December, 2020

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Have Santa Call Your Kids!

Ask a Tech Teacher

DialMyCalls (an AATT sponsor) has a special Christmas offer for kids: Free Santa Calls To Your Family This Christmas. This Christmas we have a great gift for everyone! Whether you’re an existing DialMyCalls user or not, you can take advantage of our completely free phone call from Santa. Imagine the look on your child’s face when they receive a personalized phone call from Santa with his or her name on it!

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Engaging Students Right From the Start

User Generated Education

I, like many of you, have been doing remote teaching since March, 2020. I am a student-centric, hands on/minds on teacher. In normal times when students come to my classroom (I provide pull-out services for gifted elementary level kids), I get them doing hands-on activities within minutes of entering into my classroom. As many of you know, remote teaching is very different than face-to-face learning.

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Ideas for Connecting with Families Remotely

The Innovative Educator

After the pandemic hit, Lorrie Ayers, a family leadership coordinator in Brooklyn, New York realized she needed to brush up on her technology skills so she could continue to help families in her district feel welcomed. She attended weekly learning sessions offered by the district on various ways to use technology to connect with families. In the sessions hundreds of staff members who support families come together not only to learn, but to network, connect, and share how they are putting what th

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Celebrating The World Disability Day

Magic EdTech

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020: Also called World Disability Day and the theme for this year is ‘Building back better: towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world by, for and with persons with disabilities. . World disability day 2020 aims to further increase the awareness about people with disabilities while celebrating their achievements and contributions .

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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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SplashLearn

Technology Tidbits

SplashLearn is a wonderful, super easy-to-use, free all-in-one online Math platform for grades K-5. SplashLearn is an ideal learning tool to use for teachers and parents because of the educational portal. This portal/dashboard allows educators/parents to create and manage student accounts, track/manage progress, generate detailed reports that can emailed, and even set daily schedules.

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11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

Ask a Tech Teacher

This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of teaching that starts after the New Year. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live ): Speed Up and Protect Your Computer. 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence. For regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher, these are yearly reminders.

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AP Physics 1 Workbook (Digital!)

STEM Teacher Inspiration

Are you wondering how you can use the AP Physics 1 workbook during remote learning? I was wondering what to do with this 358-page pdf. My classes are fully remote, and I don’t want to print the whole thing! I like the questions in the AP Physics 1 workbook and I think it is a very useful tool to prepare students for the AP exam. I have been assigning some of the workbook pages as we go through each unit.

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Amy Marcou | Codelicious Confidence Builders

Ellipsis Education

Welcome to Codelicious Confidence Builders. In this video series, professionals, students, and teachers share how they built confidence in their computer science skills. Hear amazing stories about how they explored new concepts, reflected on their mistakes, and experienced the rush of learning something new! Amy Marcou is currently a customer experience specialist at Codelicious, but formerly, she was a computer science teacher at a local private school.

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Celebrating The World Disability Day

Magic EdTech

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020: Also called World Disability Day and the theme for this year is ‘Building back better: towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world by, for and with persons with disabilities. . World disability day 2020 aims to further increase the awareness about people with disabilities while celebrating their achievements and contributions .

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

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.

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Mobile Permissions Virtual Field Trips

Technology Tidbits

Mobile Permissions is the excellent free site the educators are using to easily send "digital" permission slips for FREE. Recently, they launched a new feature which lets educators send permission slips "on demand" which is ideal for when teachers need immediate permission of a parent/guardian and don't have time to wait for a form to be returned. Also, this is a perfect tool to use w/ Remote Learning due to the closures of school from the worldwide pandemic.

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Pupils can learn more effectively through stories than activities

K-12 Education News

Storytelling -- the oldest form of teaching -- is the most effective way of teaching primary school children about evolution, say researchers.

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Happy Holiday!

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’ll be taking a few weeks off–until after the New Year–to edit/format my website, work on projects with a deadline, prioritize life, and wish my two adult military children could come home to visit. I may drop in on you-all as you enjoy your holidays, but mostly I’ll be regenerating. I wish you a wonderful season, safe and filled with family.

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Home Made Magnetic Slime

Top 10 Sciencekits

[link] How To Make Home Made Magnetic Slime As seen on the KiwiCo Tinker Crate YouTube Channel, here are the instructions for how to create a home made magnetic slime - a fun activity for an amazing afternoon with your kids. This experiment can be dangerous for children, Parents supervision is required. Materials & Equipment Required For this experiment, you'll need: White Glue.

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

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!

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Curriculum Developer Spotlight: Sandy Dibble

Ellipsis Education

The Curriculum Developer Spotlight series on our blog highlights the unique and talented educators that write Codelicious curriculum. Keep reading to learn more about Sandy’s background, expertise, and approach to computer science in the classroom. “ I knew that I needed to do more to prepare students to be successful in the evolving workforce. ” — Sandy Dibble.

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107: OTT: 4 Important Things Every Teacher Needs To Do Before Winter Break

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

107: 4 Important Things Every Teacher Needs To Do Before Winter Break Today we talk all about the 4 necessary things to do before you leave for winter break. These items will ensure your 2021 starts off on the right foot and prevents you from going into January with a feeling of dread and overwhelm. I hope you will join me. Show notes at TrinaDeboreeTeachingandLearning.com.

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Storyboard That for the Holidays

Technology Tidbits

Storyboard That the free online resources that educators everywhere are using for a wide variety of teaching strategies has just released their Winter Holiday Classroom Activities teacher guides. From their site. Sometimes we use the seasons and holidays around us to engage our students in the skills we are teaching. Whether you want to use these activities just for fun, or if you have lesson plans centered around the winter holidays, Storyboard That is an excellent resource.

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Air pollution spikes linked to lower test scores for Salt Lake County third graders

K-12 Education News

More frequent exposure to air pollution spikes were associated with reduced test scores for third graders in Salt Lake County. Schools with a higher proportion of students of color and from households experiencing poverty were exposed to more peak pollution days than were schools serving middle- to upper- class and predominately white students. The results stress the need for legislators to enact policies to reduce the number of peak pollution days.

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6 Unplugged Activities for Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

Hour of Code–December 7th-12, 2020–is a time when teachers show students why they should love-not-fear coding and students find out that these activities — often seen as geeky or impossible — aren’t. They’re actually fun. Over the next week, I’ll share ideas that will get you ready for your Hour of Code. This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : Hour of Code?

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Experiments, competitions, STEM story time and more at the National Renewable Energy Lab

STEMx

Q: Tell us about the work that takes place at the various sites of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). A: NREL. staff members are engaged in pursuing solutions to transform the way we generate, consume, store and distribute energy. NREL provides leadership in energy efficiency and renewable energy science and technology with a focus on creating the technical foundation to support the continued evolution of an advanced energy ecosystem.

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Looking Ahead to Remote Work in 2021

CTE Learning

The events of 2020 altered the workforce drastically, and those changes will continue in 2021. Companies like Facebook and Twitter have announced that they have shifted to permanent work from home (also referred to as WFH) arrangements for their employees, while other companies like Google have announced a work from home policy through the fall of 2021.

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Comment on Welcome to STEM by Design by Anne Jolly

Stem-by-Design

In reply to Karen Brown. Hi, Karen – I hope you received my reply via email. I am so glad that CTE teachers and STEM are coming together! It’s such a good fit. High school resources are generally built around “engineering” coursework, and that can be a mixture of math, science, and technology. You’ll like this website: [link] It has options for K-12 curriculum that I think you’ll find useful.

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TypeTastic for Remote Learning

Technology Tidbits

*A great way for students to practice their keyboarding/typing skills while school is doing Remote Learning. TypeTastic is an excellent K-12 site for students learning how to Type/Keyboard. TypeTastic's School Edition has an educational portal that allows educators to track, monitor, and assess student progress. This is a fun and great way to integrate technology into a classroom's curriculum.

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What is Immersive Reader?

The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

You may have heard of Immersive Reader, but if you haven't (or just want to learn a bit more) I got you! It's basically a tool that helps to improve reading comprehension. It's great for new readers, language learner (not just English language learners) and anyone with learning differences such a dyslexia. The best thing is that it works in so many programs!

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New Blog Directory–and it’s free!

Ask a Tech Teacher

A friend started a free blog directory that includes categories for writers and teacher-authors. I’ve added WordDreams. It’s free, just getting going. If you’re looking for another way to market your books, here’s how you sign up: [link]. Why the Blog Directory? Find blogs of a specific category; and/or find bloggers of similar interests.

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Mission to the Moon: Virtual STEM Program

Vivify Stem

Distance Learning STEM Curriculum: Mission to Moon By Natasha Wilkerson Are you looking for a low-prep STEM curriculum that supports distance learning, engages students, and involves engineering design and careers? With a live leaderboard, weekly raffle prizes, and career chats with NASA engineers, Vivify presents Mission to Moon , a hands-on STEM program delivered virtually for classroom or at-home learning.

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The Science of Soapmaking

Chillax Science

Ever tell your child, “Wash behind your ears…and use soap this time!”? Ever wonder why you need to use soap, I mean most of the dirt washes off with water, right? Here at Twin Creeks Farm , we take a lot of pride in making our soaps. Each batch is like a science experiment, an art project and home economics all in one! You design the soap, measure out the right ingredients, mix them all up and magically they create something completely different than what you started with.

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Computer Science Education week and (the)Hour of Code (Dec. 7-13)

Bright and Smart

This week, students all around the world will be participating in (the) Hour of Code! It falls during Computer Science Education Week(CSEd) which aims to get students interested and excited about computer education. Four years after the launch of CSEd Week was established, a website was created that would help them facilitate this need and idea. What is Code.org?

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No Code Chart

Technology Tidbits

No Code Chart is a nice easy site to use for creating beautiful interactive charts and graphs. This is a great way for users to create a wide variety of charts and plot data and then export to their site. Below is a brief demo. I highly recommend checking out No Code Chart by clicking here !!! Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

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106: 7 Christmas Books Kids Will Love

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

106: OTT: 7 Christmas Books Kids Will Love Today I sit down and share 7 of the most engaging children's Christmas books. Finding the right book to read the last few weeks before Christmas can be tough when you are wiped out. So let me help you find the perfect stories to tell your students. Sit back and enjoy the show, will you? The Top 7 Christmas Books Kids Will Love: (These are affiliate links which does not change the price for you.

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Here’s a Preview of December

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in December: More Hour of Code projects, websites, resources. Unplugged activities for coding. Subscriber Special. Holiday activities to keep the learning going. Holiday gifts for teachers. End-of-year maintenance–speeding up computers, updating your online precense. Have Santa call your kids.

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The Power of A Gift to Maydm

Maydm

By Than Astin. We are Thrilled to announce Than as our newest board member. Than worked as an art teacher after college, then went on to work with Apple for 18 years, before retiring in 2019. At the end of a year like 2020 there are people looking to give something back in ways that have lasting impact. There are many choices when it comes time to give.