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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A few years on from district-wide remote learning spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Principal Darren A. Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at Truan Junior High re-adapting to in-person schooling fall along a spectrum. “When we got into the classroom, the students were shy. They didn't want to work in groups. They had a wall,” Cole-Ochoa says of the students in the small town of Elsa, Texas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There are great reasons to use online videos to learn math: Visual Learning: for many, this makes complex topics easier to understand Flexibility: access content at their own pace Engagement: engaging and interactive Review and Replay: revisit specific sections of a video as many times as needed to reinforce understanding. Supplementary Learning: complement traditional learning Here are ten online resources for teaching math that I think you’ll like (for updates to this list, click here

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Get the Inside Scoop each month – just join us online for a snappy-session of STEM inspiration! Inside Scoop is an online networking event for STEM teachers, club leaders, technicians and anyone involved in STEM enrichment at schools in the North West region who want to hear about the latest information on resources, funding, programme and local opportunities.

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Defined Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Portrait of a Graduate (PoG) competencies — such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving — are crucial for student success beyond school. Schools and districts must establish, measure, and assess PoG attributes and one easy way to do that is through Project-Based Learning.

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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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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Amazing Apprenticeships offer monthly information booklets for parents or carers looking to advise teens about career pathways. The latest Parent Pack includes a ten-step apprenticeship plan with practical steps for applications, information about Higher Technical Qualifications, a spotlight on an inspiring degree apprentice at Microsoft and more.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Liverpool City Region Careers Hub has put together a guide of local/national events and resources for National Apprenticeship Week 2024. National Apprenticeship Week is the biggest week in the Apprenticeships calendar! It is an annual, week-long celebration of apprenticeships and anyone involved with them.

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Scientix

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

CC-BY provided by author Author Cheryl Robson presents concise biographies of 50 remarkable women who have made significant contributions to the field of technology. The book celebrates the achievements of women from diverse backgrounds across the globe. These individuals emerge as true champions of change, leaving lasting and indelible marks on the technological landscape.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We’re celebrating A DECADE of sponsoring Educate Awards! We are overjoyed to return for our tenth year as an Educate Awards sponsor with our Outstanding Commitment to STEM Award. The awards are open for entries, nominate your STEMsational school and you could be our 2024 winner! Click here to take a look at the categories & enter.

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Box Light

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

What methods inspire your students to write? Discover inventive strategies and unconventional approaches within Writers Workshop to cultivate resilient writers, empowering students for creative and expressive self-expression.

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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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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Fantastic news! The Schools’ Observatory has opened registration for the first of their new free CPD courses for educators. Introducing… Our Place in Space! Made with the UK and Irish curricula in mind, The School’s Observatory CPD courses are completely free thanks to the generous funding provided by Liverpool John Moores University.

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STEM for Kids

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Raleigh, NC USA 2/1/2024 “Diversity is America’s unique advantage in science and technology,” said National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan upon the release of a report on Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities 2023 , by NSF’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics ( NCSES). “Our global leadership depends upon diversity, leveraging different backgrounds, experiences, and points of view to bring uniq

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Teach Science for All

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Check out the article below from The 74 by the incredible Dr. Tiffany Neill that describes how an elementary school in Louisiana did a crazy thing…they started systematically teaching science in all of the grade levels. And spoiler alert- the outcomes for students were pretty great.

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Online Math for All

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Factoring Polynomials -Different Methods - Examples with Step by Step Explanation

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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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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In today's fast-paced educational landscape, it's crucial to foster creativity and innovation among our young learners. One effective way to do this is by incorporating 15-minute creativity challenges into the elementary classroom. These challenges are not only fun and engaging for students but also promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to think outside the box — skills essential for success in any STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field.

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Online Math for All

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Quantitative Skills Age Problems with Solutions

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