Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I’m a staunch believer that Digital Citizenship should be taught early and often. Education Week seems to agree. They have a great article on this topic you want to check out: Educators: Teach digital citizenship early. Digital citizenship lessons should begin early, educators say. Darshell Silva, a librarian and technology integration specialist in Providence, R.I., says when children receive early guidance, they “are knowledgeable of dangers that are out there” by middle scho

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Myths and legends are both receptacles and transmitters of cultural mores, societal traditions, and human knowledge. They have existed with us since the dawn of time and have served a wide variety of purposes including educational. In this post, I share with you this handpicked collection of popular Greek myths which have shaped and continue to shape our perceptions of various phenomena.

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Magic EdTech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Instructional Design Versus Learning Design. Very often, the terms Instructional Design and Learning Design are used interchangeably. However, there is a clear distinction between the two. While instructional design focuses on “how and what the instructor should teach,” learning design focuses on “how and what the learner should learn.”. What are Learning Design Frameworks?

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Inspirational women in STEM. Tweet. Share. 0. Skype. Reddit. +1. Pinterest. 0. LinkedIn. 0. Email. In our latest issue of Futurum, we spoke to individuals and organisations working to increase the representation of women in STEM, both in education and in careers. In this blog post, we introduce more inspirational women working in STEM fields. We need more women in STEM as role models for the next generation.

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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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Middle Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Barry Gilmore’s Plagiarism: A How-Not-To Guide for Students helps learners understand the motivation behind plagiarism and discusses ways to avoid it in both academic and employment settings. Eighth grade teacher Erin Corrigan-Smith also recommends the teacher’s edition. The post Helping Students Avoid the Perils of Plagiarism first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Middle Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Grandin & Moore’s Navigating Autism invites readers into that perfect space for learning between familiar territory and new information, writes middle school dean Bill Ivey. The nine mindsets explored can benefit kids on the spectrum as well as the whole spectrum of kids. The post 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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STEMe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Houston, TX A dark image illuminated by splashes of deep blue, vibrant green spindles, and red bubbles. What could you be looking at? One of the most fascinating intersections of physics, chemistry, and biology. Fluorescence microscopy produces some of the world’s most wondrous images that are far too minuscule to be seen by the human eye. Everyone’s heard of traditional microscopes that use lenses to magnify images for observation, but fluorescence microscopy relies on light sources to identify

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STEM Discovery Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I have used Discovery Education for several years, and the gradual change to invoke students' voices has revolutionized my classroom for the better. I have witnessed the steady improvement in my students’ writing based on “feeling” to evidence. Students apply methodical thinking and evaluation like scientists and engineers to address abstract problem solving and reflect on issues with peers to develop solutions.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This spring, after 16 years in the classroom, math teacher Justin Aion decided he wouldn’t be returning in the fall. At the small school in Pittsburgh where Aion taught, all four math teachers decided to leave this summer. “My school did not drive me out of education. My students did not drive me out of education,” Aion says. Instead, he says he left because the lack of support and the deep systemic flaws in education had finally become too much.

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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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Defined Learning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Almost everyone in this country wants students to gain more knowledge of civics. Across the political spectrum, it is generally agreed that students need to know how the government works and the role they play as citizens of a democratic republic. Many adults often express the hope that young people will participate actively in civic life, instead of staring at their phones, immersed in social media.

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