Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 2, 2024

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. Not a subscriber? Click the button below. 2nd Grade Bundle of Lesson Plans 4-2-23 through 4-7-23 Price slashed from $7.99 to $3.99 What’s included in the 2nd Grade Lesson Plans Internet bundle: A brief summary of each project, including suggested grade level and prior knowledge, time required, software required Higher-order thinking skills addressed Technology-specific skills taught Five proje

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ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2024

As Joshua Eyler was researching a book on what brain science tells us about how to improve teaching , one issue kept coming up as an underlying problem: The way schools and colleges grade student work is at odds with effective teaching. The science says kids need to feel free to try things and fail, and that the deepest learning comes when failure happens and the student figures out how to course-correct, Eyler says.

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Middle Web

APRIL 2, 2024

Academic success relies on students taking charge of their learning. To achieve that goal, kids must learn to organize and study effectively. G/T Facilitator Sharon Ratliff shares strategies she uses to introduce and implant essential study skills in the middle school years. The post Teaching Study Skills Middle Schoolers Need first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Box Light

APRIL 2, 2024

S chool decision makers and leaders recognize the evolving needs of educators and students in this fast-paced digital world. They understand how an optimized learning environment can foster dynamic teaching and learning. The traditional classroom setup is transitioning into a vibrant ecosystem where technology plays a significant role in enriching the educational experience.

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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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Robot Lab

APRIL 2, 2024

By Katie Brenneman The power of a STEM-based education will never be understated. As a society, we have a growing dependence upon advanced technologies, even in industries that don’t initially appear directly related to STEM, which makes this type of education absolutely critical. The skills learned through science, technology, engineering, and math will continue to be essential to our society far into the future.

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STEM Sport

APRIL 2, 2024

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning is a foundational aspect of a child’s education. When it comes to classroom activities connected to STEM concepts, educators, parents, and facilitators are tasked with finding new, unique ways to facilitate the curriculum. Seasonal STEM lessons are a great way to engage students in what they are learning.

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ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2024

When she works in a classroom, Niobe Way, a professor of developmental psychology at New York University, wants to dive into the deep end. It’s a technique she’s borrowed from the young children she interviews for her research, who often ask the most arresting, meaningful questions. But that natural proclivity for learning about the thoughts and feelings of others — an essential part of forming friendships or connecting with teachers — seems to get beaten out of many students by the time they’ve

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