Thu.Jul 07, 2022

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Best Presentation Tools for Teachers and Students

Educators Technology

The purpose of today's post is to share with you some of the best tools you can use to create engaging presentations without the need for any graphic design knowledge. All of these platforms.read more.

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At ISTE Live Conference, Pandemic Lessons and New Challenges

ED Surge

When he started working as a school superintendent almost a decade ago, P.J. Caposey was eager. A couple of months before he was scheduled to start, he asked for an email address so he could get going early. That’s how he found out that the district didn’t have work emails set up. Fast forward and things have changed. In a little less than a decade, the district has gone from having no functional email to “ubiquitous Wi-Fi” and every kid with a device, Caposey said during a panel at the ISTE Liv

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Your Own Energy Story Mini Project

PHYSICS! BLOG!

This post describes a project that follows the Energy… Part 2 unit. If you haven’t read about that (new!) unit yet, this post will probably be confusing. This project was created in collaboration with Allie Boyd at the Energy & Equity summer workshop (link takes you to the portal; find the current workshop info through links on that page).

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Meet a Scholar Helping ‘Homegirls’ Feel at Home in Higher Ed

ED Surge

Over the course of Vanessa Marie Bustamante’s 13-year career in academia, one thing that’s never waivered is the part of her identity firmly rooted in being an “average homegirl.” It’s something that the California-based educator at MiraCosta College, who also goes by the moniker Homegirl Doctora, says often chafes against more rigid, traditional campus culture.

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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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Design a Prosthetic Leg STEM Activity.for Animals!

Vivify Stem

Post by Julie Lyons July 7, 2022 Looking for an engaging STEM activity that builds empathy? Read below for a Stage 2 STEM engineering activity that challenges students to learn about and design an interchangeable prosthetic leg. Students then apply concepts for a prosthetic for their favorite animals! Waddle, clunk, waddle, clunk, waddle, clunk. What on earth is making this sound?

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Introducing a New “Learn and Earn” Certification Model

CTE Learning

We are proud to introduce a new model for teachers to reward their career and technical students with international industry-recognized certifications. Read on for how our new model provides schools, teachers, students and parents with a better alternative to the old model of students earning certifications. The Old Way We all know the traditional model of earning a certification: the school proctors an exam, usually from a testing company that sells the exams.

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Jul 7, Terminal Points on the Unit Circle

Online Math for All

Terminal Points on the Unit Circle - Finding Terminal Points - Examples

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How much research has been done on flipped learning? The 2022 (and final?) update

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

In case you haven't noticed, this blog has been on the back burner for a month or so. That's because David Clark and I are in heads-down mode to finish our book Grading For Growth which should come out in 2023 and whose manuscript is due in <checks notes> less than two months. Most of my public writing is happening over at our companion blog, gradingforgrowth.com (and at some point I'll cross post those here. maybe) as practice runs on stuff that will eventually appear in

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Jul 7, Word problems on Simultaneous Linear Equations

Online Math for All

Word problems on Simultaneous Linear Equations

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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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Let’s Get Ready for Back to School Time!

Teachers are Terrific

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! Chaos #right! What I found many years ago is that packing things away in categories (like a BTS bin) helped me decorate and get ready for school to begin.

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Introducing a New “Learn and Earn” Certification Model

CTE Learning

We are proud to introduce a new model for teachers to reward their career and technical students with international industry-recognized certifications. Read on for how our new model provides schools, teachers, students and parents with a better alternative to the old model of students earning certifications. The Old Way. We all know the traditional model of earning a certification: the school proctors an exam, usually from a testing company that sells the exams.

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California ranking dead last in public education spending is over thanks to the 2022-23 state budget

Robot Lab

Dear Constituent: Good news: California ranking dead last in public education spending is over. Thanks to the 2022-23 state budget signed by Gov. Newsom last week, California could jump into the top 10 states nationwide for per pupil spending. For some perspective on how far we've come, as recently as 2011, California ranked 50 th nationwide for per pupil spending on K-12 public schools.

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Jul 7, Clock Problems

Online Math for All

Clock Problems - Concept - Solved Problems

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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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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

ED Surge

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. Photo by Ryan Kelly for EdSurge. Class starts with silence, and breath. Fill the balloons that are your lungs, the professor says, then empty them completely. “Thank yourself for making it to class,” she adds. “There’s nothing that happened in the past you can change at this time.

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Jul 7, Unit Circle

Online Math for All

Unit Circle - Concept - Examples

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Does the way we fund scientific research benefit everyone equally?

Futurum

Does the way we fund scientific research benefit everyone equally? Published: July 7, 2022. Funding agencies allocate money to scientific research projects with aims that could benefit society. But how do we know what the full effects of research are, and who these benefits reach? Dr Thomas S. Woodson , Associate Professor at Stony Brook University in the US, studies the broader impacts of research.

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Jul 7, Worksheet on Triangle

Online Math for All

Worksheet on Triangle

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Jul 7, Unit Circle Worksheet

Online Math for All

Unit Circle Worksheet

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Jul 7, Calendar Problems

Online Math for All

Calendar Problems - Concept - Shortcuts - Solved Problems

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Jul 7, Word Problems on Simultaneous Equations

Online Math for All

Word Problems on Simultaneous Equations

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Jul 7, Ascending and Descending Order of Surds

Online Math for All

Ascending and Descending Order of Surds - Concept - Solved Problems

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Jul 7, Word Problems Using Law of Sines and Cosines

Online Math for All

Word Problems Using Law of Sines and Cosines

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Jul 7, Surds and Indices

Online Math for All

Surds and Indices - Laws - Solved Problems

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Jul 7, Modular Arithmetic

Online Math for All

Modular Arithmetic - Concept - Examples

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Jul 7, Law of Sines and Cosines Word Problems

Online Math for All

Law of Sines and Cosines Word Problems

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Jul 7, The Unit Circle

Online Math for All

The Unit Circle - Concept - Examples

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Jul 7, Word Problems in Arithmetic Sequence

Online Math for All

Word Problems in Arithmetic Sequence

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Jul 7, Parabola and Ellipse Word Problems

Online Math for All

Parabola and Ellipse Word Problems

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