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Here Are Some Very Good Word Cloud Generators for Teachers and Students

Educators Technology

The purpose of today's post is to share with you this collection featuring some very good tools to help you create beautiful word clouds. Whether you want to collect students feedback, summarize a long passage, or simply create a beautiful piece of art to integrate in your instruction, these word cloud tools are ideal to start with. They are simple and easy to use and do not even require any technical or graphic design knowledge. 1.

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Family Physical Education Week

Ask a Tech Teacher

Family PE Week is October 3rd through 7th this year. I was traveling during this event, but thought I’d share some website resources to help in this endeavor: BracketMaker. Final Kick –app; simulates kicking that final soccer kick (with Google Cardboard). GoNoodle –fitness videos. LifeSaver –simulation where the viewer must save a life.

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State Leaders Are Turning to Students to Shape Education Policy

ED Surge

Last year, when Micah Hill was a sophomore in high school, her guidance counselor gave her an application for Mississippi’s student representative program, which allows students to serve on the Mississippi State Board of Education. Hill applied and after two interviews, she was selected as the state’s newest student rep. Since then, she’s represented students on the board and advocated for their interests.

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The 6 Best Word Cloud Tools for Teachers

Educators Technology

In the following post, I share with you this interesting collection featuring some good tools to use to create and share word clouds. Check them out and share with us your feedback. 1- Tagxedo This is another great word cloud tool. You can use it the same way like Wordle but with an added feature which is that of creating clouds in various forms. 2.

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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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It’s a clitic: how we process language structures

Futurum

It’s a clitic: how we process language structures. Published: Even if we do not often think about it, we all know how to construct sentences in our native language, and these structures may affect how our minds process information. Professor Alice Harris from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the US is seeking to understand how people who speak different languages process an important but often-overlooked linguistic feature called a clitic.

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DE in the News: September 2022

STEM Discovery Education

Read the latest collection of?Discovery Education in the News?to see how DE is impacting schools and students around the world. From empowering Arizona schools with dynamic Hispanic Heritage Month resources to introducing exciting career explorations to students through interactive STEM experiences, we're proud to bring creative, engaging instructional resources to educators everywhere.

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Loop Quantum Gravity: The Answer to What Space is

STEMe

Chesham, London Subatomic particles, how do we link such a small thing with planets, galaxies, and the entire universe? We need to connect Einstein's theory of general relativity with quantum physics. We have long searched for a theory of quantum gravity, the lead contender for this would be string theory, which includes tiny little wriggling strings in coils that includes extra dimensions.

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Implementing Antibias and Antiracist Work

Middle Web

In Start Here Start Now, Liz Kleinrock explores the challenges educators face in bringing Antibias and Antiracist work into the classroom. Kleinrock writes with humor and empathy, says teacher leader Jeny Randall, offering simple-to-implement strategies for every subject and school setting. The post Implementing Antibias and Antiracist Work first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Chill a Drink STEM Challenge

Smore Science

Table of Contents. How to do Chill a Drink Challenge. Challenge description: A refrigerator is a convenient way to cool beverages. There are also multiple ways to cool a drink using ice. Some of them will be faster than others. Your challenge is to chill a drink in forty seconds, using ice only. There is no need to use a thermometer to check the temperature.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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What Do Coding Robots Do: Best Way to Get Started

STEM Education Guide

The world of the 21st century is increasingly built around computers and technology. We interact with it every single day, from sending an email, watching a favorite TV show, texting a friend, and yes, for some, even driving your car. This has resulted in our economy growing expansively with advances in technology. With expansion comes a plethora of job opportunities in STEM-related careers.

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Education Already Showing Drastic Declines 18 Months Into Pandemic

CSTEM

Written by: Reagan Flowers, Ph.D. When the pandemic shut down schools for extended periods of time in history-making, yet necessary, decisions by education leaders, we knew that the consequences would be expansive. Yet, less than two years into the pandemic, we are already seeing the beginnings of this impact. So let’s take a minute to dive into the latest research, especially regarding the ground we’re losing.

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Combination Word Problems with Solutions

Basic-Mathematics

Learn to solve a great variety of combination word problems with easy to follow explanations.

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Sep 30, Linear Equations Worksheet with Answers

Online Math for All

Linear Equations Worksheet with Answers

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!

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Creative Fabrica Offers Tons of Stunning Fonts and Graphics to Use in Your Teaching

Educators Technology

Creative Fabrica is the hub of choice for creative minds. It offers tons of free and premium fonts, graphics, embroidery, crafts, and tools. Creative Fabrica is accessible in 8 languages namely English, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German, and Polish. And those talented designers of you have the choice to open their online store on the site and start making profit from their own creations.

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Sep 30, Linear Equations

Online Math for All

Linear Equations - Concept - Examples

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