Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2024

Tech Teacher Appreciation Week If you wonder what’s so hard about being a teacher, what with technology, computers, AI assistants, look at this list of challenges they faced just last year: Transition to remote learning Technology and connectivity issues for students who might not have equal access to technology or internet at home Social and emotional support for students who regularly received it and now it was gone Balancing work and personal life as teaching remotely blurred those boun

Artificial Intelligence 297

Artificial Intelligence Calculus Equality Curriculum 297

ED Surge

MAY 6, 2024

Standards-based grading is an educational assessment approach that focuses on evaluating students’ mastery of specific learning objectives. Grades are assigned based on a student’s understanding and proficiency of essential skills and knowledge outlined in predetermined standards. Standards-based grading promotes transparency, fairness and individualized learning experiences.

Learning 130

Learning Education Education Teaching 130

Stem Education News

MAY 6, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving world, future tech education serves as a vital force. But how can this impact a country like India, where over 1.5 million engineers graduate annually? Technology in education is not just about coding and robotics; it’s about igniting minds with innovation and entrepreneurship. Imagine the journeys of successful Indian entrepreneurs like […] The post How Can Future Tech Education Ignite Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Indian Students?

Innovation 98

Innovation Education Education Robotics 98

Box Light

MAY 6, 2024

In today's classrooms, student disengagement poses a common challenge for educators striving to foster inclusivity. Imagine this: during a lesson on Asian culture, students appear disconnected and uninterested, despite the availability of tech tools like interactive displays.

Education 77

Education Education Technology 77

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

Middle Web

MAY 6, 2024

In math class students can be challenged to build both their character and their math proficiency if we adopt the roles of cultivator and guide. Mona Iehl calls on teachers to follow the principles of ECHO and help each student embrace a leadership role in the learning journey. The post Math: the Perfect Place to Teach Character first appeared on MiddleWeb.

Math 71

Math Teaching Learning Mathematics 71

The Maker Mom

MAY 6, 2024

Children everywhere are learning about the benefits of STEM education, and there are plenty of opportunities in Dallas for this. Learning STEM while young can help pave the way to a lucrative career in the field that has expected growth potential for decades to come. Families will find that many STEM camps in Dallas are freely available every summer and year-round as a supplement to traditional in-class learning.

STEM 52

STEM Aerospace Chemistry Biology 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Start with multi-use technology. Explore your low-tech options. Seek out recyclable materials and resources. With so many opportunities available for creating a makerspace in your classroom, it can be a challenge to acquire what you need without acquiring a mountain of expenses along with it. To avoid this pitfall, it’s important to keep your makerspace expenses on-track, getting the most out of your resources while minimizing your spending.

Robotics 52

Robotics Creativity STEM Technology 52

STEM for Kids

MAY 6, 2024

Raleigh, North Carolina USA 5/6/2024 As Mother’s Day approaches, we’re excited to announce the release of a special document showcasing STEM-inspired gift ideas to honor the incredible mothers or adults in our lives. In a world where science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) play increasingly vital roles, what better way to celebrate Mom’s ingenuity, intelligence, and love than with gifts that spark curiosity and innovation?

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence STEM Aerospace Engineering 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Identify field trip destinations in your area. Explore options with guest speakers. Look online for virtual field trip resources. Field trips can play an important and influential role for you and your students because active, hands-on learning lies at the heart of STEM education. Getting students away from the usual classroom environment for a period of time can be a nice change of pace.

STEM 52

STEM Education Education Engineering 52

Advertisement

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.

Math

ED Surge

MAY 6, 2024

Nikita Dutt, a second-year student at the University of California, Davis, didn’t come to college to work with young children. But since September, she’s spent a couple of hours per day as a tutor through the California Volunteers College Corps, a state-funded partnership program that places college students into paid internships. She earns $700 per month, provided she tutors elementary students for at least 20 hours per two weeks.

Schooling 226

Schooling Computer Science Research Research 226

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Engage students with user-centered and ethics-centered discussion. Discuss real-world ethical and unethical design. Learn from past errors. The students of today will be the STEM innovators and professionals of tomorrow. With this in mind, it’s vital that students gain the STEM skills necessary to take on the challenges of the future, and that students understand the ethics behind STEM technologies and the STEM subjects.

STEM 52

STEM Artificial Intelligence Robotics Critical Thinking 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Introduce computer programming with block coding. Conduct classroom activities that build coding skills. Highlight the importance of coding skills. As advanced technology becomes more ubiquitous in the world around us, the importance of teaching the STEM subjects has grown drastically. In recent years, perhaps no other particular STEM subject has taken center stage more than computer programming.

Physics 52

Physics Computer Computer Science Robotics 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Make lesson content more fun and memorable. Encourage collaboration. Spark innovation and creativity. The process of note-taking is meant to help students absorb, retain, and review information presented to them in class. Sometimes the process of taking notes can turn into a chore for students, as they simply go through the motions without reaping its benefits.

STEM 52

STEM Critical Thinking Creativity Problem Solving 52

Advertisement

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!

STEM

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Provide context to STEM lesions via career connections. Invite guest speakers to visit your class. Implement career showcase projects. The knowledge and skills that students gain in the modern STEM classroom are vital to a healthy, well-rounded education. Students should also understand how this content corresponds to their future and the wide variety of STEM careers available to them.

STEM 52

STEM Agriculture Biology Research 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

Engage: Cultivate student interest. Explore: Allow students to investigate and make connections. Explain: Teach and guide students through lesson content. Engineer: Give students the chance to apply their new knowledge via hands-on learning. Evaluate: Give students time to reflect and refine their thoughts. In the modern STEM classroom, there is certainly no shortage of fascinating STEM content to keep you and your students learning, practically, until the end of time.

STEM 52

STEM Critical Thinking Engineering Research 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Consider project ideas for both male and female students. Invite women in the STEM fields to speak with your class. Highlight STEM activities for girls. Despite the growing importance of STEM education and STEM careers, there still exists a large gender gap in the world of STEM. A 2023 study found that women make up only 28% of the STEM workforce, with this gap being most prominent in engineering and technology fields.

STEM 52

STEM Computer Science Biology Equality 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Encourage questions. Use hands-on, project-based learning as a primary tool for instruction. Bring technology into the STEM classroom. From coding to engineering to biology, the STEM subjects have a broad range of content to offer to you and your students, but sometimes the way you implement a STEM lesson is just as important as the subject matter you decide to focus on.

Construction 52

Construction STEM Problem Solving Robotics 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Research and list your options. Get advice online and from other educators. Carefully consider which company you want to buy from. The incorporation of STEM technologies into your classroom has the potential to revolutionize the way your students learn. Deciding what technologies are right for you and justifying their cost can be a hurdle for any STEM teacher.

STEM 52

STEM Research Research Technology 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Encourage active note-taking using sketchnotes. Poll students to keep them engaged. Incorporate interactive activities into the classroom. Ensuring that students remain focused and engaged during lessons can be a challenge in any STEM classroom. Active learning is one approach that is designed to address this problem. Active learning is a method of learning in which students are actively or experientially involved in the learning process, maximizing their level of participation and al

Teaching 52

Teaching STEM Learning Creativity 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Create opportunities for collaboration. Allow students to explore new topics. Prevent students from falling behind. Sometimes complex STEM concepts can be rather intimidating for younger students. Pairing these students with others who have more advanced STEM knowledge and skills is a great way to overcome this obstacle. Mentorship can provide students with a valuable resource throughout their STEM journey, giving them the resources to succeed and preventing them from falling behind w

STEM 52

STEM Problem Solving Communications Education 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Focus on real-world applications of math concepts. Keep it interesting – not memorization-driven. Offer several techniques for approaching difficult concepts. Encourage teamwork among students. Math is a subject that every student is required to take, but it’s often one of the most-dreaded across the board. The term “math anxiety” is becoming an increasingly common term at an alarming rate in education literature as students who struggle with the subject continue to express low confid

Math 52

Math Calculus Mathematics Algebra 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Initiate discussions about responsible digital citizenship. Be a role model for your students. Create classroom opportunities to practice digital citizenship. In the modern world, students are constantly surrounded by technology, both inside and outside of school. Therefore, it is very important to take the time to teach students how to responsibly interact with said technology, especially in terms of how they should conduct themselves on the internet.

Teaching 52

Teaching Achievement Student Engagement Technology 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Address concepts through student inquiry. Stress the importance of the scientific method. Immerse students in modern science topics and careers. There are few things more exciting and intriguing than exploring the mysteries of the universe. Science has come a long way over the course of human history, but many questions remain unanswered.

Science 52

Science Sciences STEM Learning 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Know the importance of STEM professional development. Stay up-to-date with popular STEM organizations. Collaborate and communicate with other STEM educators. Cultivating the best environment for STEM teaching is crucial for both students and instructors, both in terms of physical and informational resources. Given that STEM education is a constantly evolving field, the importance of professional development opportunities for teachers is especially important.

STEM 52

STEM Communications Physics Curriculum 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Connect 3D printing to real-world problems. Use visual applications to teach math. Spark student creativity. As 3D printing becomes increasingly prominent in both classroom and industry settings alike, adding this innovative technology to the STEM classroom is becoming more and more useful as a tool for advancing and implementing hands-on STEM education.

STEM 52

STEM Education Education Physics 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Keep at-home assignments engaging. Test students on what they have learned. Create relevant hands-on activities. A flipped learning environment is exactly what it sounds like. The flipped classroom model is a pedagogical approach that flips the traditional role of lectures and homework. In the traditional style of learning, students engage in lecture-like instruction in the classroom and are then assigned traditional homework activities to be completed at home.

Learning 52

Learning STEM Student Engagement Engineering 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Find the right videos to fit your lessons. Encourage discussion before, during, and after the video. Direct students to take notes. Many STEM concepts can be complicated and difficult for students to understand. Often, presenting this content in a different form can help students gain a better understanding of the material. A great way to do this is to incorporate videos into your classroom activities.

Teaching 52

Teaching STEM Student Engagement Education 52

STEM Education Works

MAY 6, 2024

KEY POINTS Share ideas and projects between STEM classrooms. Use social media as a student tool for research. Share classroom projects with your community. Social media is increasingly becoming a prominent part of our daily lives. This is especially the case for young people who use it as a tool for communication and entertainment. But did you know that social media can also be used as a powerful tool in the classroom to further engage students with the STEM subjects?

STEM 52

STEM Communications Critical Thinking Construction 52