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6 Websites that Explain Elections

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In about half the world–mostly those where people live under socialism, communism, dictators, or autocracies–law and order is decided for the people. In the 1700’s, when the brand new United States of America, newly liberated from the British aristocratic rule that relied on Kings and Queens, wrote its very first Constitution and Bill of Rights, it decided to establish a system of government by the people.

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New- You Can Now Import PDFs into Book Creator

Educators Technology

The popular classroom tool Book Creator recently dropped two big updates which teachers will be excited about. If you’re someone who has traditionally relied on PDFs and worksheets to aid learning in the classroom, it’s now time to bring those PDFs to life in Book Creator! From now on, Book Creator allows you to upload your PDFs onto the pages of your book, where you can then annotate them and add rich multimedia materials such as audio, video, emojis or AppSmash with various other tools.

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NAEP Scores Show a Long Road to Academic Recovery. Edtech Can Help Shorten It.

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Following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic, the recently released Nation’s Report Card shows an overall drop in both reading and math scores, with math scores falling in nearly every state. This dismal news further intensifies the pressure on district leaders to address learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic, all while more than half of schools report teacher and staffing shortages.

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10 Good Tools to Create Free Surveys and Polls

Educators Technology

The purpose of this post is to share with you this collection of handy tools to use to create surveys and polls. These tools are simple and easy to use and offer a wide variety of features that enable you to design different types of surveys and polls. No coding knowledge is required. Some of the features these survey tools offer include : access to pre-designed templates, insert various types of questions, add multimedia materials to your surveys, upload files, track analytics and audience inte

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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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There’s Nothing Ordinary About the STEM Everyday Podcast

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Host Chris Woods brings fascinating interviews with a fantastic array of authors, makers, educators, and STEM celebrities. There are so many podcasts nowadays that it seems everyone can find something that speaks directly to their specific interests. From lovers of true crime stories to foodies, from pet owners to fans of classic TV, all of us can find many podcasts that pique our interest.

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DE in the News: October 2022

STEM Discovery Education

Every day, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students. While there is so much to celebrate, here are a handful of stories highlighting how Discovery Education support learning wherever it takes place: The brightest young minds gather in St. Paul to be "America's Top Young Scientist. CBS Minnesota.

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What Are Baobabs? – The Tree of LifeMeet the tree that can do it all, from resisting fires to building its very own ecosystem!

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The baobab trees of Madagascar, Credit: Wikimedia/Rouddi. Off the coast of southeast Africa is island called Madagascar. Like the movie might tell you, this island is a treasure trove of fantastical creatures—each one more enchanting than the last. After millions of years of isolation, life on Madagascar has evolved into a breath-taking variety of life forms, with nearly 2,900 tree species that are endemic to the land.

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7th gr STEM Apps

Dearborn STEM Middle School

If you are in 7th grade, the next STEM apps project will need the nails pictured below, as well as a multipack of colored embroidery floss in whatever colors you need for the design you selected. Please try to acquire these by Tuesday/Wednesday.

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Edison and the Electric Light

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Katy, Tx Introduction. We use light every day- for eating, bathing, cleaning, and much more. But have you ever actually thought about how this magical, shining phenomenon ever came to be, or how it even works? To understand this, we have to go back to the year 1879. Thomas Edison Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He began his career in 1863, when the only source of electricity was primitive batteries putting out a low-voltage current.

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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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Oct 28, Dividing Rational Expressions

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Social Media's Effect on the Mind

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Aurora, IL The creation of social media was an action that changed the world forever. Social media has benefited us greatly by opening the world to new opinions and facts. However, it has arguably also had a similarly monumental negative effect on the world by spreading fake news and attracting people to its inescapable web of endless scrolling. Social media has also impacted the minds of millions, becoming an everyday necessity for some.

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Oct 29, Dividing Rational Numbers Word Problems Worksheet

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4 Reasons PBL Leads to Deep Math Understanding & Drives Achievement

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If you’re an educator and you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you’ve undoubtedly seen articles about NAEP test scores that were released this week. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is given to fourth and eighth-grade students across the country. Unsurprisingly, in the wake of more than two years of interrupted schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores fell.

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

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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Oct 29, Dividing Rational Numbers

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Oct 28, Dividing Rational Numbers Worksheet

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Oct 28, Worksheet on Dividing Rational Expressions

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