Fri.Jun 02, 2023

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How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

ED Surge

Augmented reality (AR) continues to gain importance in our everyday lives. In the classroom, AR technology can enhance learning by providing students with interactive and immersive experiences, improving their understanding of complex concepts and enabling them to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. The use of AR can make learning more accessible while increasing the engagement of all students.

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How to Digitize School Historic Videos

Ask a Tech Teacher

Why is it important to preserve historical school video recordings? How about: to preserve old recordings that are degrading with time to make them more accessible to potential viewers and researchers to increase their lifespan But what’s the best way to do this? Ask a Tech Teacher contributor has some ideas: 3 Effective Ways to Digitize and Preserve School’s Historical Video Recordings Each year, schools manage and process all sorts of documents and data, starting with students’ per

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The Education Department Outlines What It Wants From AI

ED Surge

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, predicted last year that it will usher in the greatest tech transformation ever. Grandiose? Maybe. But while that may sound like typical Silicon Valley hype, the education system is taking it seriously. And so far, AI is shaking things up. The sudden-seeming pervasiveness of AI has even led to faculty workshop “safe spaces” this summer, where instructors can figure out how to use algorithms.

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8 Great Tips for Bulletin Boards

Teachers are Terrific

Are you ready to decorate your classroom bulletin boards? I love creating eye-catching designs that help students stay engaged! Now, this is a topic that we all have a love-hate relationship with! Bulletin Boards and STEM Decor. I still remember those early days in my teaching career when I changed my boards often. Like at least once a month because I was that annoying new teacher that was full of new-teacher energy and apparently thought pretty bulletin boards were impressive.

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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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STEM & Amusement Parks

Get Caught Engineering

From Thrills to Skills: How Amusement Parks Inspire STEM Learning in Elementary Education As an elementary teachers, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to make STEM subjects come alive for our students. One extraordinary resource that sometimes goes unnoticed is the amusement park. These exciting destinations are not just for fun; they can also be transformed into captivating classrooms for STEM education.

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CTeLearning Supports State Level SkillsUSA Competitions

CTE Learning

CTeLearning.com has been part of the Web Professionals Global Organization's SkillsUSA Competitive Event team since 2012. We here at CTeLearning are proud to once again support the SkillsUSA web design and development competition in 2023. Along with Web Professionals Global, the association for all professionals in internet-related careers, the CTeLearning team has helped support the event teams running state-level competitions in MD, LA, TX, IN, KY, NV, OK and IL.

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‘A Job That No One Sees’

ED Surge

In 2000, Sara Martinez — who immigrated from El Salvador to Los Angeles and was then a stay-at-home mother of three — was asked for a favor. Her neighbor, a home-based child care provider, needed support caring for the seven children she served because her husband had suddenly fallen ill. Martinez, 29 years old at the time, agreed to help. She initially volunteered for an hour each week, then two, then three.

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What Asian American Educator Stories Reveal About Racial Nuances Within ‘People of Color’

ED Surge

We often use catch-all acronyms and shorthand like “POC,” “BIPOC,” and “Black and brown people” to describe experiences of discrimination and oppression of people in the U.S. who are not white. But within those blanket terms to describe “minorities” are dozens of cultures with unique heritages, ethnicities, and geographic locations. People from those cultures have nuanced histories, perspectives, and experiences in the U.S. and in its schools.

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