Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 22, 2022

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Which Digital Device Should I Use?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2022

A new school year is upon us, and teachers across the country are returning to their classrooms recharged, bursting with ideas and brimming with optimism. What’s at the top of their to-do lists? According to the data , it’s data-driven instruction. Let’s take a closer look at what keeps data-driven instruction from working in the real world. Nearly 90 percent of teachers think data is critical for effective classroom instruction.

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Primary Schooling Technology Achievement 271

Science and Steamteam

AUGUST 22, 2022

Millions of people visit the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York each year. In our opinion, there is no better time to go than in the fall when the leaves change color! Why Do Leaves Change Color In The Fall? . Leaves start to change color in the fall because the days get shorter and the temperature begins to decrease. When this happens, the leaves of many deciduous trees stop making food in preparation for winter.

Energy 52

Energy Science Sciences 52

ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2022

The disparity between what teachers are paid and what their peers in other, comparable professions earn has reached an all-time high, according to findings published this month by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute (EPI). For decades—indeed, almost every year since the EPI first began documenting the teacher pay penalty in 1996—the pay of teachers has slipped further behind that of their non-teacher counterparts, adjusted for education, experience and demographics.

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Economics Equality Research Research 257

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.

Teaching

STEM Education Guide

AUGUST 22, 2022

GIGIL STEM Kits is a well-thought-out educational subscription box you’ll receive monthly. This subscription kit is geared towards kids aged 4-11 who love science, discovery, and all things STEM. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It’s a blending of all four in real-life applications. Before this review, I’ll say that GIGIL does a fantastic job of integrating STEM with a done-for-you kit that your children will love.

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STEM Science Sciences Chemistry 52

Middle Web

AUGUST 22, 2022

Whether you are a classroom veteran or a new teacher in your first room, Katie Durkin urges you to think about how you can repurpose, redesign, and rejuvenate your learning space so you feel fresh and ready to tackle the many opportunities for growth this coming school year. The post Using a 3R’s Strategy to Refresh My Classroom first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Northeastern University

AUGUST 22, 2022

Dear Teachers, Principals, Science Coordinators, etc., Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education will be continuing it’s STEM Field Trip series in the 2022-2023 academic school year. We will be offering three types of field trips: On-Campus (coming to Northeastern), Reverse (we come to your school), and Virtually. The survey has questions related to all three types of field trips and you’ll fill in only the pages for the type of field trip you’re interested in.

STEM 52

STEM Schooling Science Sciences 52

Educators Technology

AUGUST 22, 2022

Kudoboard is a virtual bulletin board ideal for creating and sharing group cards. You can create boards and add posts to them. Posts can include text messages, audio and video messages, images, GIFs, emojis, and many more. You can also invite collaborators to contribute to the board. Once your board is ready you can share it as a hard-bound poster or book or you can play it as a slideshow for the whole class to see.

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Mobile Learning Education Education Technology 222