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Teaching Early Geometry Concepts

Ask a Tech Teacher

I spend a lot of time every week reading about current thinking in education. An article over at The Tech Edvocate caught my eye on early math. Math is a fundamental process in learning, not just adding and subtracting but to develops skill in problem solving and critical thinking. Scientists think that the sophistication of stone toolmaking almost a million years ago showed the symbolic and spatial thinking ability already present in our ancestors–a million years ago!

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How to Prepare CTE Students for Technology’s Changing Landscape

Defined Learning

Districts across the country revise and rewrite their academic visions, goals, and strategic plans every year. Professional development (PD) for administrators is embedded, and if the district has a comprehensive strategy for teacher PD, best practices are implemented in every classroom. However, is this really what is happening nationwide, and are Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers included in the “trickle-down” process of PD?

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How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

Middle Web

In The Power of Regret, creativity and motivation author Dan Pink finds that regrets can make us stronger and more effective in our work. Professional learning consultant Cathy Gassenheimer encourages educators to consider how Pink’s four types of regrets relate to our lives. The post How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Jun 23, Sum of the Angles of a Triangle Word Problems

Online Math for All

Sum of the Angles of a Triangle Word Problems

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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 First Computer Programmer – Ada Lovelace

Smore Science

Ada Lovelace was born two centuries ago in London, England. Her father was the super famous poet Lord Byron. Though he was brilliant, he also had the reputation for being a “mad genius.” He abandoned his family early on. Ada’s mother was also incredibly smart, and she insisted her daughter get the best education possible. Ada had a team of private tutors who taught her mathematics and science.As it turned out, Ada was an exceptional math wizard from a young age.

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Memory Implants

Smore Science

Imagine a world in which, instead of going to school and learning things, you simply implanted a chip into your brain that contained all of the information you needed to know! This may sound like something from Rick and Morty or another sci-fi show. But thanks to the research of Professor Theodore Berger from the University of Southern California , memory implants are slowly becoming a reality.

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Announcing #GirlsLeadSTEM

STEM Next

Announcing #GirlsLeadSTEM – A new, collective voice for STEM equity. While women have made gains in STEM career fields persistent gaps remain, particularly in engineering and a variety of science fields. While research abounds to highlight this challenge, we continue to fall short in empowering young women to lead the way , especially those who have been historically under-represented.

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Interview with America’s Top Young Scientist – Gitanjali Rao

Smore Science

Gitanjali Rao had two minutes to convince people that an 11-year-old girl from Colorado could do something about the Flint water crisis. Her video earned her a spot as a finalist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a chance to work with a scientist mentor. And after months of hard work, and more than a few moments of doubt, Anjali emerged as the winner and was named as America’s Top Young Scientist. 1.

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Important Facts for Women in Engineering Day!

EiE Blog

June 23 is Women in Engineering Day! We’re passionate about equity in STEM and excited to share recent stats on women in engineering and how teachers can address these topics in the classroom.

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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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Jun 23, Sum of the Angle Measures in a Triangle

Online Math for All

Sum of the Angle Measures in a Triangle - Concept - Solved Problems

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Schools Are Looking for Evidence From Their Edtech. Are Companies Ready to Provide It?

ED Surge

Schools are awash in technology in a way never before seen, thanks to the mad dash toward digital that was prompted by the pandemic a little more than two years ago. But how well that technology works to improve outcomes for kids—or when it works, for whom, and under what conditions—remains a mystery to, well, everyone. That’s mostly because the research and evaluation necessary to find out hasn’t been conducted.

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Jun 23, Practice Problems on Special Right Triangles for SAT

Online Math for All

Practice Problems on Special Right Triangles for SAT

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Jun 23, Sum of the Angles of a Triangle Worksheet

Online Math for All

Sum of the Angles of a Triangle Worksheet

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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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Jun 23, Linear Inequalities Worksheet

Online Math for All

Linear Inequalities Worksheet

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