Sat.Jul 29, 2023

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STEM Everyday #250 | Literacy & Elementary Engineering | feat. Ekuwah Moses

STEM Everyday Podcast

Ekuwah Moses is an Elementary Engineering teacher in Las Vegas, NV. She uses a variety of techniques to help over 700 students engage with STEM concepts and build a STEM culture in her school. Ekuwah shares how her previous teaching positions in Literacy allow her to help kids improve communication skills while doing STEM. Ekuwah is also the author of two children’s books that build upon her Ghanaian heritage.

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Systems of Equations for beginners

MooMoo Math & Science

This playlist will help you with systems of equations. It starts with the basics and builds from there. Video 1 covers the three types of systems of equations. The different types are, one solution,no solution, and infinite solutions. Video 2 covers how to determine if an ordered pair is a solution to a systems of equations. Video 3 covers the slope intercept form which is a way to describe a line.

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Best Books of July

Teachers are Terrific

Summer reading is the best time, isn’t it? I started this month off with a bang with 2 fabulous crime thrillers. Then I added a mystery-thriller book and a book all about dishonesty. Quite an array! I found some great books this month and can’t wait to share them with you! Have fun reading (maybe even at the beach!) In this post, for your convenience, you may find Amazon Affiliate links to resources.

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5 Ideas to Teach 5th Grade Stars

The Science Penguin

Are you ready to take your students on a cosmic journey through the wonders of the solar system and the stars that adorn our night sky? I’ve got just the thing for you—a fantastic Stars in the Solar System Activity Pack that will make learning about stars and their differences a truly engaging experience for your students! If your experience is anything like mine, your students will struggle to understand why the Sun is the brightest star in our night sky, but it is not the largest nor the

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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.