Wed.Mar 06, 2024

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Starlink–What is it? Why use it?

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’ve had a lot of trouble with my email the last few months. My newsletter is falling apart. My home email is changing servers–who knows what that will require on my part. My spam folder has had a mental breakdown and never (ever) works correctly. And, my internet services are suffering more than their usual annoying level of quirks and breaks.

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Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don't Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will

ED Surge

For years, I’ve worked with young people during one of the most significant transitions of their lives. After 12 years of compulsory schooling, they approach the edge of the nest — and many feel unprepared, realizing they are about to lose the comfort of seeing their friends every day, the support of trusted adults outside their families and the predictability of a daily school schedule.

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3 Ways to Be a Less Stressed Educator

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How are you doing, educators? Are you stressed? While that can be typical, we also want to consider the habits that will help us teach long-term with a high quality of life. Today will be a refreshing encouragement for educators everywhere. Learn how to set boundaries, embrace self-care, and manage your mindset to transform stress into strength.

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How States Can Take a Grassroots Approach to Training More Bilingual Teachers

ED Surge

When Adriana Cervantes-González started school in California as a child, it was at a time when state policy was determined to get all English-learning students proficient in the language within one year. That meant that bilingual education was out, in favor of English immersion. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. As a kindergartener who spoke only Spanish, Cervantes-González had a part-time bilingual aide in her otherwise English-only classroom.

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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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Research Placements & Experiences: Programme Guide for Providers

All About STEM

The Research Placement and Experience Programme (formerly known as Nuffield Placements) has been around for more than 25 years and is managed nationally by STEM Learning. The programme allows Y12 students to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation.

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The Science Leadership Benchmarks

All About STEM

The Science Leadership Benchmarks were developed by STEM Learning and were based on an independent review of research and evidence led by the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE). “Every young person deserves a great science education, empowering them to explore, question, and understand the natural world.

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Summer Olympics Activities and STEM Challenges for Kids

Carly and Adam

As the excitement of the Summer Olympics captivates audiences worldwide, it presents a golden opportunity to inspire our younger generation not just in sports but in the realms of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). These disciplines, often perceived as complex, can be made accessible and enjoyable through the lens of the Olympics.

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International Day of Mathematics & Pi Day Resources

All About STEM

The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is a worldwide celebration of maths taking place on the 14th of March. All countries are invited to participate in activities for students and the general public in schools, museums, libraries and other spaces. Take a look below – we’ve brought together an awesome list of maths resources for school, STEM club or home.

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Mar 6, Condensing Logarithmic Expressions Worksheet

Online Math for All

Condensing Logarithmic Expressions Worksheet

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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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Preparing Preservice Teachers to be Interdisciplinary Citizen Science Leaders in High-Need School Districts

National Science Foundation

The University of West Florida (UWF)-Teach Program prepares STEM majors to become STEM teachers in high-need school districts (HNSDs) and provides the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Robert Noyce Teacher scholarship to qualified candidates (DUE # 1660615 and # 2151061 ). Noyce scholar teacher candidates are placed in school districts with higher populations of low-income and minoritized students who underperform on standardized assessments as compared to their non-low income or non-mino

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2024 Web and Mobile Game Design Career Infographic for Educators

CTE Learning

The demand for new web and mobile games continues to surge, driven by the staggering numbers of players worldwide. With approximately 1 in 4 people globally engaging in mobile gaming and over 1.13 billion online gamers, the market shows no signs of slowing down. We offer a Web and Mobile Video Game Design course designed to prepare middle school and high school students for this exciting career pathway.