Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 22, 2019
I remember report card days as a child, me sitting outside on a brick wall, scared to death as my mother met with the teacher and received the (always bad) news about how I wasn’t doing. It never motivated me to try harder, didn’t make me like school better, and angered me at everyone involved. Fast forward to me as a K-5 teacher. I love report card days now because this is when I get to meet parents.
User Generated Education
JULY 13, 2019
I came into teaching through a non-traditional, backdoor route – through a graduate degree in counselor education and through being an adventure therapist, whereby I took at-risk youth on extended wilderness trips. There have been a plethora of lessons I learned through these experiences that have served me well as a teacher. As part of my counselor training, we were taught to not try to take away a client’s pain or struggle; that they often need to experience these struggles in orde
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The Innovative Educator
JULY 8, 2019
More than two dozen educators from across New York City schools experienced the benefits of team learning when they descended upon Philadelphia, PA for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. You can read the insights of these attendees below to discover the benefits they realized as a result of participating in events as a team.
Magic EdTech
JULY 16, 2019
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. It’s having a profound impact on education, and that impact will almost certainly expand over time. Is this a positive direction for students and teachers, or is it a slippery slope away from engaged, thoughtful learning? Different stakeholders have very different points of view on this subject, and for good reason.
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.
Mrs. Harris Teaches
JULY 28, 2019
This is an Earthquake STEM Challenge. I created an Instructable for building a simple shake table and instructions for an engineering design challenge. Read the Instructables for all the instructions for this challenge. Read below for modifications to this activity to make it more real-world by utilizing budgets and analyzing costs per square centimeter.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 8, 2019
Math used to be a tedious memorization of facts and formulas. That changed somewhat when online worksheets allowed students to practice until they got it but it didn’t make it any more fun. Then that too changed when rote drills and worksheets were replaced with cerebral challenges and dynamic exercises. Thousands of students found out, to their surprise — and often, their parents — that they loved math.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
JULY 18, 2019
Integrating Play and Music Into Literacy and Learning Children learn the best when we make learning meaningful and personal. Incorporating play and music into literacy and learning is such a powerful way to engage children and offer them a variety of ways to learn and grow. Pamela Courtney shares her expertise on her program LMNOP which integrates literacy, music, naming, language, and phonics.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 12, 2019
Responsible social media use means being a good digital citizen. Good digital citizens know the importance of sharing inclusively. When you share inclusively, what you share is accessible to everyone. Not sure what that means? Mindy Johnson , Director of Digital Communications & Outreach for AEM Center & CAST , created a useful graphic that explains how to share accessibly.
Magic EdTech
JULY 2, 2019
Flipped learning is a well-established approach to education that has been trending upward for more than a decade. In a flipped learning classroom, students learn basic content at home through videos of lectures and/or reading assignments. This then allows the teacher to have a more flexible classroom time dedicated to in-depth exploration of subject matter through discussions, experimentation and/ or hands-on learning.
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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.
PHYSICS! BLOG!
JULY 17, 2019
One new change to my intro physics class this past school year was to replace the set of FBD practice problems with a card sort that would be done in groups. The card sort gives students a chance to practice FBDs with some scaffolding (especially choosing between options rather than creating everything from scratch), and it introduces a new representation that I hadn’t shown them ahead of time (force vector addition diagrams).
Mrs. Harris Teaches
JULY 14, 2019
This blog post is a round-up of Amazon deals and will be updated many times over the next couple of days (I’m going hiking with my mom Monday so I’ll the first update will be Monday evening!). I make a commission if you use any of the affiliate links I have in this blog post, so if you do, thank you for the support! *Update at 9 p.m 7/15 – Two of the best prime deals for science teachers in my opinion are: One, the book coupon ( S ave $5 off any print book purchase $15+ ; scrol
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 26, 2019
Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Linda Cartwright, has a great list of basic writing apps to get your students started with the new year. A few–like Hemingway and Kaizena–I’ve used successfully in my classes. A few others are new to me. Let me know what you think: In the digital age, teachers are concerned with the literacy of their students.
MII-STEM
JULY 14, 2019
On 3-7 June 2020, the lead researchers of the project convened at the University of Dundee, Scotland, for week-long meeting to kick start the MII-STEM project. The post MII-STEM project kicks off with international meeting in the UK first appeared on MII-STEM.
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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!
The Innovative Educator
JULY 28, 2019
The #NYCSchoolsTech Summit is the largest annual #EdTech conference in New York City. At the conference innovative educators from across NYC Schools share their knowledge and expertise with other educators from NYC, surrounding areas, and even around the world thanks to social media. The conference is so popular, it trends on Twitter. There are dozens of workshops , lunchtime activities, and school reimagineer Jason Green is our keynote speaker.
Magic EdTech
JULY 10, 2019
Change is inevitable in any and every field. But with technology, the change happens faster than the speed of light. This is nowhere more visible than with the 2020 mandate to end flash support.For edtech companies and ed publishers, it’s a case of “objects in mirror are closer than they appear.”. These organizations have been developing Flash content for education since Macromedia offered Flash 1.0 in 1996.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
JULY 11, 2019
What Would I Do If I Wasn’t a Teacher? How do teachers know when it is time to walk away from teaching? As education changes and teachers are asked to do more with less, educators can find themselves questing the very profession in which they have dedicated their lives. It can be a tough decision whether to stay or to go. I know when I began to feel the desperate need to walk away from teaching, I was heartbroken.
CTE Learning
JULY 1, 2019
The 2019 SkillsUSA National Web Design Competition – It just doesn’t get any better than this. The SkillsUSA Web Design competition had another fantastic year in Louisville. We enjoyed seeing the top High School and College level student Web Designers/Developers from all across the US competing. While there our team enjoyed Louisville’s Mama’s BBQ , Silvio’s Italian , and way too much coffee and energy drinks to make sure we delivered on the promise of an incredible experience for our secondary
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 2, 2019
Reading is defined as “ the action or skill of absorbing written or printed matter silently or aloud.” Sounds dry, maybe even boring, but the ability to read has been credited with exercising the mind, saving lives, bringing people together, and predicting success in school. It alleviates boredom in the bits of free time that pop up between soccer and dinner and it can be done alone or in a group.
STEMx
JULY 1, 2019
NASA’s next robotic explorer to the Red Planet has many things. The one thing it’s missing? A name! Currently, the rover’s called “Mars 2020” but that’s a placeholder. This fall, it’s time christen the new rover with its final name for the history books. Battelle and Future Engineers are working with NASA on the Mars 2020 “Name the Rover” contest. Students can’t submit names quite yet, the portal to sign up to become a judge is ready and waiting (.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 14, 2019
The logo for our buttons and hashtag for the work. There are many benefits of attending events as a team and learning together. Doing so successfully takes preparation, planning, and the right tools. If you are coordinating an event for you and others, the strategies, tools, and platforms below may help you do so successfully. Facebook event A Facebook event allowed those across New York City schools to find and/or inspire other colleagues to attend.
Magic EdTech
JULY 22, 2019
The Accessible Canada Act is legislation intended to help to create a barrier-free Canada by identifying and removing or preventing barriers to access “wherever Canadians interact with areas under federal jurisdiction.” The Act received unanimous support in the House of Commons in May of 2019, and it will: Create disability standards. Support the Government of Canada as it works with stakeholders to create new accessibility regulations.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
JULY 4, 2019
Taking time to recharge is vital for teachers. It clears our minds, nourishes our soul, and prepares us for the year ahead. Today, I gathered answers from teachers on what they do over the summer. I hope you are reminded to take a breath. Links Mentioned in the Show: Episode 33: One Tired Teacher: How to Recharge in the Summer for Teachers Monday Makerspace FaceBook Live 12:00 pm EST on Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning Virtual Learning Party for Teacherpreneurs Free Podcasting for Teacherpren
Technology Tidbits
JULY 16, 2019
Regardless of if you're making a New Year's resolution to integrate new, more or better technology into your teaching in 2019, here are a few outstanding tools that almost every teacher should consider with school right around the corner: *In alphabetical order 30hands Learning - An excellent Learning Management System as well as digital storytelling app for 21st Century Learner.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 17, 2019
Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, has interesting ideas on blending tech with tradition: Balancing Technology With Traditional Teaching To Enhance Performance In Class. California has recently increased state investment in school technology , focusing on better broadband connections and supporting further teaching of computer science. Although there is still some debate about the benefits of increasing use of technology in schools, there appears to be plenty of evidence to show tha
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 15, 2019
Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. These automated humanoid bots often interact with users, require critical thinking and problem-solving, and grab the imagination of students in ways that makes everyone want to learn. One I discovered this summer is Wonder Workshop’s collection of three robots — Cue, Dash, and Dot.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 31, 2019
Come Join me on BYU Radio, Sirius XM 143. Thursday, August 1 st at 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. PT. as we discuss Back to School Tips! Here’s the link: BYUradio is available locally in Utah on 107.9 FM 89.1 HD2 FM and on. A general transcript: What would you say the purpose of Back-to-School Night is? . BTS Night is traditionally a chance for all stakeholders in the child’s education journey to get to know each other.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 10, 2019
Of all the gifts students receive from education, passion is the greatest. If students are taught that learning is difficult, that math and science are boring, that history is a waste of time, they miss out on life’s most exciting, most meaningful motivator: passion. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 3, 2019
MTI 558: Teach Writing With Tech. Starts Monday, July 8, 2019! This is the last chance to sign up. Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 558 and click for more information and to sign up. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer.
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