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Best Mind Mapping Tools for Teachers and Students

Educators Technology

A mind map, as AYOA defines it, is a 'visual thinking tool used to capture information and ideas'. It is a mental heuristic that helps us capture and organize our ideas and thoughts in a more.read more.

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18 Easter Websites and Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. To non-Christians (or non-traditional Christians), that event signifies a rebirth of spring that is filled with joy and gifts — and chocolate! Overall, it is America’s most-popular holiday with Christmas a close second. The date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.

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Looking Ahead to the Last Weeks of School!

Middle Web

What can you and your students accomplish the last few weeks of school? In this MiddleWeb Resource Roundup educators share activities that align learning with fun, offer ideas for responding to stress, and suggest strategies to help sustain your classroom community. The post Looking Ahead to the Last Weeks of School! first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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5 Innovative Skills Children Get With Robotics

Robot Lab

By Nancy Howard. Robotics is already used by schools all around the world. Machines such as RobotLAB’s Pepper Robot are the primary examples of what robotics ideally looks like in practice and how it can be applied in different activities. Indeed, children find robots interesting and programming them entertaining. Robot kits like Lego Mindstorms have become popular precisely for those reasons.

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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 20 Education Grants

Box Light

Many educators envision a “dream” learning space where materials, resources, and tools truly enhance the instructional experience for every student. What could that space include? A variety of manipulatives for hands-on learning, interactive displays for dynamic collaboration activities, and STEM equipment like 3D printers to boost creativity. Of course, the “reality” budget doesn’t always align with the “dream” classroom.

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Music and STEAM is not magic… it’s part of real life.

STEM Discovery

Creating Music Yesterday and Today- Different school experiences “If I had not been a physicist, I would probably have been a musician” So said the father of relativity A. Einstein, underlining the indissolubility between scientific subjects and music. Historically, the … Continue reading → The post Music and STEAM is not magic… it’s part of real life. appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Mac vs Windows - What to Buy?

STEMe

—Aurora, IL When shopping for a new personal computer, there are two prevalent options: a Windows PC or a Mac. Each system has its own benefits and drawbacks, and each side has persistent believers arguing that their system is the best. Windows PCs are made by an assortment of companies or can even be made by a consumer, but they all run on the common operating system of Windows, which is made by Microsoft.

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Top Chef: Informed K12

Informed K12

We are excited to discuss another remote and relationship first event that we held recently at Informed K12. This event, the Operations and Engineering Teams got together for some pizza making!

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Apr 15, How to Evaluate Linear Expressions

Online Math for All

How to Evaluate Linear Expressions - Concept - Examples

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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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Teachers Aren't Getting Enough Training on Technology. It’s a Global Problem.

ED Surge

By 2019, the World Bank’s PRIEDE project had exceeded several of its goals. Aiming to improve Kenyan students’ base math skills, it had distributed over 3 million textbooks, appraised nearly 30,000 teachers, and its national student information system had registered 96 percent of all students nationwide. But in 2020, the program requested $9 million more to rollout a teacher training campaign.

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Apr 15, Evaluate Linear Expressions

Online Math for All

Evaluate Linear Expressions - Concept - Examples

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The heart of the loop: Reattempts without penalty

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

This article originally appeared earlier this week at Grading for Growth , a blog about alternative grading practices that I co-author with my colleague David Clark. I post there every other Monday (David does the other Mondays). Check the end of this post for some extra thoughts that don't appear in the original. Click here to subscribe , and get Grading for Growth in your email inbox, free, every Monday.

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Apr 15, Evaluate Linear Expressions Worksheet

Online Math for All

Evaluate Linear Expressions Worksheet

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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!

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Apr 15, Division Facts

Online Math for All

Division Facts - Concept - Examples

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