Cool Cat Teacher
MARCH 19, 2023
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in schools around the country. As I kick off Season 12 of the 10 Minute Teacher (after a much-needed break), I'm sharing 21 uses of AI tools, 4 conversation starters (including eight concerns of negative uses of AI), and a lesson plan I used to teach AI.
Top 10 Sciencekits
MARCH 19, 2023
When it comes to subscription boxes for kids, two popular options on the market are KiwiCo and Lovevery. Both offer educational and entertaining products designed to inspire children's creativity and curiosity. In this article, we will compare and contrast these two subscription box services to help parents decide which one might be best for their child.
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Newton STEM
MARCH 19, 2023
Science Club for Girls will host their annual Catalyst Awards event in-person this year, on April 25, 5:30-8PM, at The Broad Institute (415 Main Street, Cambridge). Honorees this year will be Dr. Latanya Sweeney and Dr. Emily Reichert. Sumbul Siddiqui, Mayor of Cambridge, will speak in person, and Senator Elizabeth Warren will speak by video. Get tickets here.
Online Math for All
MARCH 19, 2023
Writing Numbers as the Sum of Prime Numbers Worksheet
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.
Newton STEM
MARCH 19, 2023
The New England Weather Balloon Society (NEWBS) has launched — hosted by New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center (16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick). NEWBS is dedicated to “the collaborative and iterative process of building and launching high altitude balloons to the edge of space to take instrumentation readings, record video footage, and conduct experiments.” It’s open to all ages.
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