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Students Have Different Thinking Speeds. Inclusive Teaching Means Realizing That.

ED Surge

She even has a book she co-authored on the topic, called “Uncommonsense teaching: Practical Insights In Brain Science to Help Students Learn.” For this week’s EdSurge Podcast, we talk with Oakley about why she thinks inclusive teaching means understanding the variety of learning speeds and styles of students.

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Key Digital Innovations for Today’s Education Professionals

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s not just about ditching blackboards for tablets – education today is undergoing a paradigm shift in teaching methodologies. Gamification Dry subject matter coupled with decreasing attention spans means traditional teaching approaches are becoming less effective. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Engineering Gifts for Kids ?

STEM Sport

There are budding engineers in all grade bands of the education system, even if the student might not know it yet. It is essential that we as parents and educators expose students to hands-on, engaging engineering curriculum and lessons starting at a young age. This is a great engineering gift option for any age!

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Small Set, Big Creativity: Magnetic Building Blocks 40pcs

STEM Education Shopping

With just 40 pieces, this small set had the power to ignite my creativity and unleash my imagination. These blocks enable children to create diverse structures and shapes through magnetic interactions, fostering creative and educational play. Firstly, they enhance creativity and imagination.

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St. Patrick's Day STEM Centers

Carly and Adam

Patrick's Day STEM Centers transform the classroom into a dynamic learning environment, where students engage with science, technology, engineering, and math through themed activities. Patrick’s Day Creativity Challenges 2. Patricks Day STEM Activities for Kids 1. Create Rainbow Pixel Art 3. Sculpt Irish Symbols with Play Dough 5.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

Ask a Tech Teacher

Moreover, Python affords a great deal of flexibility as a coding language which means kids can experiment easily and more often. For instance, Matplotlib is used for plotting charts and graphs; SciPy for engineering applications, science, and mathematics; Beautiful Soup for HTML parsing and XML and NumPy for scientific computing.

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Bird Nest STEM Activities and Challenges

Carly and Adam

As educators, we are constantly on the lookout for innovative ways to integrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into our classrooms. One such engaging method is through the use of literature-based STEM challenges, which not only foster a love for science and engineering but also promote literacy.

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