Fri.Apr 01, 2022

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

ED Surge

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural ASU GSV back in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. It was a modest two-day affair: maybe 350 attendees in sweaty overcrowded rooms, a few speeches by CEOs and academics.

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Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. April 4th-6th: 20% discount on Early Bird sign-up for online professional development offered on your schedule: 20 Webtools in 20 Days. with coupon code KZJ8MBNV. Click to view slideshow. What You Get With Enrollment. 4 weeks of online, rigorous learning. 4 virtual training sessions.

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Why We Need to Talk About Teacher Trauma

ED Surge

“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee. Through his current role, his experience teaching middle school science for over a decade and his work teaching future educators as an adjunct professor at East Tennessee State University, Bowen sees this as a glaring need across the educational landscape.

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Apr 1, Domain and Range of Rational Functions

Online Math for All

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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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STEM Everyday #223 | Dreams of Flying to Mars | feat. Alyssa Carson

STEM Everyday Podcast

What do your kids want to be when they grow up? Alyssa has know since she was 3 that she wanted to be an astronaut and fly to Mars! Alyssa Carson , 20, is not just a normal college student studying biology at Florida Institute of Technology looking to be the first woman on Mars. She owns her own condo, has her rocket license, advanced scuba certification, a pilot license, skydiving class A license, and is a certified Aquanaut.

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Apr 1, Domain and Range of Rational Function Graphs

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Giving marks that indicate progress

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 2, Applications of Differential Equations

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Apr 1, Function Notation and Evaluating Functions Worksheet

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Function Notation and Evaluating Functions Worksheet

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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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Apr 1, How to Find Domain of a Rational Function

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How to Find Domain of a Rational Function

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Apr 1, Function Notation and Evaluation

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