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#12: Create Simple Shapes in Excel

Ask a Tech Teacher

What’s the first thing you think of when I say, Excel? Numbers, right–turning data into information. That is Excel’s ‘killer app’, but the ingenious human brain has come up with another striking use for Excel: Drawing. I spent a long time trying to find a lesson that taught drawing in Excel, finally gave up and created my own” If the lesson plans are blurry, click on them for a full size alternative. –This lesson plan found in the Structured Learning les

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How the Invisible Tax of Being an Educator of Color Pushed Me Out of the Classroom

ED Surge

During my first years of teaching, I decided that no matter how difficult life got, both in and out of the classroom, I would never leave my class in the middle of the year. For years, my co-teachers would come and go from our grade level, and all I felt was adversity towards them: I mean, how could they leave in the middle of the year without considering the impact on our students?

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CEC: Schools Upgrade to Compass +

All About STEM

Compass + is a FREE tool from The Careers & Enterprise Company to help you benchmark, manage, track and report on your school’s careers provision. It’s available to all secondary schools, special schools, sixth-forms and PRUs in England. All eligible schools can upgrade to Compass+ and The Careers & Enterprise Company offer comprehensive video guides to walk you through the new platform.

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The Solar Eclipse Is Coming. How to Make It a Learning Opportunity (Opinion)

ED Week

The value of students observing this dramatic celestial phenomenon for themselves should be obvious, write two science educators.

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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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FREE ASK Support for Schools & Colleges

All About STEM

The NEW Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for Schools & Colleges (ASK) Brochure is out now! Click to take a look and discover the fantastic activities and assemblies available, they’re FREE! We’re looking forward to visiting our schools and colleges to offer apprenticeship and T Level support.

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Astronomy Activities and STEM Challenges

Carly and Adam

Astronomy holds the key to igniting young minds with the wonders of the universe. Imagine transforming your classroom into a vibrant universe where students embark on a journey through space, exploring moon phases, solar eclipses, planets and constellations. STEM centers stand out as the most captivating method for teaching astronomy, offering interactive and hands-on experiences that make complex cosmic concepts accessible and exciting for learners. 10 Astronomy Activities: 1.

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Teacher Gets High School Students Excited About Video Game Design Curriculum

CTE Learning

Today we are highlighting one of our schools, Plainview High School in Plainview, TX. Araceli is teaching our Web and Mobile Game Design course to her class and enjoying the success of her success. Our teachers and students love this course for its hands-on and innovative approach. Through a media-rich and engaging educational environment, we are helping to equip students with the skills, knowledge and project portfolios to enter the rapidly growing career path that is mobile game design.

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AP Summer Institutes 2024 - will the new exam content and structure be discussed?

Jacobs Physics

Of course it will! I'm doing several online and in-person P1 institutes in summer 2024 - see the sidebar to the left for details. Please sign up! The institute will certainly discuss content and structure changes for the 2025 exams. What, specifically, will we do? We will do a number of fluids demonstrations and lab activities, including all three major fluids topics.

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Mar 8, Solving Logarithmic Equations by Exponentiating

Online Math for All

Solving Logarithmic Equations by Exponentiating

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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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The Energy Bus: 5 Ways to Elevate Your Campus Vibe

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Every school has a vibe, a culture, a feeling. Sometimes the same school can have a different vibe at different times during the year. Today, Dr. Jim Van Allan sharespowerful strategies to create a vibrant school environment that supports students, teachers, and the community alike.

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Mar 8, Problems on Evaluating Logarithmic Expressions

Online Math for All

Problems on Evaluating Logarithmic Expressions

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