Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

I published this about a year ago and have updated it to reflect our current teaching environment. Let me know if this fits your experiences: The biggest reason teachers report for NOT liking internet-based cloud accounts has nothing to do with money, security, or privacy. It’s that they aren’t inclusive enough. Students can’t access cloud storage, Google Classroom, or their LMS for a project they’re working on because of the lack of Internet at home or slow internet serv

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Educators Technology

JULY 29, 2022

Veteran, award-winning teacher Phil Done (32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny) has knocked it out of the park again with his recently released The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom by Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster. After thirty-three years of teaching children, mainly in CA public schools, Done retired from the classroom.

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Teaching Schooling Mobile Learning Publication 302

ED Surge

JULY 29, 2022

Hope that school might return to normal in the fall is quickly dimming as new COVID-19 variants threaten to pummel communities throughout the country and COVID hospitalization rates increase. Many districts are dusting off COVID-19 safety and cleaning protocols and shoring up remote learning options. All signs point to record teacher and staff departures at schools across the country.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

JULY 29, 2022

Mathematics illuminates the patterns that abound in our world. Kids need opportunities to experience math beyond the textbook. One such opportunity is the National Museum of Mathematics, founded to enhance public understanding and perception of mathematics. Its dynamic exhibits and programs stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathematics.

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Math Mathematics STEM Publication 98

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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CSTEM

JULY 29, 2022

Written by: Reagan Flowers, Ph.D. It takes a village to educate our youth. Teachers, staff, advocates, and parents all play crucial roles. However, school staffing has taken a big hit over the last two difficult years. New data is showing how far-reaching those effects have become. When working conditions suffer, student learning suffers, especially for underserved and underrepresented students.

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STEMe

JULY 29, 2022

Chesham, London Firstly, unemployment would be a massive issue, this is because jobs such as estate agents, travel agents, customer service executives, etc would be replaced by AI(artificial intelligence). Meaning many people who work in the sectors involved would lose their jobs causing poverty for the people that can not move to another profession affecting the economy greatly.

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