User Generated Education

APRIL 22, 2022

I have done a social entrepreneurship unit with three groups of gifted students, grades 3rd through 6th. It was one of my favorite units. ever, and from their reactions, I believe it was one of theirs, too. I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. The first part of this post explains some of the rationale for this project, and the second part describes the unit, itself.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

APRIL 22, 2022

This post originally appeared back in 2011 , when the blog was part of the Chronicle of Higher Education. I was halfway through my first year at Grand Valley State University , my third job since graduate school and therefore the second time I'd been through the academic interview process. I'm reposting this today because I think the advice still holds up, even though it's a little late for this year's job applicants (despite the Great Resignation).

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User Generated Education

APRIL 22, 2022

As I’ve discussed before, I offer electives to my 4th-6th grade GT students (see Offering Electives to Elementary Students ). They chose paper engineering. A few started making city structures. They then stated that they should make a city. I suggested that it be a sustainable city (Sustainable Development Goal 11). From there, the innovation, creativity, passion, fun, and final product exploded due to the efforts of the students.

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STEMe

APRIL 22, 2022

Houston, TX STEM·E Youth Career Development Program recently won $20,000 of grant funding from Howmet Aerospace Inc. in order to expand our STEM·E Talks workshops. Through this program, STEM·E seeks to educate local students with a focus on aerospace and transportation. With this donation supporting our workshops, STEM·E expects to positively impact a minimum of 800 students as well as support local Houston communities alongside Howmet.

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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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The STEM Laboratory

APRIL 22, 2022

Rather than searching out “award-winning” STEM activities, find those that offer the reward of children responding to them, and learning the concepts they were designed to demonstrate. Here’s what makes STEM activities “award-winning” in terms of rewards: Does it foster curiosity? Does it demonstrate a real world situation/problem? Is it appropriate for the ability of those participating?

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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

How to Determine if a Sequence is Arithmetic - Concept - Examples

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2022

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on that blog: *. The A to Z Challenge asks bloggers to post 26 articles on a themed topic. It’s supposed to be every day in April except Sundays, but I find that too busy and decided to post mine ‘about’ once a month.

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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

Identify the Direction a Parabola Opens - Concept - Examples

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Magic EdTech

APRIL 22, 2022

What is learning product integration and why it is important? The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to make the sudden transition from the traditional classroom to online learning before they were ready. Educators relied on edtech tools to instruct in the virtual environment. It became evident that classroom technology is only useful if it helps to create a positive learning atmosphere.

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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

Determine If the Ordered Pair is a Solution Worksheet

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APRIL 22, 2022

Inverses of Sin Cos and Tan - Concept - Examples

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APRIL 22, 2022

Determine If the Ordered Pair is a Solution

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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

Identify the Terms and Coefficients in an Algebraic Expression

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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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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

Identity and Equality Properties with Examples

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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

Integers on Number Lines - Concept - Examples

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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

Integer Multiplication and Division Rules

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Online Math for All

APRIL 22, 2022

Inverse Sin Cos Tan Worksheet

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