Fri.Jun 09, 2023

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How to Clean Up Google Classroom for the Summer

Ask a Tech Teacher

As you end your school year, there are lots of details that must be taken care of. If you use Google Classroom, here’s a list, created by one of the Ask a Tech Teacher contributor: As the school year comes to an end, teachers everywhere are getting ready for summer break. For many, this means cleaning out classrooms and organizing materials for the next year.

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To Close the Math Achievement Gap, We Must Recognize What Students Bring to the Classroom

ED Surge

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. The teacher knows from working with the student previously that although she can easily follow the algorithmic steps of the math problem, she struggles with her reasoning and ability to make sense of the steps she is taking. As she struggles to answer the question, two other students begin to whisper questions in her ear.

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Precision Pursuit- Our 2023 EPIC Game

Starfish Education

EPIC is a STEM engineering design challenge for kids in grades 6-12. Help kids explore aerospace and play this year's game with us- Precision Pursuit!

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The SAT Math Test: How To Be Prepared To Face It And Survive

Basic-Mathematics

The SAT Math section is known for being difficult. But it doesn’t have to be. Learn how to be prepared and complete the section with confidence here.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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.

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The Job I’ve Held Longer Than Any Other…

Teach Science for All

I have notoriously been a wanderer in my professional life. For the first two decades of my career I didn’t stay at any one place for longer that a handful of years.

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Essential Future-Ready Skills Developed Through PBL

Defined Learning

In most school districts standards and state-testing drive most curricula and classroom instruction, however, many leaders are incorporating a focus to help students succeed beyond school. Systemically, it can be a struggle trying to determine classroom priorities as teachers are evaluated on academic standard mastery on standardized tests, while community and business leaders are often concerned that students are not prepared for the world beyond school.

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The Future Of Web Development

STEMe

Royse City, TX Web Development is one of the many skills under the umbrella of Computer Science. Computer Science is estimated to grow around 15% in the next decade, so web development will mostly grow with it. However, with the introduction of AI such as ChatGPT, how does it affect how web apps/sites are created? What about those whose job it is to do exactly that?