Middle Web
OCTOBER 9, 2022
This fall with some tweaks and fresh online tools and resources, Halloween can be fun and packed with learning. Check out MiddleWeb’s updated resource collection for ideas across the content areas. The post Bring Halloween to Class for Fun and Learning first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Know Adam's Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2022
“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.” - John Berger. What is the Explanation Game? The Explanation Game thinking routine, developed by Ron Richtart and researchers at Project Zero, supports students in increasing their understanding of a concept by crafting multiple explanations based on evidence. The routine is designed to push students’ thinking as they explore complex topics and attempt to understand the whole by examining various parts and features.
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Middle Web
OCTOBER 9, 2022
To lead middle grades students into paying more attention to poetry ––– and even changing their often negative attitudes about reading and writing poems – author and teacher Linda Rief suggests kids create heart books, do quickwrites and illustrate lines of their own work. The post What Changes Kids’ Minds about Poetry? first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Newton STEM
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will celebrate International Archeology Day on October 15, 11AM-3PM at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology (11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge). Learn about archeology from graduate students: 11AM-1PM: Jack Bishop will examine ancient stone tools for a glimpse into the early domestication of animals and the rise of agriculture in the Middle East. 1PM-3PM: Mack FitzPatrick will explain how the ancient Inka of Peru (c. 1400–1532 CE) wrote with string
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.
Educators Technology
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Visuwords is both a dictionary and a thesaurus that offers visual representations of words. When you search a word on Visuwords you will be able to access its definition, examples of usage when available, and the term's associations with other words and concepts. I think the strength of Visuwords lies in its ability to visualize word associations allowing users to discover a wide range of related terms and concepts.
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Educators Technology
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Language learning has never been as easier as it is right now. The Internet is teeming with all kinds of resources from online tutoring services to mobile apps focused exclusively on helping people learn new languages. One can learn to speak a language fluently right from the comforts of their own place. Dictionaries are key in this regard. In fact, they are central tools in the toolkit of not only language learners but any literate individual.
Newton STEM
OCTOBER 9, 2022
The MIT Museum has re-opened in its new Kendall Square location in the Gambrill Center (MIT Building E-28), 314 Main Street in Cambridge. It’s open daily, 10AM-5PM. The Museum includes public meeting spaces, a hands-on Maker Hub, and freshly conceived, interactive exhibits presenting high-level research for those new to science or already experts.
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