Educators Technology
JANUARY 9, 2021
Looking for some inspiration and motivation to boost your 'teaching morale'? The list below embeds some interesting reads to start with. These are memoirs written by teachers and educators.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 14, 2021
Getting ready for extra time with kids? Here are five great ideas that are energizing and motivating: 5 Fun Science Experiments Kids Can Do at Home. All children are born scientists. Until education – or spoilsport parents – ruins them. Kids have a natural curiosity that is insatiable due to their innate ability to get to the bottom of anything they set their minds on.
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Informed K12
JANUARY 12, 2021
What is your title, and how long have you worked here? My current title is Senior Support & Product Operations Manager. As of today, I have been 1.94 years at Informed K12!
Start-Engineering
JANUARY 14, 2021
Eric Iversen. STEM has left the building For a long time, advocates of STEM education have worked to bring STEM learning closer to students’ lives outside of school. This year, though, COVID has made STEM learning a part of students’ lives outside of school – and in the home – in ways nobody ever imagined or wanted. The move to at-home school abruptly air-dropped parents and children into a new teacher-student relationship with little guidance in how to make it all work in a home converted into
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.
Chillax Science
JANUARY 11, 2021
These Engineering Activities Will “Save the Day”! Is your child doing virtual school? Do you find your child wondering around the house in between zoom meetings and interrupting your zoom meetings too? If yes, you are not alone and I feel your pain as well. And if this is your situation, I have some activities that will “save the day” with little effort on your part.
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Magic EdTech
JANUARY 12, 2021
The Pandemic Impact: . If there were any lingering doubts about the importance of digital transformation to business longevity, the coronavirus has silenced all those critics. In a contactless world, schools and teachers should continue to impart learning even in crisis without physical interaction. While the transition to digital education was already in transit, what’s noteworthy here is that pre-Covid, the transition was more like a dimmer switch – which was slow and sporadic, and
Stem Activities for Kids
JANUARY 11, 2021
This guest post was written by Brian at Telescope Guide. Be sure to visit the site for all things astronomy related. Learning about astronomy, space, and our solar system can be super fun for kids with hands-on activities. It’s never too early to start introducing them to basic concepts. You can learn about the earth, sun, moon, planets, stars, and galaxies beyond.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
JANUARY 11, 2021
109: Mindset in the Classroom: What This Means for Teachers What does having a growth mindset mean in your classroom for you as the educator? We talk about growth mindset for our classroom with the terms of our students and what we want for our students, but what about ourselves? We want to teach our kids to see the big picture. We want them to better understand where they are in their learning process.
Starfish Education
JANUARY 11, 2021
The Electric Propulsion Innovation Challenge (EPIC) is a hands-on aerospace project for kids in grades 6-12. Each year, the game changes, but the premise remains the same- Form a team. The post 2021 EPIC STEM Game appeared first on Starfish Education.
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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.
Magic EdTech
JANUARY 10, 2021
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s Chief of Staff once said “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.”. Because of COVID-19, most professors and students suddenly found themselves forced to use technology as they teach and learn. Students and teachers all over the world resorted to online learning for the first time in March.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 11, 2021
Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. They include all the ebooks, videos, and other resources required so you don’t spend any more than what is required to register for the class. Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting.
STEMx
JANUARY 15, 2021
Q: Before we look ahead to 2021 with a new Congress and Administration, what were the most essential policy moments for STEM education in 2020? . . A: Because of the pandemic, Congress spent more time on relief and spending issues than on new STEM policy in 2020. Notably, the CARES Act, which passed back in the spring, established a new “Education Stabilization Fund.”. .
Magic EdTech
JANUARY 10, 2021
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s Chief of Staff once said “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.”. Because of COVID-19, most professors and students suddenly found themselves forced to use technology as they teach and learn. Students and teachers all over the world resorted to online learning for the first time in March.
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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!
Magic EdTech
JANUARY 10, 2021
For over two decades, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have become the standard for how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities. The most recent WCAG update was in June 2018 when WCAG 2.1 was released. WCAG 2.2 was initially scheduled to be released in November 2020 but is now expected in Summer 2021. The working draft of WCAG 2.2 covers a broad variety of digital accessibility recommendations.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 15, 2021
A great infographic done using Easelly: Made with Easelly infographic templates. @easel_ly. –Comments are closed but feel free to contact me via Twitter (@askatechteacher). More on game-based learning. Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching. Kid-created Games That Teach. New Ways to Gamify Learning. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.
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