Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2023

Screen time for kids is a huge discussion among parents and teachers. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: Ages 0-18 months: No screen time at all, except for video chatting. Ages 18-24 months: One hour of high-quality, interactive screen time per day, such as educational programming or video chatting. Ages 2-5: One hour of screen time per day, with a focus on high-quality, interactive content.

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Computing Education Research Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Hi everyone! This is Philip Guo from UC San Diego. My Ph.D. student (and soon-to-be faculty colleague) Sam Lau and I are presenting a paper at ICER 2023 on a topic that’s been at the top of many of our colleagues’ minds in recent months: How are instructors planning to adapt their programming-related courses as more and more students start using AI coding assistance tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot?

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Box Light

JUNE 20, 2023

Solutions from the Mimio and Clevertouch® Technologies, by Boxlight, earned a total of seven Best of Show awards at this year’s InfoComm 2023.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Can artificial intelligence help prevent heart failure? Published: Depending on its application – and your opinion – advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can seem impressive, daunting or both! Though AI raises many thought-provoking questions about its use and potential, researchers all over the world are finding many positive uses for AI that are likely to benefit humanity greatly.

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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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Teach Science for All

JUNE 20, 2023

The University of Washington (in partnership with other groups) recently released a report on the perils of extreme heat in the Pacific oNrthwest.

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Teachers are Terrific

JUNE 20, 2023

Are you thinking about those first few days or weeks? I have several ideas you can try that will keep those new students engaged and working! Isn’t it exciting to get your classroom prepared for the first month back to school? I always loved that first few days…well, except for the mess! I’m like many of you as I stuff things in my cabinets in May and then in August I start pulling it all back out to organize!

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STEM Sport

JUNE 20, 2023

STEM is an acronym used to clump science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. STEM education has become increasingly important in recent years as educators prepare students for the rapidly growing STEM workforce. According to the STEM Education Guide , STEM occupations have increased by 79 percent since 1990. This trend is expected to continue as new jobs are created based on the rapidly progressing technology space – where new inventions are changing how society functions d

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Box Light

JUNE 20, 2023

Solutions from the Mimio and Clevertouch® Technologies, by Boxlight, earned a total of seven Best of Show awards at this year’s InfoComm 2023.

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ED Surge

JUNE 20, 2023

It was boiling, and there was lots of disgruntled chatter. It was 2018, on the first day of seventh grade. The administration at my school — the Bronx Academy of Letters — was implementing a new, strange-sounding policy called Yondr. It’s a company that makes lockable phone pouches. The school had us all standing in a long line in front of the building.

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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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