Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 12, 2018

If you participated in December’s Hour of Code, you may have come to realize the importance of Computer Science to students. Greg Beutler is the Director of Techscool.org , a school devoted to teaching kids this fundamental skill through the lens of robotics, coding, competitions, and more. Pretty pithy. Analytical skills.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States. What Is AI Literacy?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 12, 2018

If you participated in December’s Hour of Code, you may have come to realize the importance of Computer Science to students. Greg Beutler is the Director of Techscool.org , a school devoted to teaching kids this fundamental skill through the lens of robotics, coding, competitions, and more. Pretty pithy. Analytical skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2024

Today, we’ll discuss: How Laser Cutter Brings New Inspiration to the Classroom STEM education is the need of this modern era, which is why teachers look for some interesting ways to teach these subjects and skills. Students, as well as teachers, enjoy using a school laser cutter. These can be made by using a school laser cutter.

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CoderZ

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In recent years, the landscape of education in the United States has been undergoing a profound transformation, particularly when it comes to Computer Science (CS) education in K-12 schools. As technology continues to accelerate at an unprecedented pace, there is a growing demand for a workforce with strong computer science skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2019

I’ve been teaching technology for over fifteen years. While student familiarity with this tool has improved, one thing that never varies is the myths surrounding teaching with it. Just when I think I’ve got everyone coloring between the lines, things change and I have to get a different paintbrush. Math is like that.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As educators struggle with the best way to teach critical thinking and problem solving, coding has proven to be an effective and flexible tool. Is it time to add ‘coding’ to the essential subjects taught at every school? But, should coding be taught in schools from an early age.

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CoderZ

JULY 10, 2023

As educators, we eagerly anticipate the start of a new school year while using our summer break to recharge and prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. In this article, we will explore how embracing flexibility and innovation can enhance your robotics and computer science classes.

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Ellipsis Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Meghan Lund Content Marketing Specialist In order to put on that cap and gown and walk across the stage with a diploma in hand, high school students must work hard to complete a certain amount of credits in various subject areas. Has the time come to update these requirements and add computer science to the mix? 3 Reasons Why.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 10, 2024

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Q: Some kids are hard workers, but they just don’t get computers. Offer students a second chance if they’ll work with you after school. They’re always brief and always focused.

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ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

And we introduce technologies in ways to make them more affordable and accessible to schools, districts and educational agencies. And I think it really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. This innovative approach has been working for well over 10 years.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The positive impact of teachers has been extensively substantiated through years of research highlighting that teacher effectiveness is the most important school-based factor related to student achievement and outcomes. That is why PLTW Core Training allows teachers to engage actively in their learning and collaborate with other educators.

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Vivify Stem

MARCH 3, 2023

5 Tips for Teaching STEM With Robots Guest Post by Sphero Team March 3, 2023 Robots are not quite living up to the promises of science fiction movies, but they are still doing some pretty amazing things in our everyday lives, especially in the classroom. Let’s dive in and discover what you can do with Sphero!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Four to six hours in front of a computer for instruction. School administrators and teachers are feeling the fatigue, as well as their jobs become increasingly dependent on computer and phone usage. The plan was to have students go an entire day without using their computers. Sounds like too much screen time?

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Scientix

JANUARY 31, 2024

The project focuses on: observing the reality of the environment, learning about renewable energy sources (solar, wind, water), recycling and saving energy, as well as cooperation, collaboration, involvement, active teaching methods, partnerships between teachers and students. The project was launched in October 2022 and ended in May 2023.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Explore the Ideal Subjects to Nurture your Strengths Choosing what to study after high school can be tough. It suggests that people have a dominant side of their brain, which influences their thinking and learning styles. Electrical or computer engineers design, develop and test electrical systems or computer software.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 8, 2023

However, one thing that’s often overlooked is computer science education, an incredibly essential subject and skill in today’s digital era. —–If you and your kids are interested in building a DIY computer, take a look at my article here, Best DIY Computer Build Kits. What Is Computer Science?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This is an easy way to add MLA headings (or whichever standard your school uses). Location of event: Provide a large QR Code at the entrance to the school or event location with a map and directions to the room where it is located. For high school students: Create their resume with a QR Code. Name your macro. Grade level: K-5.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Or in K-12 settings, where the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum used by many high schools has an oral component. They’re exhausting,” says Beth Carlson, an English teacher at Kennebunk High School, in Maine, who says she occasionally does 15-minute-each oral assessments for students in the school’s IB program.

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Ellipsis Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this blog, we take a closer look at the connections between art and STEM (called STEAM education), and we explore how to integrate art into computer science. STEM is all about problem solving and critical thinking, and it's safe to say that those skills involve creativity. The same can be said for computer science.

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STEM Sport

JUNE 6, 2023

In the constantly evolving education landscape, educators need to design effective STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curricula that engage and inspire their middle school students. Each method should align with the curriculum goals and facilitate the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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STEM Education Shopping

JULY 31, 2023

Photo by Julia M Cameron: [link] Why Stem Is Important In Schools? The Power of STEM in Schools and Ignite a Lifelong Passion for All Lessons – Are you curious about why STEM is so important in schools? Why Stem Is Important In Schools? Well, look no further! Furthermore, these skills are transferable.

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Scientix

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Students’ perception is one of the most important nuances in primary school. Keywords: elementary school, STEM, STEM method. However, the target group of studies is for the most part high school children but rarely primary school children. Why is STEM important in primary schools? About STEM.

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CoderZ

MARCH 20, 2024

In order to support a diverse educational community, it’s crucial that schools find ways to foster inclusivity across the curriculum. Schools can implement a variety of strategies that make STEM more inclusive and inviting to students. Here are five strategies for inspiring an inclusive STEM culture: 1.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. critical thinking. Write an ebook. Genius Hour.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2015

Let’s go to Webster’s definition instead: The act or job of creating computer programs. a series of symbols, used synonymously as text and grouped to imply or prompt the multimedia in the games and programs that happen on computers, websites, and mobile apps. if-then thinking–actions have consequences.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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. Shapiro: Years ago, while working in a charter school in New York City focused on using technology in the classroom, I met Katie Salen Tekinba?.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Here are Holiday websites that will keep students busy while teaching them: 12 Days of Christmas. They take lots of critical thinking, problem-solving, and are worth the effort! A Holiday Newsletter in Publisher for Elementary School. A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School. Holiday Crossword.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2021

In the grad school classes I teach and my coaching sessions, the biggest problem facing teachers is not the 3R’s or equity or differentiation. It’s interesting to see what has changed in both the computer problems that were spotlighted and what teachers considered common! It’s technology. Do you agree?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. critical thinking. identifying bias.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 17, 2015

With technology moving out of the lab and into the classroom, it’s becoming a challenge for some teachers to infuse their teaching with tech tools such as websites, educational games, simulations, iPads, Chromebooks, GAFE, and other geeky devices that used to be the purview of a select group of nerdy teachers. Test the tool.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Did I miss anything?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. At the same time, schools and teachers are increasingly comfortable with the idea of games in the classroom. Over the past few decades, there have been great strides in this area. coding) and soft skills (e.g.

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CTE Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Today we are featuring an interview with Ian Kilpatrick, who teaches at the High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan, New York City. Students learn the technical and soft skills of a particular career, and then they take that career for a test drive all from the safety and security of their school.

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ED Surge

APRIL 24, 2023

This project was guided by Anni Kumar, a seasoned educator and head of the computer science department at Vikas Bharati Public School. Kumar has been a teacher for 19 years and is passionate about creating a learning environment that fosters critical thinking, collaboration and creativity among her students.

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Career in STEM

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In any case, if you’ve got a board certification, you can teach at detention centers. STEM programs have become a crucial part of teaching methods as they help students learn about computation and develop interpersonal skills. What Can You Expect While Teaching at Juvenile Detention Centers?

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