Robot Lab
APRIL 12, 2023
By Devin Partida Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) make the world go round. It drives everything from medicine to spaceflight, enriching everyone’s lives and securing the future. If your students need further proof of STEM’s importance, here are several reasons it’s so valuable.
Chillax Science
APRIL 9, 2023
Do you have a pile of recyclable paper, such as mail, that ends up in the trash can or shredder? If you do, I have the perfect opportunity to turn all that paper into a fun STEM activity for the whole family! In this blog post, we dive into the history and science of paper making, and then I share how to make a simple kind of paper. This paper will be perfect for scrapbooking or letter writing.
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Middle Web
APRIL 12, 2023
To avoid having movies and parties consume valuable learning time during the last weeks of school, teacher educator Curtis Chandler suggests ways to celebrate and solidify knowledge gained during the year. Tips for new teachers and veterans, including a list from ChatGPT-4. The post Don’t Waste the Precious Weeks at School’s End first appeared on MiddleWeb.
All About STEM
APRIL 13, 2023
If you are looking to find out more about apprenticeships and the opportunities on offer, then take a look at these Amazing Employers! Amazing Apprenticeships has a one-stop click-to-view collection of employers and their available apprenticeships. You can filter the range by area of interest and can search by employer name.
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.
ED Surge
APRIL 12, 2023
I rarely see authentic or endearing stories in the media that show the impact teachers and students have on each other. While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students.
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Accelerate Learning
APRIL 14, 2023
When you’re looking to introduce or review a math concept, use warm-ups at the beginning of class to get students engaged and ready to dive into the class lesson. In just 5-10 minutes, students can complete a warm-up activity that gets them thinking about math and having fun right at the start of the period. It’s a great way to shift students into a math mindset and immediately engage them.
All About STEM
APRIL 13, 2023
“Careers Hubs bring together schools, colleges, employers, and apprenticeship providers in local areas across England. The goal is to make it easier for schools and colleges to improve how they prepare young people for their next steps.” Careers Hubs are organised as partnerships between The Careers & Enterprise Company and institutions with a stake in local economic growth.
ED Surge
APRIL 13, 2023
What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? That’s the privileged question that officials at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have been mulling over for the last two years, and this month they announced some answers. The result is a new nonprofit named Axim Collaborative, and its focus will be on serving learners that higher education has historically left behind.
Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 12, 2023
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today I showed seventh graders Chat GPT-4. We are writing ebooks, and the original topic of conversation was how we could use AI to be more creative. But when I realized that many didn't know anything about this tool, we took a trip into my GPT-4 account since they are not old enough to get their own account.
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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.
Accelerate Learning
APRIL 14, 2023
In today’s information age, we all want to claim we’re data-literate, but what does that really mean?
All About STEM
APRIL 12, 2023
The Nuffield Research Placements programme provides engaging, hands-on research projects, where Year 12 students have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation. Students take part via a well-supervised but independent research collaboration relating to an area of science, quantitative social science, computing, technology, engineering or maths (or a.
ED Surge
APRIL 11, 2023
The breaking point for Julie Sherlock was a literal one. The elementary music teacher was burned out and so very tired, following years of feeling increasingly overburdened and bulldozed by students and administrators alike. But it wasn’t until she broke her leg last spring that she knew it was time to call it quits. Sherlock was walking down the school hallway, carrying her heated-up lunch back to her classroom to eat, when a student called out to her with a question.
Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 10, 2023
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we share a must-listen podcast for educators who want to help their students succeed financially. With April being financial literacy month, there's no better time to tune in and learn how to integrate financial literacy into your curriculum. This show's guest is financial literacy expert Brian Page.
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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!
Middle Web
APRIL 10, 2023
Teachers are feedback machines – “we do it all day long!” – writes classroom teacher and popular blogger Larry Ferlazzo. Here he focuses on ways to give feedback that’s particularly effective at enhancing students’ sense of competence and encouraging intrinsic motivation. The post What Kinds of Feedback Motivate Students Best? first appeared on MiddleWeb.
All About STEM
APRIL 12, 2023
Give your learners the chance to run their computer programs in space! The European Astro Pi Challenge offers young people the amazing opportunity to conduct investigations in space by writing computer programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers aboard the International Space Station. The Missions: Mission Zero – 1 Hour – Primary & Secondary School Children (Suitable for Beginners) Mission Zero.
ED Surge
APRIL 12, 2023
In an education landscape awash in technology, what impact could something as analog as a coloring book make? Especially for youngsters diving headlong into computer programming with an organization like Black Girls Code. The “Black Girls Code the Future” coloring book was created by Nia Asemota, a New York University student and mentor with the nonprofit Black Girls Code.
Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 13, 2023
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Steve Dembo is a teacher. As a pioneer in Web 2.0, he's been teaching Artificial Intelligence to his Computer Science students for years. It is no surprise, he's already speaking about Generative AI. I couldn't attend his recent keynote in Chicago so, for today's 80 Days of AI and Hi Feature, here's Steve Dembo talking about Generative AI.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 9, 2023
Innovative educators understand the importance of leveraging solutions to address the diverse needs of our students and foster a dynamic learning environment. One such tool is CuriPod , a platform that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to instantly create tailored slide decks for teachers, offering personalized, engaging, and effective learning opportunities for our students.
All About STEM
APRIL 11, 2023
International Plant Appreciation Day takes place on April 13 2023, so it’s the perfect time to head outside and appreciate our green earth. Your learners can celebrate Plant Appreciation Day with CREST and learn how to nurture nature and protect our planet. Plants provide us with oxygen, food, fibre, shelter, medicine, fuel and more (not forgetting their beauty).
ED Surge
APRIL 10, 2023
DETROIT — A fleet of vans and a bus picked up dozens of students and dropped them off at the Downtown Boxing Gym here on a chilly Monday afternoon in March. Inside the spacious facility, students learn more than just how to throw a jab or perform pushups and plank exercises. From athletics and academics to enrichment classes in other fields like cooking and graphic design, the programming is primarily driven by student interests, and staffers say that’s the big draw for kids to come — and keep c
Futurum
APRIL 11, 2023
Controlling machines from afar Published: Industrial machines are at the heart of today’s economy and society, but training people to use them is a challenge. It is not possible for many students to be physically present to operate such machines, including learners in rural areas or those without access to transportation. Based at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in the US, Dr Justin Starr ’s PRAISE-ET programme is changing this by providing remote access to industrial and scient
CoderZ
APRIL 13, 2023
Game play is almost always synonymous with the fun and joy that forms our core memories as children, and much of our entertainment as adults. On the flipside, “learning” and “school” aren’t always considered fun. How many times have you heard a kid say, “ugh, but I don’t wanna go to school today”, or heard a parent say, “finish your homework and then you can play.
All About STEM
APRIL 11, 2023
Are you an Engineer that works in Climate, Renewables or Sustainability? Got Time to Give? Support Energy Quest! Do you have time to give? STEM Learning is streaming a 30-minute webinar on the 20th April at 1pm to showcase Energy Quest volunteering opportunities. “We are looking for ambassadors to support Energy Quest in their mission to help secondary students aged 11-14 find out all about.
ED Surge
APRIL 14, 2023
Jade’s face peered out at me through the Zoom window, one of 25 faces in an elementary music class that recently went fully remote during the pandemic. Although Jade was only in the fifth grade, she had decided, like many others her age, that she was not into music. Trying to motivate students to learn music during the pandemic was tough, and for a young, new music teacher like myself who wanted all of his students to be engaged in class, Jade presented a challenge.
Middle Web
APRIL 9, 2023
“And the winner is… Moose on the Loose!” Students cheered and lined up at the ice cream cart for a scoop – a product of collaboration, market research, and community partnerships. Middle school teacher leader Jeny Randall shares the story of a successful business elective. The post Kids Loved Our Tasty Middle School Elective first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Box Light
APRIL 11, 2023
What started as a means for remote learning during school closures, MimioConnect has become an interactive teaching and learning platform for any learning environment. With its rich collection of tools, features, and pre-made lessons, MimioConnect is versatile and customizable so that teachers can plan activities and lessons that meet the unique needs of their students and/or classes.
All About STEM
APRIL 11, 2023
Fully funded school visits worth £800 are offered for students, teachers, and families to experience a Royal Institution Science in Schools day! On the 3rd of May, applications open for free full-day school visits from one of the Royal Institution’s professional presenters. The day includes curriculum-linked science shows for students, a practical science CPD session for teachers.
ED Surge
APRIL 11, 2023
This article is a partial transcript of an episode of the EdSurge Podcast. For the full interview, listen here. The pandemic has led to big questions about the value of higher education, and that has been especially true of liberal arts colleges. And some of the most powerful critiques have come from within. add caption here Perhaps the best example is a book written by two longtime professors called “The Post-Pandemic Liberal Arts College: A Manifesto for Reinvention.
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