Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 28, 2017
Lately, when I join technology education forums, one of the most talked-about webtools is Microsoft Sway. Though fairly new, Sway has taken over classroom production of visual presentations because the result is visually appealing while minimizing the amount of time students spend formatting a project, giving them lots more time to research and write.
Educators Technology
JULY 11, 2017
July 11, 2017 This is our first post in a series of posts which will be dedicated entirely to educational iPad apps to use with high school students. Today's list, we curated from iTunes app store,read more.
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User Generated Education
JULY 8, 2017
This is my third summer offering maker education summer camps as part of a bigger program at a local school. During mornings (9 to 12 with a half hour recess), campers, grades Kindergarten through 6th grade, can choose from one of four enrichment classes: art, drama, games, foreign languages, computers, and in my case, maker camps. During the afternoons, all campers get together for typical camp activities – fun and games, field trips, water sports, silly competitions.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 2, 2017
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference provides a great platform to learn and connect with fellow educators.if you are white. Like other tech conferences, ISTE lacked adequate representation of blacks and latinos in both attendees and presenters. Those present were not reflective of the public school students educators like me serve in places like New York City.
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.
Jay Flores
JULY 31, 2017
“Societies get the best of what they celebrate.” The first time I heard Dr. Woodie Flowers, professor at MIT and one of the founders of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) , say those words, I sat for a moment and let it sink in. We celebrate fame and fortune. We celebrate sport. And we celebrate winning. But what about a fun competition where you gain a valuable skill?
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Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 24, 2017
I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of
Educators Technology
JULY 13, 2017
July , 2017 This is the second post in a series of posts dedicated entirely to educational apps to use with high school students. The previous list was about math apps. Today's collection features a.read more.
Informed K12
JULY 25, 2017
From the Los Angeles Times , the California Department of Education on Wednesday officially defined an "ineffective" teacher as an individual who is improperly assigned or does not have a proper credential. The move comes in response to ESSA requirements for states to report on whether or not disadvantaged students have a higher proportion of unqualified teachers.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 19, 2017
#NYCSchoolsTech teacher Eileen Lennon took the post I wrote on tips for connecting at education conferences and turned it into this beautiful infographic which we will share with participants at our upcoming #NYCSchoolsTech Summit. Check it out and I hope it provides some good ideas for your next learning event.
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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.
Jay Flores
JULY 31, 2017
When you were a kid sitting in class, do you remember how many times you had to hear something before you remembered it? What I remember was not how long it took me to learn something, but how quickly I could forget it after the bell rang. Coming back after a break was brutal. There's a reason that happens. Research on adults in company training classes shows that within one hour, people forget an average of 50 percent of the information presented.
STEMx
JULY 25, 2017
August 16, 2017: 4-5 pm EST. Register. The Army Education Outreach Program, or AEOP, is the Army’s platform for advancing STEM education and literacy through STEM experiences, internships and competitions. From solar car competitions to bringing teachers into military research facilities, the program is very broad. More than 31,000 participants benefited from AEOP just last year.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 19, 2017
Orton-Gillingham started over seventy years ago as an instructional approach intended for those with difficulty reading, spelling, and writing, like what children experience in dyslexia. Sometimes, teachers recognized the special needs of a reading-challenged student, but just as often, it was blamed on disinterest or lack of effort, leaving the child to conclude s/he “just wasn’t good at reading.” When those same children were taught to read using the Orton-Gillingham (O-G) ap
Educators Technology
JULY 14, 2017
July 14, 2017 Here is a collection of some good educational iPad apps to help you with the teaching/learning of physics. This collection is specifically curated for high school students and teachers.read more.
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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!
Informed K12
JULY 25, 2017
School districts are drowning in paperwork. Ask most school or district employees what they dread most, and there’s a good chance that paperwork will be close to the top of the list for teachers, principals, school site secretaries and district admins.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 16, 2017
Innovative educators who are fortunate enough to present at or attend an education event, have a moral imperative to share what they are learning beyond that day and that building. There is a whole community out there thirsty for the knowledge that you had the opportunity to receive. A powerful way to share learning is by livestreaming using Periscope.TV.
PHYSICS! BLOG!
JULY 6, 2017
This past year, my school was transitioning to a new 4-year curriculum. To help get it started, I taught 2 sections of the new first year course: Modeling Chemistry. It was the first time the class was happening, my first (and probably last) time teaching chemistry, and there weren’t a lot of other 9th grade chemistry models to use. We aimed to do the first 8 units, and we did the first 7.
STEMx
JULY 14, 2017
Last year, I traveled to Denver for the 2016 NSTA STEM Forum with a mission: Evaluate whether this conference could be a good fit for STEMx members to join. I left Colorado impressed. More than 1,000 attendees had participated and I’d met an enthusiastic coalition of STEM educators. But our team wanted to do more than just attend. Working with David Evans, president of NSTA (and member of the STEMx Advisory Board), and his team, we built a plan for 2017.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 31, 2017
Visit my store over at Teachers Pay Teachers and get huge savings on almost all of the Structured Learning education resources! Date: August 1st-2nd. Go on over quick–it isn’t a long sale!
Educators Technology
JULY 5, 2017
July 5, 2017 For those of you teaching in middle school, below is a collection of some useful apps to help students learn grammar and improve their spelling skills. The apps provide games, lessons,read more.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 12, 2017
Mathigon is a fantastic new site that I just found out about from the amazing educator Kelly Tenkely. Mathagon is an innovative interactive textbook that reminds me of something an educator would create in iBooks Author. This textbook acts as a personal tutor that lets students actually interact w/ problems, shapes, equations, etc to better learn concepts.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 5, 2017
When I returned from the International Society for Technology Educators ( #ISTE17 ), I shared in an article that I was disappointed in the lack of diversity in I experienced. It’s important to notice a problem. It’s even more important to determine solutions to address that problem. As a result, I challenged myself and others to come up with strategies to invite diversity.
User Generated Education
JULY 24, 2017
I work part-time with elementary learners – with gifted learners during the school year and teaching maker education camps during the summer. The one thing almost all of them have in common is yelling out, “I can’t do this” when the tasks aren’t completed upon first attempts or get a little too difficult for them. I partially blame this on the way most school curriculum is structured.
STEMx
JULY 6, 2017
Statewide nonprofit Washington STEM conducts a statewide survey every other year to determine support from Washington voters for issues surrounding STEM education. During this webinar, you’ll hear about the reasons behind the poll, steps Washington STEM took to partner with a contractor to develop questions and carry out the poll, and applications for poll results.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 7, 2017
Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach K-8 math skills that are tied to many national standards (like Common Core). Its format is colorful and engaging, the music lively, and the space-themed layout exactly right for the age group. The over 150 games are fast-paced and interactive and cover over 180 math topics. Students direct their learning with an avatar (called a ‘mathling’) that identifies their work and keeps them engaged.
Jay Flores
JULY 31, 2017
We have more open jobs in fields related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) than we have people to fill those jobs. And every day, the gap widens. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be 9.2 million jobs in STEM fields by 2020, and the rate of STEM field job growth will outpace overall job growth by nearly double.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 12, 2017
Sketch Nation the simple to use mobile (iOS/Android) app/site for creating games recently updated their lesson plan ideas page. This is a great place for educators to go to find ways on how to integrate Sketch Nation into their classroom. These lesson ideas focus on a wide variety of subjects such as: Coding, History, Math, and more. Sketch Nation makes it a seamless way to introduce STEM into their classroom in a fun and engaging way.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 23, 2017
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 digital anthropologist Rahaf Harfoush is our keynote speaker. which makes it hard to choose and even hard
User Generated Education
JULY 2, 2017
Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education. Makerspaces like vocational shops and science labs are great additions to schools.
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