Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 29, 2022
When kids read that America’s $30 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. Do they understand the consequences of unbalanced budgets? The quandary of infinite wants vs. finite dollars? Or do they think money grows on some fiscal tree that always blooms?
EiE Blog
MARCH 29, 2022
We asked the expert educators who make up our group of EiE Ambassadors what they think the top education trends for this year are and what resources they’re looking for to help promote STEM learning for their students. We think their insight would be helpful for everyone, as well as the resources we suggested for their classrooms!
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Smore Science
MARCH 29, 2022
Having a cold is no fun, your throat feels scratchy, your nose gets runny, and you seem to be sneezing every few minutes. In space, having a cold is even worse! In 1968, NASA’s Apollo 7 spacecraft blasted off with a three-person crew aboard. Just 15 hours into the mission, astronaut Wally Schirra caught a cold. The other two members of the crew were quickly infected.
Career in STEM
MARCH 29, 2022
Looking for some fun Earth Day STEM Activities that students can do from home or in class? Check out this list of five fun STEM activities for Earth Day – all 15% off every Wednesday in April! Sustainability Analyst Challenge: The Sustainability STEM Challenge is a self-guided distance learning mini course for teens to learn what a sustainability analyst does, and test drive the career through fun online activities. 5 Sustainability Methods You Never Knew Existed Mini Research Project: In this l
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.
Carly and Adam
MARCH 29, 2022
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk. What exactly is STEM? To some, it may seem just a step up from arts and crafts. Maybe a colleague or administrator visits your STEM classroom and has some questions, objections, or misconceptions about what they see. STEM and crafts are both hands-on in nature, but STEM is much, much more! While STEM and crafts may have a few similarities, they are very different.
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Box Light
MARCH 29, 2022
The MimioSTEM Mobile is headed to a school or education event near you! What is it? We at Boxlight want to showcase our award-winning STEM solutions like MyStemKits , Robo 3D printers , and Mimio MyBot robots with an interactive experience in which educators will go on a Mission to Mars!
Middle Web
MARCH 29, 2022
At Kasey Short’s middle school, drama teacher Aaron Mize brings students together to experience the creation and the performance of theatre. See step-by-step how the middle graders put together shadow puppetry, monologues, workshop-improv scenes, song in a box, and plays. The post Engaging Students in Middle School Theater first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Box Light
MARCH 29, 2022
There are positive benefits that interactive, hands-on education has on learning such as providing students with multiple opportunities to see the world beyond the classroom walls via real-world connections. STEM education has influenced how teachers guide their students to identify real-world problems, research and design practical solutions, and collaborate and communicate their ideas with others.
Defined Learning
MARCH 29, 2022
“Education is not an affair of ‘telling’ and being told, but an active and constructive process.”.
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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.
STEM Sport
MARCH 29, 2022
Getting kids interested in math can often be a difficult task. For some, math comes easily and is a subject they enjoy. For others, this may not be a subject that comes naturally to them, causing it to be something they avoid and dread. As parents and educators, we have to find creative ways to teach math to engage kids regardless of their current skill level.
Online Math for All
MARCH 29, 2022
How to Find the Length of Latus Rectum of a Parabola
Jacobs Physics
MARCH 29, 2022
Announcing the 2022 CPSI! This year, I'm only offering a single session, the weekend of July 16-17. We'll take up to 40 people, but when we're full, we're full! :-) Folks, I'm already teaching several AP summer institutes - see the left-hand sidebar for details. But what if you are looking for physics professional development that is NOT aimed at college-level physics ?
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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!
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