Thu.May 19, 2022

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How Blockchain Can Encourage Learning

ED Surge

A version of this article first appeared at the Medium site of the Stanford GSE Office of Innovation and Technology. Blockchain has gotten plenty of attention lately as a new mode of exchange, allowing experimental cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the sale of NFTs in ways that leave an unalterable, fully transparent public record that tracks the transfer and ownership of digital things.

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Best Colouring and Painting Apps for Kids

Educators Technology

Below is a collection of some of great painting and colouring apps to help your kids unleash their expressive creativity and develop fine motor skills. These apps, mostly colouring games, provide.read more.

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Tech Tip #27: Does MS Word Have ‘Research’?

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Does MS Word Have ‘Research’?

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Free Ways to Boost STEM and CS Learning

EiE Blog

EiE has a suite of free resources to help you promote STEM and computer science learning all year long! From at-home and on-the-go activities to in-class resources, we have videos, downloadables and more available to build cross-curricular connections anytime, anywhere.

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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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Top 10 Mae Jemison Quotes

Smore Science

1. "Never be limited by other people's imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.". Mae Jemison. Tweet. 2. "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.". Mae Jemison.

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May 19, Equation Solving Strategies Worksheet

Online Math for All

Equation Solving Strategies Worksheet

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Related Issue: Coral Bleaching

STEM Minds

Corral reefs are important. As mentioned in the Ocean Acidification blog, 25% of all ocean life relies on them at some point in their lives. The great barrier reef alone hosts over 400 corral species,1500 fish species, 4000 mollusk species, and 6 of 7 sea turtle species, among other life forms. Reefs also bring the global economy 6 trillion dollars a year, due to their support of fisheries and tourism.

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May 19, SAT Math Questions on Circles

Online Math for All

SAT Math Questions on Circles

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Manipulating the brain’s ‘gatekeepers’ could thwart obesity and prevent dementia

Futurum

Manipulating the brain’s ‘gatekeepers’ could thwart obesity and prevent dementia. Published: May 19, 2022. Dr Vincent Prevot is a neuroendocrinologist based at the Inserm in Lille , France. He collaborates with Professor Markus Schwaninger and Dr Ruben Nogueiras on the WATCH project, which could help prevent, stall or reverse age-related diseases. TALK LIKE A NEUROENDOCRINOLOGIST.

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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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May 19, Equation Solving Strategies

Online Math for All

Equation Solving Strategies

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May 19, Circles Worksheet

Online Math for All

Circles Worksheet

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May 20, Angles Worksheet

Online Math for All

Angles Worksheet

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May 20, SAT Math Questions on Angles

Online Math for All

SAT Math Questions on Angles

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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!