June, 2021

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What You Might Have Missed in May

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the most-read posts for the month of May. Teacher Appreciation Week–Gifts for the Tech Teacher. Kids’ Computer Posture Explored. 10 Digital Platforms to Teach Remotely. 5 (free) Posters to Mainstream Tech Ed. What to Know Before Moving From High School Teacher to College Professor. 12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading. Is It Worth Teaching School Kids SQL?

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WeVideo- Create Instructional Videos by Recording Your Screen and Webcam Simultaneously

Educators Technology

WeVideo is an excellent screen recording and video editing tool that can be used for a wide variety of educational purposes. Whether teaching remotely or in-person, WeVideo can help transform your.read more.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD.

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Teacher Writer Spotlight: Stephanie Even

Accelerate Learning

Stephanie Even has been with STEMscopes since June of 2017, making this her fourth year with the curriculum writing team! And we are so grateful to have her with us. Before joining STEMscopes, Stephanie was a fourth- and fifth-grade science and math teacher for Cy-Fair ISD, located in northwest Houston. Her teaching experience combined with her education background (she earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Service and an Alternative Certification to teach in Texas) make her a standout ad

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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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MultiplicationGames

Technology Tidbits

MultiplicationGames is a wonderful free site for students looking to learn and strengthen their multiplication skills. This is done through a wide variety of fun educational games (Game Based Learning) such as: multiplication bowling, times table shooting, and more. Finally, some of these games are multi-player and a great way to integrate "group learning" into a classroom.

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Here’s a Preview of June

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in June: What is Genius Hour and Why Should I Love it? Internet Safety Month. How to Motivate Summer School Students. Tech Tips. Coding Vocabulary. Online PD. 5 Steps to Personal Privacy. Free Posters. What’s the hardest tech problem? K-8 Tech Curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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3 Good Random Name Pickers to Use with Your Students in Class

Educators Technology

In today's post, I am sharing with you three of my favourite random name picker tools to use with your students in class. These are ideal for both online and in-person instruction. The tools are.read more.

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Product Spotlight: Ben Chao

Informed K12

What is your title, and how long have you worked here? I’m a product designer, but moonlight as an engineer from time to time. I’ve been at Informed K12 for just about four years.

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Understanding Focus, Rigor, and Depth

Accelerate Learning

When it comes to math education, we all want the same thing: students who are confident critical thinkers and problem solvers. Unfortunately, the classroom is often dominated by teaching models that overemphasize hitting benchmarks and proceeding to the next topic, leaving us with students who misunderstand math and feel intimidated by it. These models treat students like machines, and grades serve as markers reflecting how well the machines are operating.

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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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Thinkio

Technology Tidbits

Thinkio is a fantastic tool for educators to use to create interactive worksheets or online lessons. All a user has to do is upload a worksheet (i.e. pdf, jpg, etc), share a unique link w/ students, and that's it. Thinkio automatically makes the worksheet interactive by allowing a student to draw or type on it making it very user friendly. Best of all, once a student is done saving their work a teacher has the ability to view their work and edit/add notes making it easy to assess student learnin

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NYC Students First to Participate in New Integrated STEM Certifications Program

CTE Learning

Students at the Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, NY recently completed the Web Design for Business and Marketing course and Remote Working Professional course and certifications through a brand-new program offered by CTeLearning and the Web Professionals Organization. The students are the first in NYC to complete the courses, earning integrated industry-recognized STEM certifications and association membership.

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Two Tech Tips for Everyday Life

Ask a Tech Teacher

The last time my daughter visited, life became different than the norm. That inspired two easy tech solutions I had no idea existed and you’re going to love. Here they are: BTW, I cross posted this to my writer’s blog so my writerly friends could read about these also. If you subscribe to both, you’ll see it there too: Hey Siri! Where are You?

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Remote for Slides Helps You Control Your Google Slides Remotely

Educators Technology

Remote for Slides is a cool tool that allows you to control your Google Slides remotely. I have been experimenting with this tool for some time now and found it worth the mention here. Besides.read more.

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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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Why K-12 Students Need to Learn Artificial Intelligence

CSTEM

Written by: Reagan Flowers, Ph.D. It’s easy to think of artificial intelligence (AI) as a technology that is decades away from everyday use. Many people may also be aware of current applications, like chatbots on websites. However, AI is being implemented in a wide variety of industries. Its use will only continue to grow, and we must incorporate this technology into the K-12 STEM curriculum now.

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Top 10 TED Talks on Education

Magic EdTech

TED Talks is a place where technology, education, and design converge. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to making ideas accessible and sparking conversations in communities worldwide. We gathered a list of what we believe to be some of the most insightful, eye-opening talks on education. These experts discuss faults in our current education system, what needs to change, and how we can improve schooling for future generations with the resources and technology we have.

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NameCoach

Technology Tidbits

NameCoach is a wonderful web service that educators are using to learn student's names and pronounce them correctly. This is especially useful w/ school starting up and teachers want to learn the correct way to pronounce their student's names. The way this works is simple as a teacher creates a name/web page and then has the student's speak their names.

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NYC Students First to Participate in New Integrated Certification Program

CTE Learning

Students at the Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, NY recently completed the Web Design for Business and Marketing course and Remote Working Professional course and certifications through a brand-new program offered by CTeLearning and the Web Professionals Organization ( webprofessionalsglobal.org ). The students are the first in NYC to complete the courses, earning integrated industry-recognized certifications and association membership.

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5 (free) Posters on College and Career

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, we’ll share five themed posters that you can share on your website (with attribution), post on your walls, or simply be inspired. This month: College and Career. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Math Whiteboard- A Collaborative Whiteboard Designed Specifically for Math Learning and Teaching

Educators Technology

Math Whiteboard is an educational web tool I learned through Eric Curts. As its name indicates, Math Whiteboard offers a fully functional math work space for students, teachers, and anyone else.read more.

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Innovate(her) – University of Texas at Dallas Program Is Preparing the Next Generation for a Future in STEM

Talk STEM

talkSTEM was delighted to partner with the University of Texas at Dallas and sponsor Innovate(her) to reach middle school-aged girls. Participants in the program spent time with mentors from the community who work in STEAM careers or have started their own companies. The middle schoolers got to hear first-hand how women have overcome challenges and developed their careers or started their businesses.

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133 OTT- 3 Crucial Reasons to Create a Makerspace in Your Classroom Post Pandemic

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

133 OTT- 3 Crucial Reasons to Create a Makerspace in Your Classroom Post Pandemic Today on the podcast, I share 3 crucial reasons for creating a Makerspace in your classroom now that the restrictions have been lifted. Come join me. Makerspace is more than space or materials and tools that exist within the area, it is a mindset. The maker mindset embraces creation, collaboration, critical thinking skills, and communication.

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Our 2021 Art Bike Unveiled!

Maydm

Written by Exact Sciences. If you’re in the Madison area, keep an eye on the bike lane! Exact Sciences is proud to take part in Madison Bcycle’s first-ever “Art Bike” program. This special fleet of e-bikes raises awareness of community organizations doing diverse and important work throughout the Madison area. Each bike’s design is the result of a collaboration between a local business, artist, and nonprofit.

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Galapagos GeoInquiry Fund For Teachers Fellowship

Ms. Boyce

Track our progress! Detailed posts will appear on: The Tortoise and the Finch as wifi is available. G/T students in 3rd and 4th grade researched the Galapagos and recommended locations and species that were "must see", justifying their choices by answering the Nat Geo Education GeoInquiry guiding questions. Mr. Quentin from Sinclair Elementary and I built our itinerary based on these recommendations as far as possible.

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Most Common Tech Problems You-all Face

Ask a Tech Teacher

In the grad school classes I teach and my coaching sessions, the biggest problem facing teachers is not the 3R’s or equity or differentiation. It’s technology. In an education environment that is taught remotely as much as in person, this has become a big deal. A few months ago, I took a poll. Here are the results: If you’d like to see the earlier poll (from over ten years ago), here it is.

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Two Good Lesson Planners for Teachers

Educators Technology

Several platforms provide lesson planning features including Google Classroom and Edmodo, however, if you are looking for easy to use and simple lesson planners , the tools below are.

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Forensics Activities for the First Days of School

The Trendy Science Teacher

A new school year is upon us and setting the stage for a great year is my #1 priority in the first week of my Forensics classes. I have rounded up a collection of the activities that I do with my Forensics students and am sharing them with you today on the blog. Check out my line-up of Forensics Activities for the First Days of School! Day 1: I Am Unique Fingerprint.

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Indigenous Voices in STEM

STEM Minds

In June, we celebrate National Indigenous History Month. This is an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the unique heritage and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the country. That’s why we want to share some amazing Indigenous individuals working in the STEM fields and the amazing work that they are doing! Nadine Caron. Dr. Caron was the first Indigenous woman to graduate from the University of British Columbia’s medical school.

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5 Reasons to Become A STEM Teacher

STEM Supplies

Over 300 amazing STEM teachers and advocates shared why they love teaching STEM with us! We compiled their top reasons below to inspire and encourage young teachers entering the field and those looking to give STEM a try. 1.The Students. 2. The “Ah-Ha” Moments. 3. The Hands-On Projects. 4. The Real-World Experience. 5. The Flexibility. Think we missed a pivotal STEM benefit of teaching STEM?

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