Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 4, 2023
If you’re like me, VPNs are confusing. They protect me by hiding my IP address from prying eyes, but also change the way I browse and not always in a good way. I tried one which made it impossible to send Outlook emails. I had to turn it off every time I wanted to send. But, everyone needs one these days. Some are built into browsers. Others, you buy as downloadable software.
ED Surge
JANUARY 4, 2023
As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” Over the past two years, most of us have lost the certainty in everyday life that we once knew and perhaps took for granted. In addition to the loss of certainty and routine, many of us have experienced loss in our personal and professional lives.
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Accelerate Learning
JANUARY 4, 2023
Introducing any new curriculum into an existing educational system always has pros and cons. There’s often a learning curve with inserting new instruction techniques and sometimes additional costs in training and materials. However, the positives of said curriculum change often outweigh the negatives, which usually fade significantly as the program continues.
All About STEM
JANUARY 4, 2023
If you’re a parent or carer looking to advise your teens about career options, Amazing Apprenticeships offer monthly downloadable information booklets and a Parent Zone that is packed with resources. “There are so many options available to your child on leaving school. They could join the sixth form, begin an apprenticeship, commence a T-Level, develop their confidence through a traineeship.
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.
ED Surge
JANUARY 4, 2023
Listeners to the EdSurge Podcast like to learn about brains—and what research shows can best reach and teach them. Our two most popular episodes of 2022 addressed just that subject, exploring fresh findings in learning science and how educators can apply them. Every January we look back at what listeners responded to the most in the past 12 months, and below we count down the top 10.
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
All About STEM
JANUARY 4, 2023
The Careers & Enterprise Company Give an Hour campaign is a great way to give something back to your community and ignite your team at the same time. It helps give young people in your area the skills and knowledge that they need while also potentially finding new recruits for your business. By becoming involved, you can shape the future leaders in your community.
The Science Penguin
JANUARY 4, 2023
A common question I hear from teachers is how do you structure a science block that is __ minutes long? That’s a great question! Although I know some classes will operate differently, I want to provide you with some great tips and tricks on maximizing your time with your students, so they gain as much material as possible within the allotted time of your block.
All About STEM
JANUARY 4, 2023
Event Date: 17 January 2023 Join us to see how you could utilise STEM ambassadors effectively throughout British Science Week – amazing role models to inspire your learners! A short informal session for teachers and youth group leaders to discuss ways in which you could utilise STEM Ambassadors during British Science Week 2023 (10th – 19th March).
STEM Discovery Education
JANUARY 4, 2023
Ahhh! Winter break. It's much-needed downtime for students and educators as you enjoy the festivities and reconnect with family and friends. It's a time for leisurely pursuits with no pressure. Stay in your jammies all day? Absolutely! While students take full advantage of it, it's not uncommon for teachers to have one hand on your favorite holiday latte and the other hand preparing for a return to the classroom.
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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.
The Tech Savvy Science Teacher
JANUARY 4, 2023
Well, it looks like break is over and we are back at school. It’s also a new calendar year, but if you are like me the year really starts when school starts. I’m not big on resolutions, but I do want to focus on sharing science resources with you more. Hopefully, you’ll be hearing from me more so I wanted to take a moment to reintroduce myself. I’m a science and technology teacher.
Box Light
JANUARY 4, 2023
Incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) learning is essential to foster so-called soft skills such as critical thinking, perseverance, communication, and creative problem-solving. Purposeful STEM education should begin at the earliest grades where these key skills can begin to develop. With the ongoing support of training and SME mentoring, even the most reticent teachers can implement STEM instruction with students at all ages and learning abilities.
Middle Web
JANUARY 4, 2023
When students can clearly see the path before them and how to get there, they can achieve the highest expectations, says language specialist Tan Huynh. His S.P.E.N.D learning tool (statistics, places, events, names, dates) brings clarity to research and writing. The post Help Students Add Detail to Research and Writing first appeared on MiddleWeb.
The Science Penguin
JANUARY 4, 2023
Heredity is a topic that leads to discovery and wonder because it encompasses so much of ourselves and the world around us. As educators, we want to instill the knowledge of heredity and how individuals inherit and acquire traits in their lifetime. Still, we want to be mindful of the students in our classrooms, as some may have different experiences or backgrounds.
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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!
Smore Science
JANUARY 4, 2023
Image Credit: unsplash.com/Tim Mossholder. Materials needed. A ball made out of crumbled paper, and a bowl. Challenge Criteria. You need to pick up the ball without using, but you cannot use your hand, or any object that is usually used to pick up objects (tongs, spoons, etc.). Then you have to transfer it to the bowl, kept alongside. Reflection. Can your method be used in the real world to pick up an objects up and to transfer it to a different place?
EiE Blog
JANUARY 4, 2023
Looking ahead at the new year, we’re excited to be launching new cybersecurity lessons, professional development cycles on climate change and new, free resources for families. To give you a preview, we spoke to one of our expert curriculum developers at EiE ® , Derek Butterton, who shared insights with us into the things educators have been asking for and the resources we are creating in response to those needs.
Smore Science
JANUARY 4, 2023
HITACHI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, ECHELON OVAL, Credit: Wikimedia/Mj-bird. The eyes of doctors cannot penetrate the skin. Although many diseases can be diagnosed by accounting for the symptoms alone, some diseases need more sophisticated observation. This is where MRI scans come in handy. MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The MRI machine contains a large tube-shaped magnet, which produces a magnetic field.
Robert Talbert, Ph.D.
JANUARY 4, 2023
Forget goblin mode or gaslighting : In education, the word of the year in 2022 was definitely ungrading. While the idea has been around for a while, becoming particularly well-known after this essay by Susan Blum in 2017 and a book edited by Blum in 2020 , it seemed that in 2022 the idea of ungrading found its footing. Everyone seemed to be talking about it on social media.
Smore Science
JANUARY 4, 2023
Imagine how the world would have been without printers. There would be no newspapers. Books would not be available and acquiring documents would have been so much harder. But how do these devices work? For starters, printers make use of four colored inks only: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Different combinations of these inks give the full spectrum of colors.
Futurum
JANUARY 4, 2023
Can quantum physics make the internet more secure? Published: Associate Professor Jacquiline (Jacq) Romero , a quantum physicist at the University of Queensland in Australia, is conducting experiments with photons to investigate quantum entanglement. Her research is helping to develop the quantum internet – the internet of the future will be very different from the internet today.
MooMoo Math & Science
JANUARY 4, 2023
Fats can be both good for you and bad for you. For example, omega-3 fatty acids help your brain function normally and are known to be anti-inflammatory. On the other hand, Saturated fats raise the level of unhealthy cholesterol in your blood. This puts you at a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Let's take a look at the difference between saturated fats and unsaturated fats.
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