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20 Online Resources About Digital Storytelling

Ask a Tech Teacher

Digital storytelling is a modern form of storytelling that uses digital tools and multimedia elements to craft and convey narratives. It blends traditional storytelling with digital technologies, allowing stories to be told through various digital formats, including videos, podcasts, blogs, social media, interactive websites, and multimedia presentations.

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A Fifth of Students at Community College Are Still in High School

ED Surge

Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. Others stay right at their own secondary schools and learn from high school teachers who deliver college-course lessons.

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KS1 Webinar: Meet a STEM Ambassador! (Nuclear)

All About STEM

Teachers – In this free 30-minute webinar from STEM Learning, you and your KS1 class will have the opportunity to meet a STEM Ambassador who works within the nuclear industry and hear all about their job and what nuclear energy is. After the STEM Ambassador has presented, participating classes can put questions to them for the remaining time.

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Effective Climate Communication: Free PDF Resource

Teach Science for All

This FREE resource for communicating about climate science from Meghan Wise popped up in my LinkedIn feed and it seemed like a great climate education resource to share here.

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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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How to Keep Communication Alive: Teachers, Students & Caregivers 

STEM Discovery Education

To create a cohesive student support team, teachers and family members must come together to encourage students throughout their educational journey. Open communication is a top priority for teachers, as they search for strategies to increase communication and keep families engaged throughout the school year. The DE Team asked members of the Discovery Educator Network to […] The post How to Keep Communication Alive: Teachers, Students & Caregivers appeared first on Discovery Educatio

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LCR Careers Hub: Creating Careers Resources

All About STEM

The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub offers over 80 resources in their employer series, Creating Careers. Creating Careers allows students to explore some of the exciting and interesting career pathways Liverpool City Region has to offer. Each film includes student resources to complete before, during and after each session.

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New to Teaching Grades 4-6? Try These Ideas

Middle Web

So much to do! As teachers in grades 4-6 enter their first classrooms, Kathleen Palmieri offers keys to getting started. She includes accessing mentors, keeping track of planning, Google tools, engaging students, finding sources for class libraries and décor, and self-care. The post New to Teaching Grades 4-6? Try These Ideas first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Multimodal Learning in STEAM Education: Enhancing Instruction and Engagement

Box Light

The integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) education in all facets of classroom instruction has become crucial for equipping digital natives with the skills needed to thrive in the rapidly expanding tech job market.

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Growing Up, I Hated Science. Now, I Help My Students Discover the Magic in It.

ED Surge

The first day of high school is usually filled with icebreakers, like the classic, two truths and a lie. Two truths and one lie I often share with my class are: I am a physics teacher I hate science I love dogs The lie, unfortunately, is that I love dogs — they’re fine; I’m just not a pet person. In this case, I really am a physics teacher who, at one point , hated science; in fact, I spent the better part of the past decade trying to escape it.

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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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Results Day: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships Explained!

All About STEM

As well as being your go-to for apprenticeship vacancies and resources, Amazing Apprenticeships offer a host of information on higher & degree apprenticeships too! Higher and degree apprenticeships combine work with study and on-the-job training in a higher education setting (such as a university).

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What Students Want to Remember

Defined Learning

Nili Bartley, personalized learning coach and former teacher in Massachusetts, reflects on her experience as an educator, what she actively works to provide and instill in her students, and the profound impacts teachers and education can have. She discusses a classroom exercise where she had her students write letters to their future selves and the lasting impact it had on her and her students.

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Driving Equity and Inclusion through Integrated STEAM Education

Box Light

Many educators struggle to meet the needs of diverse learners. Success demands more than traditional instruction; it requires an integrated approach that ensures equity and inclusion for students of all backgrounds and abilities.

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The 4 Dimensions of Educator Wellness [Infographic]

ED Surge

Educator wellness is more than buzzwords. Living a well-balanced and fully engaged life is essential for building a safe, supportive and collaborative school culture that positively impacts both student achievement and teacher retention. Learn the 4 dimensions of educator wellness and how they can help strengthen work-life balance and teacher efficacy.

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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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Complete CREST Awards at Home! (3-19)

All About STEM

“CREST projects are a fantastic way for children and young people to be engaged in fun science and engineering activities at home!” During a CREST Award project, learners take on the roles of scientists, researchers, engineers and designers to pursue their own ideas.

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STEM Everyday #272 | PBL and Tapas? | feat. Tara Koehler & John Sammon

STEM Everyday Podcast

Tara Koehler and John Sammon have been educators in New York for over 20 years. From their roles in classrooms to their current roles as instructional coaches, they don’t lead from the sidelines. They get right in the game with the teachers to help them incorporate STEM, STEAM, and PBL in practical and efficient ways. In addition to their classroom work, they provide PD with STEAM learning, steammachinepd.com , and just wrote a book outlining their best ideas for PBL, The Tapas Approach t

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Low Prep Math Activities to Start the Year Right!

Middle Web

Michelle Russell knows the back-to-school rush. So this year she’s found first weeks activities that are low on preparation and high on introducing math, sharing fun, setting the tone for the year, and helping students feel comfortable. Best of all: she shares her favorite finds! The post Low Prep Math Activities to Start the Year Right! first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Climate Mental Health Network: Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in the Climate Crisis

Teach Science for All

The other day I was hunting for different climate education resources and I found an interesting climate emotions wheel activity. That acri it’s eventually led me to a powerful site called the Climate Mental Health Network.

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Biology Week: National Spelling Bee

All About STEM

Teachers! Your students can enter The Royal Society of Biology National Spelling Bee! “Literacy is a key factor in an individual’s success in Science exams and during a pupil’s journey with learning science they encounter a huge number and variety of new words.

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Celebrate National Aviation Day in Your Classroom

STEM Education Works

Every August 19th, National Aviation Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the incredible achievements in aviation history and inspire students with the possibilities of flight. This day not only commemorates the advancements in technology and engineering but also highlights the spirit of innovation and exploration that drives the field of aviation.

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Engage All Students with Offbeat Math Problems

Middle Web

"Try It! Math Problems for All" by Jerry Kaplan is just what math teachers want: a collection of offbeat, open-ended problems, riddles and brain teasers to engage the most reluctant student. Math teacher Michael Hernandez can't wait to lure in his middle schoolers this fall. The post Engage All Students with Offbeat Math Problems first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Supporting Productive Uncertainty in Elementary Science | Investigations Project

Teach Science for All

The Investigations Project represents the work of several partners committed to supporting productive uncertainty and construction of evidence-based explanations in elementary science. The project and website contain several helpful resources for elementary science instruction.

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Biology Week 2024: Resources & Ideas!

All About STEM

Planning for the new school year? The Royal Society of Biology has announced that Biology Week 2024 will take place from the 7th to the 11th of October!

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Bridging Sports and STEM: Exciting Free Activity Ideas for the 2024 Paris Olympics

STEM for Kids

Raleigh, North Carolina USA 8/5/2024 In celebration of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, STEM For Kids is delighted to announce the release of a document of activity ideas tailored for teachers. This free resource aims to inspire educators with engaging and educational activities to commemorate the Summer Olympics. The activity ideas document offers a diverse range of STEM-based activities suitable for students in grades K-8.

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First Grade Activity for International Dot Day

Carly and Adam

International Dot Day, celebrated every year on September 15th, is a day that encourages creativity, courage, and collaboration across the globe. Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' book The Dot , this special day invites everyone to embrace their creativity, no matter how small or simple the start may be. In The Dot , a young girl named Vashti discovers her artistic potential with the simple act of making a dot on paper, which leads her to explore and grow her creativity.

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Explore NSTA Journal’s ClimeTime Issue for Climate Education Tools

Teach Science for All

As some of you know- several of the partners in the ClimeTime network in Washington state have just been featured in an issue of the NSTA journal- Connected Science Learning. Not with one article…but with every article in the issue!

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LCR Careers Hub: Creating Careers Resources

All About STEM

The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub offers over 80 resources in their employer series, Creating Careers. Creating Careers allows students to explore some of the exciting and interesting career pathways Liverpool City Region has to offer. Each film includes student resources to complete before, during and after each session.

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Recycle Your Mobile Phone

Scientix

CC-BY, provided by author Circular economy, recycling, climate change… These are just some of the topics frequently discussed today at different levels and in different contexts. Talking about them is certainly important, but even more important is to take action! In particular, the involvement of young people is strategic to achieving some of the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

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Do Schools Kill Creativity? Exploring the Role of Technology in Education to Foster Innovation

Stem Education News

The post Do Schools Kill Creativity? Exploring the Role of Technology in Education to Foster Innovation appeared first on STEMpedia.