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Why Don’t Early Childhood Programs Have Access to Substitute Teachers?

ED Surge

Its that time of year when seemingly everyone has the sniffles, and many people are laid up with a cold, the flu or some other unsavory affliction. While staff absences are rarely seamless in any setting, in K-12 schools, there is at least a system designed to support such occurrences. Public school districts have a reserve of substitute teachers they can tap into when sickness spreads and staff begin to call out.

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Subscriber Special: February–Discounted Group Training

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Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. February 5th: Group Professional Development Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom Writing With Tech Building Digital Citizens 20 Webtools in 20 Days Differentiation There is limited availability so sign up fast! Here are general guidelines: up to 10 people per class (same low price–$750) delivered via Google Classroom each class is about four weeks Normally, we charge $750 for fiv

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When Early Learning Serves as a Catalyst for Change

ED Surge

Early learning is taking center stage in education, and for good reason. As schools across the country face resource constraints and potential teacher shortages, innovative approaches to early childhood education are yielding impressive results. By using data to guide instruction, building community ties and focusing on targeted help for students, some districts are seeing remarkable turnarounds in academic performance.

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Educate Awards 2025: Nominate Your School

All About STEM

We are proud to return for our eleventh year as an Educate Awards sponsor with our Outstanding Commitment to STEM Award. The awards are open for entries, nominate your school today and you could be our 2025 winner! Click here to take a look at the categories & enter. Open to schools in Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

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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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RTI and MTSS: A Powerful Blueprint To Help Every Student Thrive

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast , internationally recognized educator Mike Mattos shares practical strategies for implementing RTI (Response to Intervention) and MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) effectively. Discover actionable tips to ensure every student thrives, avoid common mistakes, and build a framework for success in your school.

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Handling Overactive Students

Teach Hub

Every classroom has its share of high-energy students. This child has a very high energy level, behaves impulsively, and distracts other students. They may fidget, blurt out during classroom instruction, or even play with their materials. When dealing with these kinds of students, it’s crucial to remember that often, they are unaware of their behavior.

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Dr. Bahare Naimipour defended her dissertation

Computing Education Research Blog

Im on sabbatical this semester, so I finally have time to catch up on some long overdue blog posts. Bahare at her defense with her committee: From left, Barbara Ericson, Shanna Daly, James Holly Jr., Bahare, me, and Tammy Shreiner. Dr. Bahare Naimipour successfully defended her Engineering Education Research dissertation this last August 2024, Supporting Social Studies Data Literacy Education: Design of Technology Tools and Insights from Expert Teachers and Teacher Change Journeys.

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The Science Behind Procrastination

STEMe

Bangalore, India Procrastination is a behavior that affects people of all ages, often showing up as the tendency to put off important tasks, whether it's submitting assignments, sticking to a schedule, or completing everyday responsibilities. This cycle of delay is more than just an issue of lazinessits a complex interplay of cognitive, emotional, and neurological factors.

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How to Set Up an Advanced Robotics Lab in School

Stem Education News

Setting up an advanced robotics lab in a school is an exciting opportunity to introduce students to science, technology, engineering, and innovation. Robotics labs provide hands-on learning experiences, encourage teamwork, and help students develop essential skills like coding, AI, robotics, and computational thinking. These skills are fun and give students a competitive edge for future […] The post How to Set Up an Advanced Robotics Lab in School appeared first on STEMpedia.

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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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Comment on STEM by Design Book Discussion Guide by Rini

Stem-by-Design

Use these questions as you read STEM by Design individually or in a team. Often team study will surface more ideas, spark discussions and drive learning deeper.

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Towards a Computational Formalization for Foundations of Medicine

Stephen Wolfram

A Theory of Medicine? As its practiced today, medicine is almost always about particulars: this has gone wrong; this is how to fix it. But might it also be possible to talk about medicine in a more general, more abstract wayand perhaps to create a framework in which one can study its essential features without engaging with all of its details? My goal here is to take the first steps towards such a framework.

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New Education Department Officials Say Book Bans Are a 'Hoax.' Teachers Disagree.

ED Surge

U.S. Department of Education ends Bidens book ban hoax. That headline from a recent press release by the federal agency has sparked outcry from free speech advocates and teachers who dispute that President Joe Bidens administration exaggerated the pervasiveness of book bans in the nations schools. In fact, educators say theyve been subjected to censorship for years.

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