ED Surge
DECEMBER 19, 2023
When Paul LeBlanc began as president of Southern New Hampshire University more than 20 years ago, the institution taught about 2,500 students on its residential campus — and its future looked uncertain. But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Three holiday projects to prepare kids to celebrate: A Holiday Calendar Kids love making this calendar. They get to talk about their upcoming vacations and hear what their friends are doing. It’s simple enough for third grade with advanced tools that satisfy a fifth graders growing intellect. Click to enlarge lesson plan A Holiday Newsletter Have students collaborate on a newsletter for a classroom unit of inquiry or a theme (colonies, animals, etc).
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Cool Cat Teacher
DECEMBER 19, 2023
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to a treasure from my ISTE 2023 vault. This is a podcast for all education trailblazers seeking the cutting edge of professional growth. As a teacher committed to improving teaching and improving our professional development, I'm thrilled to share this conversation about how professional development can and is improving.
All About STEM
DECEMBER 19, 2023
You can download the new Connected Community App on Google Play or App Store. The app allows you to access STEM Learning’s STEM Community and/or STEM Ambassadors Community on the go!
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.
Middle Web
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Markham Woods Middle School in Lake Mary, FL was searching for a careers-oriented STEM program that would appeal to the “multitude of talents” among its students and help improve the climate of a divided school. Biomechatronics has achieved both objectives, says AP Eric Basilo. The post A Novel STEM Program Bonds a Middle School first appeared on MiddleWeb.
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Teachers are Terrific
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The year is coming to a close and it’s almost time for my Top Ten list. Which of these books read in December made that list? I read a couple of really good books this month and reread an old favorite by Stephen King (back when he was writing as Richard Bachman). Have you read any of these? “ In this post, for your convenience, you may find Amazon Affiliate links to resources.
All About STEM
DECEMBER 19, 2023
During a CREST Award project, learners take on the roles of scientists, researchers, engineers and designers! The CREST Awards scheme is a programme for young people, providing a flexible STEM project framework that engages and inspires 5 to 19 year olds.
ED Week
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Districts including Florida's Broward County put an AI twist on coding activities during an annual computer science event.
All About STEM
DECEMBER 19, 2023
A Future STEM is a valuable, engaging resource brought to you by STEM Learning and Skills Builder via The Careers & Enterprise Company.
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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.
Teach Science for All
DECEMBER 19, 2023
One of the highlights for me this fall quarter of 2023 was getting to spend some time in a particular high school biology classroom in Tacoma.
All About STEM
DECEMBER 19, 2023
A Future STEM is a valuable, engaging resource brought to you by STEM Learning and Skills Builder via The Careers & Enterprise Company.
Cool Cat Teacher
DECEMBER 19, 2023
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter A common cry from teachers across the world is for relevant professional development. A 2014 Gates Foundation study shows only 29% of teachers are satisfied with current teacher PD. Another 2015 study shows that only 30% of teachers improve substantially with PD. So, what we have doesn't seem to be working.
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