Defined Learning
APRIL 18, 2022
The profound disruptions to traditional schooling over the past two years leave educators with unique opportunities to redefine school. Though it may be tempting to try to teach faster to "catch up" on missed content, we contend that the best course of action is to slow down and go into greater depth to ensure that students learn the most important ideas and skills deeply and are able to apply them in meaningful ways.
ED Week
APRIL 21, 2022
A new report found that cultivating students' sense of belonging helps encourage underrepresented students to enroll in AP STEM courses.
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ED Surge
APRIL 18, 2022
As we navigate the roadmap drawn by COVID-19, we know there will continue to be accelerated digital transformation and rapid innovation of education intended to positively impact student outcomes in 2022. This will take many forms, from institutions evolving their operations to students optimizing their learning with technology to caregivers connecting directly with their children’s education through edtech services.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 20, 2022
This is a common complaint in my grad school classes. Yes, teachers know students don’t have all of the skills they need for the technology required in education, but who has time to teach it? Newsweek has an interesting article addressing exactly that: How Schools Can Find the Time To Teach Digital Literacy Skills. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer science jobs are projected to grow 13% between 2020 and 2030.
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.
Educators Technology
APRIL 16, 2022
City Guesser is a geography based quiz game designed to test users geography knowledge. The way City Guesser works is simple: you are provided with a short video footage of a specific location and.read more.
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ED Surge
APRIL 19, 2022
At the end of March, I had the honor of representing the Community College of Aurora and providing testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development. The hearing , titled “Skill, Upskill, and Reskill: Analyzing New Investments in Workforce Development,” provided an opportunity for our country’s leaders to hear firsthand from educators, researchers and business leaders regarding the impact of coll
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 21, 2022
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Create a Macro. Category: MSO, Problem-solving, Keyboarding.
Educators Technology
APRIL 21, 2022
Happy Numbers is an educational platform that offers individualized math instruction to Pre-K to grade 5 students. Using gamified exercises, students explore the world of math with the help of.read more.
Cool Cat Teacher
APRIL 17, 2022
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. World language teachers can have challenges with teaching students. Particularly when many want to use technology translators instead of learning the language. However, Rachelle Dene Poth has experience engaging and exciting students in her Spanish classroom From building relationships to using technology, she shares how Spanish teachers can engage students in learning.
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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.
ED Surge
APRIL 19, 2022
One big theme in education-innovation circles is that the professional world is changing faster than ever, and so schools and colleges must adjust how they teach to meet those needs. One college in St. Louis, Maryville University, is embracing that argument in a big way by revamping its curriculum and even changing its business model to include options like a subscription model—with the goal of helping its students get good jobs after graduation.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 18, 2022
Every year, the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22nd, a day the United Nations recognizes as International Mother Earth Day. It is a day to remind ourselves of the importance of clean air, fresh water, and unlittered land. It’s when we can all participate in making that happen rather than accepting the trash-filled oceans, the smoggy skies, and the debris-laden land that is becoming the norm in our lives.
Educators Technology
APRIL 18, 2022
Here is a collection featuring some of the best Android mind mapping apps. You can use them to capture your thoughts and organize your ideas into various visual modes. As I stated in a previous post.read more.
User Generated Education
APRIL 22, 2022
I have done a social entrepreneurship unit with three groups of gifted students, grades 3rd through 6th. It was one of my favorite units. ever, and from their reactions, I believe it was one of theirs, too. I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. The first part of this post explains some of the rationale for this project, and the second part describes the unit, itself.
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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!
ED Surge
APRIL 20, 2022
There’s plenty of interest among workforce experts about the potential of alternative credentials—like certificates, badges and apprenticeships—to help more people find better jobs without necessarily having to go to college. But in order for that to actually work, employers have to value those credentials. Many company leaders say that they do, as part of their efforts to reward skills , not just degrees.
STEMx
APRIL 20, 2022
Q: You are working with STEMx on a training series on pre-apprenticeship programs for schools. What is a pre-apprenticeship program? A: The U.S. Department of Labor defines pre-apprenticeship as a program or set of strategies designed to prepare individuals for entry into Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP) or other job opportunities. . . Youth pre-apprenticeships combine academic and technical classroom instruction with work experience that is directly linked with a RAP.
Educators Technology
APRIL 20, 2022
Geoguessr is a geography based game where players are randomly placed somewhere in the world on Google Street View and they need to use their navigational and search skills to find where they are.read more.
User Generated Education
APRIL 22, 2022
As I’ve discussed before, I offer electives to my 4th-6th grade GT students (see Offering Electives to Elementary Students ). They chose paper engineering. A few started making city structures. They then stated that they should make a city. I suggested that it be a sustainable city (Sustainable Development Goal 11). From there, the innovation, creativity, passion, fun, and final product exploded due to the efforts of the students.
ED Surge
APRIL 19, 2022
High textbook costs continue to prove a barrier to college for some students, with some studies showing that many students skip textbook purchases even if they worry it’ll harm their grades because of the price tag. These days low-cost alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, are getting a boost as a potential solution. Last week, for example, Lumen Learning, a company that sells low-cost OER textbooks and courseware, announced it received a $5 million grant from the Bill &
STEM Discovery
APRIL 19, 2022
a city guided tour animated by mBot and makey makey Continue reading → The post roBOtour: animated city guide made with models, mBot and Makey Makey appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.
Stem Geek
APRIL 21, 2022
The GIGIL Let It Grow experiment box is a well-designed set of experiments centered on plants and ecosystems. The kit includes five activities and experiments that do a nice job illustrating scientific concepts and experimental. The post GIGIL Box Review — Let It Grow, Let It Grow! appeared first on STEM Geek.
STEM Sport
APRIL 19, 2022
Kids interact with technology every day whether it be in the classroom or at home. However, this constant contact does not necessarily mean they are knowledgeable about tech or have a passion for it. Tech kits are a great way to get your kids interested in technology in a way that is as fun as educational. In this article, we will highlight some of the best tech gifts for your kids that are engaging, thought-provoking, and easy to use!
Defined Learning
APRIL 20, 2022
As you are winding down your school year, it is a great time to think about ways to end the year with exciting and engaging learning for all your students. Deep learning has become a buzzphrase in many school districts and is really not a new type of pedagogy. It began with Socrates in ancient times, where he crafted learning experiences for his students that were relevant, needed them to master a skill or content, and required them to communicate, collaborate, be creative, and use their critica
Futurum
APRIL 21, 2022
Is virtual reality an effective learning tool for young children? Professor Corinna Martarelli , based at UniDistance Suisse in Switzerland, is the principal investigator of a project that seeks to determine whether realistic or fantastical information given in a virtual setting influences young children’s recall. The findings could have practical implications for education.
Box Light
APRIL 20, 2022
In this lesson Meredith Williams, Boxlight MimioMaster, shares how she used the MyStemKits Cells: Plant Kit and Cells: Animal Kit to help her students review key concepts.
Middle Web
APRIL 17, 2022
Culturally Responsive Teaching is not a fad. It’s not one more thing we have to do for multilinguals, writes Tan Huynh. It’s a way of designing instruction for ML/EL/ESL learners that's grounded in the assets of students, their families, and their communities. The post 5 Principles of Culturally Responsive Teaching first appeared on MiddleWeb.
STEM Education Shopping
APRIL 18, 2022
We all know the full form of STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM is very important for the upcoming generation because it surrounds every part of our daily life. By uncovering Stem to kids from an early age and in a fun and enjoyable way, we are stimulating them to be passionate about these areas. This in turn will encourage children and open up their minds to taking STEM as their career option in the future.
Futurum
APRIL 19, 2022
What did human communities look like 20,000 years ago? Much of the evidence of past human activities has perished over time – which is why the work of Dr Lisa Maher , at the University of California , and Dr Danielle Macdonald , at the University of Tulsa , in the US, is extremely important. Using artefacts left by humans living 20,000 years ago, they are giving us an insight into how one of the earliest societies lived.
Online Math for All
APRIL 16, 2022
How to Find Expansion of Logarithmic Functions - Concept - Examples
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