Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2022

When I grew up, teachers ran the classroom and parents stepped back, but a lot has changed in thirty years. COVID hit schools hard, closing them down and forcing parents to become teachers. Most schools are again open, but parents found that their children learn better when education is a three-legged stool: Parents, teachers, and kids. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Drew Allen, is an active working parent with some ideas on the new reality of parents-as-educators: Managing Your Kids Needs as E

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Computer Science Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2022

For most of my career I hive been hearing that some day computers will write all the code and human programmers will no longer be needed. Or at least, not as needed as today. Are we getting close to that time – finally? And if we are what does it mean for teaching computer science? Recently, the CS education world has been discussing GitHub Copilot.

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Middle Web

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Every student deserves to be challenged in all areas of learning. Teaching coach Barbara Blackburn shows how rigor can enhance learning beyond the core content areas with examples from health, physical education, computer science, the performance arts and career technology. The post How to Boost Learning in the Non-Core Subjects first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Know Adam's Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

“Abstraction is one of the greatest visionary tools ever invented by human beings to imagine, decipher, and depict the world.” - Jerry Saltz. What is the Color, Symbol, Image Thinking Routine. A powerful way to keep students at the center of your instructional practice is to provide a diverse set of tools to enhance the expression of understanding. In the science classroom, students must organize ideas, make connections, draw conclusions, and reason with evidence.

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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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Computing Education Research Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

I last gave an update on the Program in Computing for the Arts and Sciences (PCAS) here in February (see blog post ). Since then, it’s become real. I was hired as of July 1 as the Director of PCAS. My Computing Education Task Force co-chair , Gus Evrard, is the Associate Director. We even have a website: [link]. I am building and teaching our first two courses now.

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STEMe

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Houston, TX The general public often overlooks the issue of ocean acidification in the discussion of climate change. Jennifer Bennett, a member of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Ocean Acidification Program, says it is equally harmful as climate change. Ocean acidification involves excess carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses from burning fossil fuels dissolving into the ocean.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Athena Brensberger is all about science communication for the non-scientist. Athena’s goal is to popularize science and scientific awareness to all people, not just those fundamentally drawn to sciencey readings, content, and career-paths, etc. She believes the more people that adopt a scientific perspective and approach to things in their own lives will begin transforming the world around us.

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Newton STEM

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Carriage House at Lee’s Farm , a senior living community in Wayland, would like to have monthly hour-long presentations — informational and hands-on — for its residents on science and technology. If you are interested in providing such presentations, either once or in a series, contact Eden McDonough at emcdonough@carriagehousewayland.com.

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STEMe

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Climate change is a topic that, over the past few years, has been discussed multiple times. We have seen the devastating effects of climate change globally. Climate change has affected humans environmentally, physically, mentally, financially, and many more. This article will be focused on how climate change affects the healthcare system. According to a 2019 study, “.the total health-related costs from 916 deaths, 20,568 hospitalizations and 17,857 emergency department visits of $10.0 billion in

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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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Newton STEM

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Tufts University offers these pre-college summer STEM programs for high-school students on-campus (except as noted): Engineering Design Lab : July 9-12 or July 23-August 4. Engineering Investigations : July 9-12 or July 23-August 4. Coding Academy : July 9-21. Mini-Med School : Careers in Medicine: July 9-21 , Clinical Experience: July 23-28 , Advanced Topics in Medicine (virtual): July 10-22.

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Online Math for All

DECEMBER 4, 2022

How to Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions

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