Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 28, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Teaching is a calling but it can also wear you down. We know this. It can be hard on us. It can also affect our families. We need to learn to draw some lines to be healthy. After 23 years of teaching, I know the feeling all too well.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 4, 2025
Education is no longer contained within classroom walls or the physical site of a school building. Learning isn’t confined to the eight hours between the school bells chimes or the struggling budget of an underfunded program. Today, education can be found anywhere, by teaming up with students in Kenya or Skyping with an author in Sweden or chatting with an astrophysicist on the International Space Station.
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ED Surge
APRIL 8, 2025
When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also shining a spotlight on an ever-growing inequality in math performance across the country. Other assessments such as the critical thinking-focused international PISA exam have also indicated declining math abilities.
All About STEM
APRIL 16, 2025
Earth Day 2025 takes place on the 22nd of April and this year’s theme is ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ Celebrate Earth Day with your students using the official resources and CREST projects below to learn more about protecting our environment.
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Searching for innovative ways to deliver integrated STEAM education that also help students attain industry-ready skills? Then this punchy 30-minute thought leadership webinar is for you. Join fellow education leaders as we share: National data on STEAM performance and student engagement that indicates post-pandemic learners are craving inspired intervention 10 research-backed reasons why game design is the leading method for practically teaching integrated STEAM education An inside look at live
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Computer Science Teacher
APRIL 21, 2025
A recent talk by Bjarne Stroustrup at Stanford has sparked some conversation in the Computer Science Educators Facebook group. The talk itself doesnt seem to be available but it was reported online at The Stanford Daily - C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup reimagines how coding is taught There is a lot there and I agree with some things in the article and disagree with others.
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Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 24, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. I was that student who felt like I didn't fit in. Every teacher has them. And in this weeks episode, I met a principal who makes it his mission to reach those very kids. Principal Carlos Ramirez doesnt just talk about belonginghe walks students home to prove it.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 28, 2025
Something broke in American education these past years. Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. I went out to our international contributors for ideas. They had a lot, but this one I thought I’d cover first: Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete? You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise.
ED Surge
APRIL 7, 2025
Its been a little over a year since Tram Gonzalez opened Color Wings Preschool in her home in Portland, Oregon. Of the 15 children enrolled in her program, 10 attend for free, covered in full by Multnomah Countys Preschool for All initiative, which was passed by Portland voters in November 2020 to create universal free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds who want it.
All About STEM
APRIL 28, 2025
Let’s inspire our future workforce together! If you’re an employer in our region, join the LCR Careers Hub Employers Network and enthuse the next generation. We can help you develop your talent pipeline, support your CSR ambitions, and inspire your employees of the future.
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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Computer Science Teacher
APRIL 7, 2025
I am a big fan of using stores to teach. Stories are more memorable that contextless theoretical statements. In my career, over fifty years of programming, I have run into a few that I have told again and again. I thought I might share a couple of short stories here. I'll start with a story about why hard coding numbers can be a very bad idea. Some years ago I was working on a team of five people creating a huge test structure to test computer systems.
Middle Web
APRIL 6, 2025
When you need a bit of inspiration in your teaching life, Stephanie Farley encourages you to watch some or all of School of Rock. Perhaps, like her, youll find yourself wondering how you can create a project similar to rock band in your own classroom for a little while! The post What School of Rock Got Right about Education first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 21, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Imagine sending your child to school only to find out their teacher has never been trained. No coursework. No classroom experience. Just passionand a paycheck. Jacob Kirksey found that students lose an average of three months when placed with an uncertified new teacher.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 18, 2025
Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics), is a week-long, overnight camp at USNA each year for students currently in the 7th-10th grades. Here’s information from the USNA website: Engineering is all about creating, building, and making things better! So what does it take to be an engineer? If you like math and science, you are off to a great start.
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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.
ED Surge
APRIL 24, 2025
Gen Z is in an awkward phase. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The oldest of the cohort born from 1997 to 2012 are in their mid- to late 20s and taking heat for chafing against workplace culture in ways that come off as entitled (sound familiar, millennials?). The youngest Zoomers, as theyre also known, are around 13 years old and still have years left in public school systems dealing with frequent upheavals due to federal-level uncertainty , politicization of essential servic
All About STEM
APRIL 28, 2025
Schools – Register today for an IET Faraday® Challenge Day! Free, STEM activity days with a real-world challenge and annual competition for pupils aged 12-13 years. IET Faraday® Challenge Days aim to encourage more young people to study and consider exciting and rewarding careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) by using creativity, innovation and problem-solving skills.
Computer Science Teacher
APRIL 15, 2025
Not all computer problems are caused by software. Sometimes the hardware is the problem. Its not always easy to tell where the blame lies. One underappreciated factor is the environment. Both mechanical and electronic parts are impacted by heat and cold. There is a reason that computer companies specify operating temperatures. I think most people understand about overheating but maybe not the problems of to cold.
Middle Web
APRIL 8, 2025
Well-designed small-group collaborations can result in kids learning more quickly and more deeply than individual students can accomplish in the same amount of time. Learning scientist Karin Hess shares the "GPS and I" strategy she's developed to ensure groups work for everyone. The post Designing Group Work that Advances Learning first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 2, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Marc Isseks, author of Captivate: Engaging and Empowering Students in a World of Digital Distractions , talks bluntly about cell phone policies and his opinion that attempting to ban cell phones is pointless. He also discusses the ways that you can engage students who have a short attention span (sometimes it feels like zero, but there are a few seconds — 3 seconds.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 11, 2025
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogythe tech topics most important to your teachingas well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Basics in Every Lesson Plan Here are four skills to be included and reinforced in every lesson plan.
ED Surge
APRIL 3, 2025
As designers drew up plans to revitalize the visual arts complex at California State University, Fullerton, they hoped to create a space that would encourage students to stay on campus as much as possible. Many of Fullertons students commute to campus from home. That means they need comfortable places to do homework, meet with professors or talk to classmates.
All About STEM
APRIL 24, 2025
CREST can bring a new sense of curiosity and discovery to learners! The CREST Awards scheme is a programme for young people, providing a flexible STEM project framework that engages and inspires 3 to 19 year olds.
Teach Hub
APRIL 25, 2025
If you constantly flip through project after project and everything starts to feel the same, whether its a diorama, slideshow, tri-fold board, or even a digital presentation, when it lacks creativity, it becomes forgettable fast. When projects feel like they are merely checking off boxes instead of sparking curiosity, students miss out on meaningful learning.
Middle Web
APRIL 28, 2025
Teaching dystopian literature offers students a meaningful way to engage with literature while developing critical thinking and analytical skills. Kasey Short shares discussion questions, activities, and dystopian novels and short story titles to capture students attention. The post Dystopian Fiction to Stretch Students Minds first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 26, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Todays students and teachers are building more than a career theyre building a reputation. In this inspiring episode of Cool Cat Teacher Talk, host Vicki Davis is joined by guests Elisabeth Bostwick and Dr. Will Deyamaport to explore how to build a good personal brand in education and beyond.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 15, 2025
Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. To non-Christians (or non-traditional Christians), that event signifies a rebirth of spring that is filled with joy and gifts — and chocolate! Overall, it is America’s most-popular holiday with Christmas a close second. Here’s a good mixture of games, lesson plans, stories, and songs that can be blended into many academic subjects (for updates on Easter-themed websites, click here ): 18+ Interactive E
ED Surge
APRIL 23, 2025
From the time were kids, were asked, What do you want to be when you grow up? Its a big question one that many students struggle to answer. Without real exposure to different career paths or learning about careers they may never have heard of, students often make choices based on limited information, missing out on opportunities that align with their skills and interests.
All About STEM
APRIL 29, 2025
Have you joined Engage? Engage is a community of teachers and educators in schools in challenging circumstances who want to transform access to relevant and meaningful science work for all children and young people, especially those who are most often underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
Teach Hub
APRIL 18, 2025
Did you know that about 19.2% of students ages 12-18 experience bullying during the school year? While that number is staggering, its the reality many students face daily. Bullying has been a longstanding issue in schools, and with the rise of technology, cyberbullying has added another layer to the challenge. It seems like every time you turn on the news, theres another heartbreaking story about bullying and its impact.
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