education Works

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

September is a month that brings a change of seasons and the return to classrooms. Here are some ways to make the most of this special month: Explore STEM Themes : Consider selecting books that cover a range of STEM topics — everything from robotics and coding to space exploration and environmental science — like our blog !

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2015

Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. It’s the end of school. Everyone’s tired, including you. Change your approach to teaching.

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STEM Education Shopping

APRIL 13, 2023

This blog post delves into the amazing advantages this little technological marvel offers, and how it transforms the educational journey and development of your child. 2- Enhances STEM Learning: No longer do kids have to face boring classrooms, listening to mind-numbing lectures about scientific concepts. But why the Dash Robot?

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CTE Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Whether it's a personal blog, a portfolio, or a project highlighting a social cause, web design enables students to articulate their individuality in the digital realm. Whether it's a personal blog, a portfolio, or a project highlighting a social cause, web design enables students to articulate their individuality in the digital realm.

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Start-Engineering

MAY 27, 2020

Adapting to change To help meet this new, urgent need for materials that suit such varied circumstances, we have spent the spring developing CyberCAP , our new cybersecurity career awareness and confidence program for middle and high school students. There are three great reasons for introducing students to cybersecurity career options.

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STEM Next

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This month on the blog, we are thrilled to welcome one of the STEM Next Opportunity Fellows as a guest author. Students learn more when they are actively engaged in the classroom than they do in a passive lecture environment (Deslauriers et al., Thank you for your service, Holly. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.

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How to STEM

AUGUST 31, 2021

Great STEM education works through activities with real-world applications, helping children to understand how their learning is relevant and how they could use it in the future. Start with these small steps and you’ll steadily see the STEM culture in your classroom grow! You can find these in our blog section.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2018

Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. It’s the end of school. Everyone’s tired, including you. Change your approach.

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STEM Sport

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Below is a list of ways that STEM teaching can help students improve both in and out of the classroom. The ability to connect curriculum to the real world is essential to students transitioning from the classroom to future careers. The key to providing quality STEM education to students is teachers. STEM Teaches Innovation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2017

the state of Massachusetts, for its Race to the Top federal grant program to create more than one hundred exemplary units and associated classroom videos. the state of Massachusetts, for its Race to the Top federal grant program to create more than one hundred exemplary units and associated classroom videos. unable to apply learning?

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