Tue.May 10, 2022

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Best Online Classroom Timers to Use with Students

Educators Technology

Online classroom timers are web-based tools to use in your class to measure time. These tools have a number of pedagogical benefits. Using timers with students will absolutely help them develop an.read more.

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New Research Looks for Better Ways for Schools to Recruit Teachers of Color

ED Surge

America is getting increasingly diverse. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the makeup of public-school teachers, who are overwhelmingly white. Over the past two years, the nonprofit Digital Promise has been leading research into why schools have found it difficult to recruit and retain teachers of color—and to try to work with teachers of color in districts around the country to find new approaches that work better.

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Best Teacher Planners to Help with Your Teaching

Educators Technology

Following requests from multiple readers, I went ahead and curated for you what I think are some of the best teacher planners in Amazon. There are numerous web tools that you can use to create your.read more.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Did you know you can use a live translator app in PTA meetings, parent teacher conferences, and presentations — that actually works? Did you know there is a tool that will translate your parent newsletters? How about one that parents can use to translate homework so they can help their children?

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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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Molecular Diagnostics : simulation of Gel electrophoresis

STEM Discovery

On April 14, on 3d Gymnasium Of Salamina (Greece) ([link] , an activity entitled “Molecular Diagnostics at school: simulation of Gel electrophoresis” was implemented in the science laboratory by Panagiotis Kotsikis (Chemist, MSc). Gel electrophoresis is a simple technique, which … Continue reading → The post Molecular Diagnostics : simulation of Gel electrophoresis appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Physics and Safety on internet

STEM Discovery

Organized into groups through the Zoom app, students first read possible real-life stories. The stories show some real-life dangers, which describe dangers comparable to “invisible” dangers on the Internet. Then, students write their own story, which contains, intentionally wrong and … Continue reading → The post Physics and Safety on internet appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Prestigious Independent School Implements Interactive Technology Solution

Box Light

As part of its ongoing commitment to educational excellence, the prestigious Bury Grammar School (Lancashire, UK) began a major overhaul of its technology assets before the global pandemic hit. The challenges of COVID and blended learning only accelerated demand for better technology, and the school group responded by signing up to a customized 1:1 device plan supplied by educational technology specialists, IDNS.

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This Month at DE: April

STEM Discovery Education

Show students that there’s no limit to what they can dream and accomplish with new April K-12 learning resources! Reach for the stars and go to the moon with NASA, dive into the ocean blue with deep sea content from Guy Harvey and Sea Studios Foundation, and help students responsibly fund their futures with Financial Literacy Month content. Plus, get a sneak peek of what’s in store for Earth Day on April 22!

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The microplastic detectives

STEM Discovery

School: 8th Primary School of Nea Filadelfeia, Athens, GreeceName: Stavroula SkiadaParticipants: Stavroula Skiada (Computer Science teacher), Ioannis Makris (headmaster) and the students of the 6th grade (11 to 12 years old)Implementation Dates: 15/3/2022 – 15/4/2022 Abstract Based on the Scientix … Continue reading → The post The microplastic detectives appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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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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This Month at DE: May

STEM Discovery Education

As this school year comes to a close, we’ve added brand-new May learning resources to help you wrap up the month and engage students in exciting adventures over the summer and beyond. Explore faraway worlds with Minecraft, get gaming with Arcademics, and dive into interactive science and math simulations with PhET! Plus, find May Virtual Field Trips and an exciting partnership announcement we’ve been bursting to tell you.

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World Mathematics Day celebrations at our school & Mathematics Unites

STEM Discovery

People and organizations from all over the world have organized events in their cities. The theme for the 2022 International Day of Mathematics is Mathematics Unites. The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is a worldwide celebration.[link] We examined with our … Continue reading → The post World Mathematics Day celebrations at our school & Mathematics Unites appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Meet the DE Characters!

STEM Discovery Education

We recently celebrated 20 amazing years of supporting educators and students, but it was more than just an anniversary. It marked a new chapter in our unwavering commitment to teachers and student engagement, while reigniting our passion for teaching and learning. But this next chapter isn’t just about growing our resources, but growing our DE family to find even more ways to creatively engage students.

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RECYCLE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

STEM Discovery

Summary This project aims to raise awareness of our students about today’s environmental problems with the Steam approach, to increase environmental and recycling awareness in our children who will be adults of the future, to use our natural resources effectively, … Continue reading → The post RECYCLE FOR A BETTER FUTURE appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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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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Meet the DE Characters: The Big Kids

STEM Discovery Education

In case you haven’t heard, we recently celebrated 20 amazing years of supporting educators and students ! This milestone marks a new chapter in our unwavering commitment to teachers and students and our passion for teaching and learning. But this next chapter isn’t just about growing our resources, but growing our DE family, too! We’re finding even more ways to creatively engage all students, and part of that is the new community of characters living in your DE platform!

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Visible Maths

STEM Discovery

”Mathematics is a subject that allows for precise thinking, but when that precise thinking is combined with creativity, openness, visualization, and flexibility, the mathematics comes alive.” Why? The starting point of the Visible Maths series of workshops was the fact … Continue reading → The post Visible Maths appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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5 Things DE Loves About Teachers

STEM Discovery Education

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and we couldn’t be more excited! Here at DE, every week is Teacher Appreciation Week. We are so grateful and so proud to be part of your daily lessons. And to commemorate this annual May celebration, we want to show you five things we absolutely love about our educators. Teachers are always looking for new and creative ways to engage students.

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Flipbook & Poster

STEM Discovery

School: 3DSchool, Lviv, Ukraine Date: 14-18 April 2022 During this school spring time we learn online. And our students so tired to be actively involved into the learning process so I suggested to create the projects which based on the … Continue reading → The post Flipbook & Poster appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Meet the DE Characters: Abuelo

STEM Discovery Education

We recently celebrated 20 amazing years of supporting educators and students, but it was more than just an anniversary. It marked a new chapter in our unwavering commitment to teachers and student engagement, while reigniting our passion for teaching and learning. Part of this next chapter is growing our DE family to find even more ways to creatively engage students—which includes a new community of characters living in your DE platform!

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SMART FARMERS

STEM Discovery

Real- life questions We unconsciously use many disciplines together to solve a problem in our daily life. While teaching at school, we should not ignore interdisciplinary learning. With this learning scenario, Science and Information Technologies lessons were integrated and used. … Continue reading → The post SMART FARMERS appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Does Summer Break Have to End?

STEM Discovery Education

No matter how you go back to school, that summer feeling doesn’t have to end! Bring it to the classroom. Educators have gone above and beyond to keep students comfortable and engaged over the last 18 months. It has been a heroic challenge to adapt to new parameters—from virtual classrooms to schedule changes—but it also created a serious need for a reboot.

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LIFE WITH STEM

STEM Discovery

As the 15 Temmuz Ortaokulu , we prepared a stem discovery campaign exhibition. Before we prepare our posters and invitations. Our school’s art street studies were carried out. Our teachers worked very hard for the stem exhibition. STEAM and … Continue reading → The post LIFE WITH STEM appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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21 New STEM Picture Books to Use in Elementary Classrooms

Science and Steamteam

New STEM Picture Books. I love to check out the new STEM picture books on the National Science Teaching Associations website. In January, they published a list of “best STEM books.” The books on the list are all published the year before. I find that they are perfect for the STEM library, lend themselves to many STEM challenges, are diverse in content and style, and are popular for years to come.

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CONSTELLATIONS GAME: ETWINNING PROJECT

STEM Discovery

8TH – 28TH APRIL 2022_Constellations game_ LucĂ­a Villar JimĂ©nez Keyphrase: “Constellations Game: Etwinning Project” INTRODUCTION CONSTELLATIONS GAME: ETWINNING PROJECT The constellations board game is based on STEM and Service Learning. It is developed as an awareness campaign activity to underprivileged … Continue reading → The post CONSTELLATIONS GAME: ETWINNING PROJECT appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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Happy Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

EiE Blog

Happy Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month ! AAPI Heritage observances started more than 40 years ago, when president Jimmy Carter formalized Public Law 95-419 and established a celebration of American citizens of Asian and Pacific Islander origin. Through the month of May, we will be highlighting the incredible contributions of AAPI innovators and engineers with a focus on STEM innovations and achievements.

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FROM NATURE TO STEM

STEM Discovery

SUMMARY While technological developments are taking place rapidly in recent years, we think that STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education should be given starting from primary school in order for students to overcome the problems they may encounter in real … Continue reading → The post FROM NATURE TO STEM appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.

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May 10, Area of a Sector of a Circle

Online Math for All

Area of a Sector of a Circle - Concept - Formula - Examples

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How can we discover new antibiotics?

Futurum

How can we discover new antibiotics? Published: May 10, 2022. First discovered in the 1920s, antibiotics have revolutionised the way we treat infectious disease. However, the discovery of new antibiotics has been declining since the mid-1960s and bacteria are gradually developing resistance to existing ones, posing an urgent threat to global health.

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May 10, SAT Math Problems on Expressions

Online Math for All

SAT Math Problems on Expressions

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