Educators Technology
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Halloween is a time of (spooky) fun and learning. There are various ways to use the theme of Halloween to boost students' engagement and increase their participation. These include creating Halloween-based activities and games to use in class, sharing Halloween readings and stories, creating Halloween-themed presentations , using Halloween pictures and posters , and many more.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 25, 2022
“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. Now the Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer at Games for Change , Shapiro stands at the vanguard of a movement to both normalize and prioritize game-based instruction in schools.
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Computer Science Teacher
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Mike Zamansky is stirring up trouble again. OK not really his intent I’m sure but people can get defensive. I have to say that I agree in principle with most of his post at Why PD doesn't work for CS Mike lists four different types of PDs. Teachers sharing practices conferences and meetings that teachers choose to attend PD run by content providers, that is, people selling something PD required by schools and districts It’s as good a break down as any though the fourth kind can really include an
ED Surge
OCTOBER 25, 2022
People who happen to be good at school and college are often described as ‘smart,’ and our systems tend to reward them with cultural status and good jobs. But what if the key to expanding educational access comes down to rethinking our concept of smarts and who has them? That’s the argument made by scholar and author Freddie deBoer in his book, “The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice.” deBoer has taught in both the K-12 and college setting, and he has ser
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
OCTOBER 25, 2022
How can teachers make sure “visual classroom noise” doesn’t diminish learning opportunities for students? Curtis Chandler draws on research to suggest we choose colors carefully and reduce clutter – stowing away anything that doesn’t have a direct, daily impact on learning. The post What Research Tells Us about Classroom Decor first appeared on MiddleWeb.
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Smore Science
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Table of Contents. What is Climate Change? Climate change is affecting our planet in many different ways, including global warming. The rate at which the Earth’s temperature has increased over the past 100 years has risen rapidly. This is mostly due to the release of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels. Volcanic eruptions, wildfires and the burning of fossil fuels , like oil, coal, and natural gas, release gases.
STEM Education Guide
OCTOBER 25, 2022
I choose to homeschool my kids for these principles. The many benefits of homeschooling your children mean that you get to structure their day with them based on where they are developmentally, what motivates their engagement, or simply what they are most interested in learning about at any given time. Sometimes you may come up against a wall in finding new and exciting ways to learn with your child.
Career in STEM
OCTOBER 25, 2022
If you’ve gone through the job market, you may have come across your fair share of STEM listings but aren’t exactly sure what it means. STEM is an acronym used to describe jobs that deal with science, technology, engineering, or math. These four branches are some of the most lucrative fields you could ever participate in. They’re home to a lot well-paying and rewarding jobs, but it will take effort on your part to get it.
STEM Sport
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The holiday season is just around the corner. This means decorations, tasty treats, and themed science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities for kids! The holidays are a great way to put a fun twist on your child’s STEM learning. Through fun and festive activities and kits, parents and educators can make improving STEM literacy an exciting part of their classroom or at-home learning experience.
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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.
Jacobs Physics
OCTOBER 25, 2022
One of the official long-term goals for my school’s faculty is to improve “relational learning and collaboration”. Great! But the first step in attaining this goal is to, um, define exactly what this phrase means. And, as you may expect if you’ve read this blog for a while, I have a different view than what most would come up with. Everything I’ve read, everything our faculty has discussed, uses the term “relationship” exclusively in the context of teacher-to-student.
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