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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

For many, study of the human body starts in second grade with an introduction to what’s inside that stretchy, durable skin that coats our bodies. As students progress through school, they dig deeper into concepts of body systems, organs, cells, diseases, and the importance of good health. Whether schools classify these topics as ‘health’ or ‘science’, the importance of understanding the processes that allow us to survive can’t be overstated.

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CTE Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Thank you to the Regents of the University of California for the news that our iWD Web Design with Industry Certification Course has received their UC a-g approval. This course is special to our team as it was our first fully platform agile course we built. In particular, this course allows the students to not only complete this UC a-g STEM designated course using a Chromebook, iPad, Mac, PC, Android.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

I still remember standing at the chalkboard in Mrs. Kopald's fourth grade class diagramming a sentence. I had no idea what I was writing or why. I drew a straight line and all these branches and just wrote stuff on them. I didn't know what I was really doing and still don't know a past participle from a gerund or direct object. I felt similarly about iambic pentameter in high school which looked like this: × / × / × / / × × / (×) To be or not to be, | that is the question These wer

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STEMx

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Should your school district be teaching computer science? If so, at what grade level should you begin? In the. Bellevue School District. in Washington state, students are learning the subject from kindergarten up. We contacted Greg Bianchi, the district’s STEM curriculum developer as well as a project consultant with. Washington STEM. , for some insight: Q: How are you involved in the effort to incorporate computer science in K-12 classrooms?

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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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Here are ten of the top image tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: Photos For Class–Robust, Student-safe with built in citations. Quick Search for Plagiarized Images. What Online Images are Free? Where Can I Find Kid-safe Images? 5 Image Apps for your Classroom. My Picture’s a TIFF and the Program Needs a JPG. Wrap Text Around an Image. How to Move Pics Around in Documents.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Kids today are practically born with technology in their hands, but when should teachers and parents help those hands graduate from tapping, dragging, and swiping to home row and touch typing? Keyboarding skills are great to have because they save time and increase efficiency. What’s more, typing can be fun! It’s like a game. The time teach children to touch type is whenever they ask to learn.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

The newly enacted bipartisan. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). includes a flexible block grant program that will provide more hands-on learning for at-risk students, pay for these students to participate in STEM competitions, and bring other academic subjects, including the arts, into STEM subject programs. Join state leaders, teachers and STEM professionals for a webinar on the new federal education law and its impact on K-12 STEM education, Wednesday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Just an update for you on Haiku Deck Deck Classroom. The special introductory price (with access for a teacher and up to 150 students) will soon end. This is different from the traditional Haiku Deck slideshow tool which has become a staple in many lesson plans. Haiku Deck Classroom includes: All the features of Haiku Deck Pro for a teacher and his/her students : Unlimited presentation creation, advanced privacy settings, offline viewing and printing, YouTube video embedding, and more.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

MathMonsterZ is a super fun, new, free mobile (iOS/Android) app for basic Math skills (i.e. addition, subtraction, etc.). Users familiar w/ the popular card games Pokemon and Magic the Gathering will feel right at home w/ MathMonsterZ, as it follows the same pattern/theme. Students can play against their friends, teachers, or parents using the same device by taking turns trying to solve the equation.

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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.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

The post that takes the #1 spot for a second week provides an ethical response guide for When Students Ask: Can I Friend You ? Check out the post and the cool infographic created courtesy of @Eileen_Lennon. Taking the #2 spot for the first time is a post that is great for teachers to share with parents as back-to-school nights are on the horizon. It provides ideas for ways to grow learning and strengthen relationships with a #DeviceFreeDinner all week long.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

When I teach professional development classes, by far the topic that surprises teachers the most is the legal use of online images. And they’re not alone. On my blog, in educator forums, and in the virtual meetings I moderate, there’s lots of confusion about what can be grabbed for free from online sites and what must be cited with a linkback, credit, author’s name, public domain reference, or even as little as an email from the creator giving you permission.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

I follow a lot of tech ed forums (like Larry Ferlazzo , Richard Byrne , and Alice Keeler ) as a way of keeping up with tech ed trends and what teachers are using in their classrooms. The last few months, it’s been Thinglink. I’ve received more than a handful of questions about this multimedia webtool on my Ask a Tech Teacher Q&A column and it’s popped up in many education discussions about inquiry assessments and year-end summatives.

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