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Music for Armed Forces Day

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many Americans celebrate Armed Forces Day annually on the third Saturday of May. It is a day to pay tribute to men and women who serve the United States’ armed forces. Armed Forces Day is also part of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the second Saturday of May. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Free Renewable Energy Lessons for 4th Grade

Love Learning STEM

Do you need free renewable energy lessons for 4th grade? Look no further, because this post will include a list of free Youtube videos you can use. The lessons in these videos are aligned to NGSS standards, and 4th grade is expected to learn about natural energy sources, fossil fuels, and the benefits and costs of every source of energy. . Some of the questions they need to be able to reflect on and respond to are the following: What are renewable energy sources?

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JCDS Seeks Middle-School STEM Teacher

Newton STEM

Boston’s Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) seeks to hire a STEM teacher for the 2022-23 school year to integrate Middle School science content with learning in the school’s new Makerspace. See the job description , email jobs@jcdsboston.org for more information, and apply here.

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GRR: When It’s Time for You Do, Help Them Fly!

Middle Web

The “You do” phase of Gradual Release of Responsibility should give students many opportunities to reveal signs of mastery and indicators of readiness, with teachers serving in the role of “active observers." Experts Sunday Cummins and Julie Webb guide us through the process. The post GRR: When It’s Time for You Do , Help Them Fly! first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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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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MassBay Virtual STEM Expo, May 9-13

Newton STEM

MassBay Community College in Wellesley will host its twice-yearly Student STEM Expo showcasing students’ work, again online this year. You attend at any time to view video presentations and comment on projects in the online forums. There are also opportunities to talk in real-time with students and faculty. The expo also highlights MassBay’s STEM Starter Academy , which aims to engage and support more students in STEM fields.

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