Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 5, 2024

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. March 2-9th 50% discount on sidebar sponsors (instead of $100 per month, you get the same program for $50 a month) Required: Minimum of 6 months paid in advance, or $300 We place your logo and link in the blog sidebar. Additionally, once a month, I’ll share an optional update on your product with my readers (which you write).

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2024

Ken Futernick brings together people who disagree deeply on issues that are most dividing school communities these days — such as teaching about gender and sexual identity or about the history of racism in America. And he records the conversations. You might think the discussions would involve shouting matches or verbal fireworks. But Futernick — a longtime educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a teacher educator and a leader of a national school turnaround center — aims to ke

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 5, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Last March I made my first custom GPT to assess project-based learning activities. Since then, I've developed these for each of my major projects. So, on today's show, I talk about how I introduce this tool (as an “app” in a way that doesn't anthropomorphize the tool in any way).

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All About STEM

MARCH 5, 2024

Have you joined Engage? Engage is a community of teachers and educators in schools in challenging circumstances who want to transform access to relevant and meaningful science work for all children and young people, especially those who are most often underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

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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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Middle Web

MARCH 5, 2024

There's an immense difference between rote memorization and giving students tools that allow them to work flexibly and thoughtfully with numbers, writes Kathie Palmieri. When kids learn number sense and can use multiple strategies, they have choice in how they solve problems. The post Number Sense Builds a Strong Math Foundation first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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STEM Discovery Education

MARCH 5, 2024

At Discovery Education, we are always looking to meet educator’s needs. Educators require flexible, reliable, and high-quality services that fit in wherever learning takes place and really ignite student curiosity. We know that when students have early exposure to careers, it transforms how they explore and enter the workforce. Yet research shows that 83% of today’s […] The post Bringing Industry Innovators to Classrooms with Career Connect by Discovery Education appeared first

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 5, 2024

Get ready for the Summer Olympics with a Golf STEM Challenge! Welcome to a world where creativity meets engineering and the classroom transforms into a bustling mini golf course, teeming with excitement and imaginative designs! Today, we're diving into an engaging and educational activity that combines a love for golf with the principles of STEM education - the Mini Golf STEM Challenge.

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The Maker Mom

MARCH 5, 2024

Learning STEM skills is a major focus in education these days. Houston has numerous innovative tech, agricultural, and aerospace research centers, so it’s a great place for STEM camps. Many of these acclaimed institutions and universities open their doors for kids to get real-life experience during camp sessions. STEM camps in Houston are available for students K-12 and at the university level.

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Teach Science for All

MARCH 5, 2024

Washington State LASER is hosting a FREE online workshop on integrating science in the elementary classroom. This session is for folks in Washington State only. (Sorry out-of-state friends.) See details below. I hope to see some of you there- I signed up today to be a participant.

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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.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 5, 2024

March Madness is not just about the thrilling college basketball games; it's also a fantastic opportunity to engage kids in exciting and educational activities. As the excitement builds around the tournament, it's the perfect time to introduce children to a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) challenges and activities that not only entertain but also educate. 4 March Madness Activities for Kids 1.

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Online Math for All

MARCH 5, 2024

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2024

Five months after federal stabilization grants expired, deeper cracks are beginning to show in the early care and education sector. Without the historic level of operational funding that was distributed monthly to child care programs across the United States through September 2023, many providers are experiencing staff departures and shouldering rising costs, leading many to increase tuition for families and some to close classrooms — or worse, close their doors entirely.

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Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 5, 2024

Note: Click any diagram to get Wolfram Language code to reproduce it. Wolfram Language code for training the neural nets used here is also available (requires GPU). Won’t AI Eventually Be Able to Do Everything? Particularly given its recent surprise successes, there’s a somewhat widespread belief that eventually AI will be able to “do everything”, or at least everything we currently do.

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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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