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How Students Use AI to Design Solutions for Their Community

ED Surge

Youth voice is vital in the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Youth today are significant users of technology and have dominated AI-related conversations, so it’s essential to provide opportunities for them to design and problem solve the tools that are shaping their future. How can we empower youth to become key voices and leaders who actively shape and improve emerging AI technology, ensuring it positively impacts their communities?

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Online Reading for National Library Week

Ask a Tech Teacher

National Library Week is April 23-29, 2023. It allows us to promote our local libraries and their workers. Find more about here at the American Library Association. Because I know most of you online only, I thought I’d share my favorite online libraries with you (click here for updates to the list): For Children Aesop for Children –collection of fables Actively Learn –add PDFs of your choice to a library that can be annotated, read, and shared.

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Unilever Bright Future Awards 2022/23!

All About STEM

We are overjoyed to announce that our Unilever Bright Future 2022/23 winner is… MEOLS COP HIGH SCHOOL! Congratulations to Meols Cop High School on a fun and fabulous, planet-friendly project and a huge well done to Ellesmere Port C of E College (2nd), Greenbank High School (3rd) and all of our sensational special award winners! In November 2022, All About STEM invited schools to take part in the.

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OTT 208: Teachers Speak Out: How Do They Cope With Administrators' Unfair Treatment?

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

There are plenty of ways to create a meaningful makerspace on a shoestring budget. All you need is some creativity and a little bit of elbow grease. Keep listening for tips on how to get started.

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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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The Importance of an Integrated Communication System

Box Light

In today's world, ensuring that schools are safe environments for students, faculty, and staff is of the utmost importance. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that schools need to take measures to improve safety and security. An important tool for achieving this goal is an integrated communication system (ICS), and in this blog post, we'll explore why planning for enhanced school safety is critical and how Boxlight solutions can support this goal.

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Apr 24, Special Products of Binomials

Online Math for All

Special Products of Binomials - Concept - Examples

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Is A Circle A Polygon?

Smore Science

Table of Contents If you’re sitting next to a window, open it up and look out at the sun. First, you might think “Wow! It’s bright outside.” Then, the next thing that pops into your mind might be that it looks especially yellow or orange or big or small on that particular day. To us humans down on earth, the sun looks like a circle in the sky, Credit: Wikimedia/ozma Eventually, the fact that the sun is a circle may also pop into your head, and rightfully so.

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How to Find and Apply for STEM Scholarships

Career in STEM

STEM Scholarships can be a crucial step towards planning a dream career. They can prevent a lot of students from getting burdened by debts. Therefore, it is important to adopt a systematic and persistent approach when seeking and applying for STEM Scholarships. Here are some different approaches that will help prevent the trouble: Find a well-known scholarship database: For your ease, we have prepared a one-stop scholarship listing for you.

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Which Part of the Brain Controls Emotions?Understanding the brain's control centers

Smore Science

Table of Contents What are emotions? We often feel excitement, anger, fear, happiness, surprise, disgust, and sadness. These feelings are called emotions by scientists. Emotions play an important role in how people live their lives. They also impact how people engage with each other. The decisions that people make on a daily basis are also influenced by emotions.

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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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Prepping Our Classes for Substitute Success

Middle Web

Extended teacher absences are more frequent than ever. Recently teacher Megan Kelly had to be away. Here she shares how she tweaks class organization and systems to make sure her middle schoolers thrive in her absence and her substitutes succeed in their important role. The post Prepping Our Classes for Substitute Success first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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A Fun and Challenging Game: Gravity Maze

STEM Education Shopping

Do you enjoy challenging yourself with puzzles? Are you looking for a game that will give you hours of entertainment? Then look no further than Gravity Maze. This thrilling game is perfect for anyone who loves to test their problem-solving skills! What is Gravity Maze? Gravity Maze is a gravity logic game that challenges players to arrange the pieces on the game board to create a path from start to finish.

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Apr 24, Special Products of Binomials Worksheet

Online Math for All

Special Products of Binomials Worksheet

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Theoretical Probability - Definition, Explanation, and Examples

Basic-Mathematics

Learn how to compute the likelihood or probability of an event using the theoretical probability formula.

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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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5 Fun Ideas For The Spring

Defined Learning

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Apr 25, Derivative of Square Root of x Using First Principle

Online Math for All

Derivative of Square Root of x Using First Principle

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Flowers or Potholes

Computer Science K-8

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Apr 24, Factoring Special Products

Online Math for All

Factoring Special Products - Concept - Examples

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Her Journey to the Classroom Had Some Detours, But Now, This Future Teacher Knows Where She Belongs

ED Surge

At first blush, it would seem like the path to teaching was freshly paved for Sarah Cardoza, clearing the way for a smooth and straightforward journey into the classroom. Cardoza’s family ties to education are strong: Her mom, aunts, grandfather and other relatives were — or are currently — all teachers. Her own education experience was positive, with memorable teachers and role models along the way.

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Apr 24, Factoring Special Products Worksheet

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Factoring Special Products Worksheet

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Why Great Teachers Can’t Be Replaced by a Bot

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Tonight was indeed a highlight of my educational career. My student, Eric, named me his STAR Teacher. He is a fine young man, and going on this journey with him has been an honor. Such a joy! But as I listened ( and live Tweeted ) the comments made by students about their STAR teachers, some common elements kept coming up about the STAR Teachers as being: Passionate about their subject A person who sees students as p

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Youth Employment Works Launch – Centering Young People in Workforce Development Opportunities

STEM Next

Youth Employment Works Launch – Centering Young People in Workforce Development Opportunities By: Director of Policy Melissa Mortiz, in collaboration with Dr. Stephanie Rodriguez, STEM Next Opportunity Workforce and Training Fellow Photo courtesy of Andrea Piacquadio On March 9th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its Youth Employment Works strategy, a vision for how the workforce system serves young people across the country.