Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Over the next week, I’ll share ideas that will get you ready for Hour of Code. This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : An Overview of This Week. Long list of websites by grade. 10 Unusual Projects. 6 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities. Coding–that geeky subject that confounds students and frightens teachers. Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they grad

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 7, 2022

My son had been home from the NICU for just two weeks as I stood in front of a closet of clothes and shoes that no longer fit, trying to find something to wear to a job interview. A new position supporting instructional technology and innovation was opening in my former school district. I thought I had left for good, but now I felt drawn back. Before my son was born, my work required long hours and frequent travel.

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Accelerate Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

STEM and cooperative learning strategies go hand-in-hand. If cooperative learning is the teaching method to engage students, teach collaboration, and help build social and communication skills, then STEM provides the actual activity. Using STEM activities within a cooperative framework gets students excited to learn and helps build important skills that go beyond subject knowledge.

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Futurum

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The milk of human kindness. Published: Dr Natalie Shenker is the co-founder of the Hearts Milk Bank – a UK-based charity that provides donor human milk to vulnerable babies who, for whatever reason, are unable to receive milk from their birth mother. TALK LIKE A HUMAN MILK RESEARCHER. DONOR HUMAN MILK (DHM) – breast milk donated by a woman who is not the birth mother of the baby receiving it.

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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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CoderZ

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It’s Computer Science Education Week and what better way to ignite a love for STEM and celebrate computer science than with your very own hour of coding in the classroom? During Computer Science Education Week, millions of teachers and students participate in Hour of Code , which gives you the opportunity to join in on a free 1-hour STEM activity designed to introduce coding concepts and skills to your students.

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Middle Web

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Instead of giving middle graders the right answer after they cling tenaciously to their misconceptions, devise processes that lead them to discover the fallacies on their own. Literacy interventionist Kelly Owens shares some cross-curricular tools and strategies that can help. The post Let Your Students Figure Out Their Misconceptions first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Defined Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As I dive back into my imperfect journey of writing, I will attempt to capture a shift in learning that I hope all of you experience as soon as possible. If you have already experienced it, I encourage you to recreate it or hand your students the avenue to create it themselves.

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Magic EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The post Your Accessibility Audit: Unpacking VPATs and ACRs appeared first on Magic EdTech.

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Online Math for All

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Angular Speed and Linear Speed - Concepts - Formulas - Examples

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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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ED Surge

DECEMBER 7, 2022

TikTok may have started as the preferred social media platform for modern dance crazes, but the platform’s growth has made it a home for something else—misinformation. Add to that its popularity among teens and its powerful algorithm, and you have a mix that worries some educators about TikTok’s potential negative impacts for young users. A recent study from NewsGuard found that roughly one in five TikTok videos contain misinformation, whether the topic is COVID-19 vaccines or the Russia-Ukraine

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Online Math for All

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Angular Speed and Linear Speed Worksheet

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