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My School Learned The Hard Way That Edtech Saves Time, But It Can't Solve Human Problems

ED Surge

I’m so sick of hearing about self-care and feelings. Life just happens to us, and there’s not much we can do about it. A former student of mine shared this opinion in a class seminar about Transcendentalism. Not exactly what Whitman had in mind, but I digress. While I am accustomed to hearing stories about former students, this one surprised me more than others.

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No One Told Us How to Be Assistant Principals

Middle Web

Educational leadership classes are great for the principalship. Not so much for the job of assistant principal. AP DeAnna Miller shares helpful advice she has found on her own in the books of Baruti Kafele (values and beliefs) and Ryan Donlan (day-to-day management and more). The post No One Told Us How to Be Assistant Principals first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

Futurum

Can we control the electrical activity in our brains? Published: Neuroscientists aim to understand how our brains work and what happens when they are not functioning properly. At the University of Oxford in the UK, Dr Adam Packer and his team are exploring how neurons transmit electrical signals and discovering how they cause us to feel sensations, by manipulating the neural activity in mice.

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A Day in the Life of Lyrik – Helping the Principal

Box Light

It’s going to be a full day for a Lyrik like me. Ms. Rogers already had her morning cup of coffee and greeted everyone in the school office. The main office sure is a busy place! Soon Ms. Rogers and I will be heading out to help direct cars while students and parents cross the street. We want to make sure everyone gets to school safely, and Ms. Rogers always takes me along so that instructions can be heard loudly and clearly.

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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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Flexible STEM with Rolly Polly

Starfish Education

The post Flexible STEM with Rolly Polly appeared first on Starfish Education.

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Events for National Chemistry Week, Oct. 16-22

Newton STEM

Local museums are recognizing National Chemistry Week with “Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics” hands-on activities at these times and locations. Museum admission is required: Saturday, October 15 : Boston Children’s Museum offers two sessions: 9AM-Noon and 1:30PM-4:30PM. Sunday, October 16 : Discovery Museum in Acton offers one session: Noon-3PM.

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Second Grade Math Word Problems

Basic-Mathematics

A list of important second grade math word problems that students need to know how to solve in second grade

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Oct 13, Factoring the Difference of Two Squares

Online Math for All

Factoring the Difference of Two Squares - Concept - Examples

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Electrolytes

Computer Science K-8

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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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Oct 13, Factoring the Difference of Two Squares Worksheet

Online Math for All

Factoring the Difference of Two Squares Worksheet

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Best Websites and Apps for Creating Online Quizzes

Educators Technology

The purpose of this post is to share with you a collection of teacher-tested websites and apps for creating online quizzes. These are simple and easy to use applications that will enable you to create different quiz types and formative assessment activities. Some of the features you will have access to include pre-designed quiz templates, numerous question types, multimedia support, instant grading and scoring (some of them not all), performance reports, and more. 1.