Middle Web
MAY 2, 2022
The more students interact with the rubric, the more ownership they take over it, writes Megan Kelly. Once they feel empowered by the rubric, they can use it as a tool to accomplish their goals rather than a means of judgment, putting them on the same team as the teacher. The post Rubrics: 5 Go-to Ways to Engage Students first appeared on MiddleWeb.
STEM for Kids
MAY 4, 2022
Morrisville, NC, and Katy, TX USA 05/04/2022. After almost 20 years of making his mark in the financial industry by working for Merrill Lynch, UBS, and starting his own firm in 2011, Tyre Post is an expert in wealth management, providing wholistic financial advise to help clients grow and protect their assets. Once Tyre had his twins, he knew then that it was time to do something to positively impact the lives of children.
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ED Surge
MAY 2, 2022
The University of Iowa recently released the final report for its Future of Work@Iowa project. The project sought to “reimagine” how and where employees work after the pandemic, with a focus on “understanding the long-term potential for remote and hybrid work, flexible schedules, and other types of work arrangements”—arrangements it collectively calls “flexible work.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 6, 2022
Mother’s Day in the United States is annually held on the second Sunday of May. This year, that’s May 11th. It celebrates motherhood and it is a time to appreciate mothers and mother figures. Many people give gifts, cards, flowers, candy, a meal in a restaurant or other treats to their mother and mother figures, including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers.
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 30, 2022
Digipuzzle is a website that offers a wide variety of free online educational games for kids. These games target various skill areas from math and geography to science and human body. I spent some.read more.
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ED Surge
MAY 6, 2022
“Now is the time,” said a recent promotional email from Udemy, a library of online courses. The ad promised courses on coding websites and minting NFTs for cut rates as low as $13.99, but only during a two-day “flash sale.” Limited time offers like flash sales are just one example of the kinds of marketing gimmicks that have become common in the past few years as the internet has become flooded with online course providers promising to help people learn new skills to get ahead in their careers o
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 3, 2022
Here are the most-read posts for the month of April. National Library Week April 3-9. Preparing for College or Career. Long-Term Benefits of Bilingual Education. How to Become a Tech Teacher. Tech Tools for Reading Fluency. Assistive Technology in Colleges. Resources to Teach Taxes. How to Make a Program Easy to Find. 18 Easter Websites and Apps. Earth Day Classroom Activities.
Educators Technology
MAY 4, 2022
CodeMonkey is an online platform that offers coding courses and games to help users learn coding. While anyone interested in learning coding can use its materials, CodeMonkey's curriculum is.read more.
Accelerate Learning
MAY 5, 2022
All of us have had teachers that have touched our lives. For some of us, it’s been a few simple words of encouragement that conveyed a sense of empowerment; for others, it’s learning and discovery that blossomed into a lifelong passion or career. Each of us at STEMscopes has had these experiences and we wanted to share a few of them with you to show our appreciation this Teacher Appreciation Week.
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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
MAY 5, 2022
College Scorecard and its mountainous trove of data are ripe for providing insights about the value of a degree—if you can wade through it. We decided to dig into the data to see how colleges and programs stack up when it comes to earnings for recent grads and their pay-off later in graduates’ careers. And you can see how your favorite college or major stacks up as well with these four interactive charts.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 4, 2022
“Eighty-seven percent of teachers and 77% of parents agree teaching that inspires creativity has a bigger payoff for students” This according to Gallup research (To read more of the report, click here ). No one is surprised by this. Teachers and parents have long known that if students are engaged, they learn faster and remember more. Our Ask a Tech Teacher crew has some interesting thoughts on mainstreaming this in your classroom: How to Encourage Creativity in the Classroom: Best T
Educators Technology
MAY 2, 2022
Wordtune is an artificial intelligence-powered writing assistant that helps users improve their writing style. Wordtune understands the context of your writing and provides you with smart suggestions.read more.
EiE Blog
MAY 5, 2022
National Space Day is Friday, May 6th! Every year, the first Friday in May is dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary achievements, benefits, and opportunities in the exploration of space. To join in the celebration, check out these activities that show how science, engineering and math help us understand space!
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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
MAY 2, 2022
Unsolicited and ill-informed advice on how experts should do their job rarely lands well. Bearing that in mind, unless you've spent years in classrooms full of students, working against the demands of curriculum mandates, IEP or 504 modifications and state testing requirements, I implore you—each of my colleagues in edtech proffering your solutions to schools—to begin conversations by asking teachers what they need.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 5, 2022
If you attend edtech conferences, you know how motivating, energizing, and forward-thinking they are. I always come away feeling ready to use the latest and best edtech tools in my lesson plans. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, attended Spring CUE 22 in Palm Springs, California. Here are some of the great ideas he collected from colleagues and presenters: CUE 22 and Trending Edtech.
STEM Education Works
MAY 4, 2022
“May the Force be with you,” is a phrase that undoubtedly brings up memories of Star Wars (even if you aren’t a fan). With that being said, I am always looking at fun holidays and the science behind anything in our world. One of the ways I did this in the classroom was through a “Fun Fact of the Day.” These were quick, fun statements I would share with my kids, and then we’d have a discussion.
STEM Discovery
MAY 6, 2022
Phase 1 Coding unplugged Our project starts from building our robot to program. We call him Roby and Cody, is his programmer. Cody and Roby are the simplest tool to play with programming at any age even without a computer. … Continue reading → The post Coding and robotics with the Agenda 2030 appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.
ED Surge
MAY 4, 2022
It’s still popular to prize students who demonstrate “grit,” who overcome tough odds to become successful. It’s part of a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” ethos embedded in American mythology. But that narrative can work against efforts of educational equity, putting the onus on students to achieve, no matter what systemic obstacles are in their way.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 2, 2022
I posted this article last year, got lots of reads, so am republishing with some updates. I’ve included information about: How tech teachers are different than other teachers. Why tech and the teacher who manages it in your school has become more important than ever. How to talk to a tech teacher (hint: they’re a little different; heed these suggestions).
STEM Minds
MAY 3, 2022
In honour of Asian Heritage Month, we’d like to take some time to reflect on and celebrate the contributions of the Asian community to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). . When compared to their 6% share of overall employment across all occupations, Asian professionals are overrepresented in STEM jobs, accounting for 13% of those employed.
STEM Discovery
MAY 4, 2022
Our Happy Kids With STEM project aims to increase our students’ interest in science, technology, mathematics and engineering. Apart from this, it is aimed to train students who can think creatively, solve problems and have 21st century skills by integrating … Continue reading → The post Magnetic Spacecraft appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.
ED Surge
MAY 6, 2022
Keisha Bailey has been bringing her son to the home of Pam Childress, a home-based child care provider, since he was nine months old. Bailey is a nurse and her shifts start around 5 a.m., so she relies on Childress for after hours and overnight care. In January, the organization I lead, Home Grown, which supports home-based child care providers, interviewed Bailey.
Get Caught Engineering
MAY 5, 2022
Starting a marine science or STEM unit? Looking for a STEM theme for the beginning of summer? A STEM and Sea unit provides all that you need to capture the attention of your students! STEM and Sea provides a perfect learning unit at any time of year. Whether spring, summer fall or winter; whether a bay, a sound, or the ocean; adults and children alike are awed by the majesty and mystery of the sea.
Defined Learning
MAY 2, 2022
To help provide inspiration and new ideas fo r engaging your students, we’ve put together a list of articles that were written by some of our favorite trailblazing educato rs.
STEM Discovery
MAY 3, 2022
Abstract ?ebnem Gençtürk, a science teacher, conducted this study with 10 teachers and 78 students from 8 different schools.In the last few years, we have needed to explore and understand the power of nature more. We have volunteered to be … Continue reading → The post STEAM FOR GREEN NATURE appeared first on The STEM Discovery Campaign Blog.
ED Surge
MAY 4, 2022
These days, colleges are finding it hard to keep students coming through their doors. In what’s been described as the largest decline in a half-century, colleges have seen two-year enrollment losses of 5.1 percent or about 938,000 students, according to prominent estimates , which researchers describe as “frightening.” For university leaders, that means a fight to keep students.
ED Week
MAY 3, 2022
From California to Massachusetts to Puerto Rico, Latina educators are helping expand notions of what counts as "real" computer science.
EiE Blog
MAY 3, 2022
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! From Pre-K through graduation and beyond, in classrooms, out-of-school time and during informal learning moments, teachers help shape our understanding of the world around us. We couldn’t be more grateful for the work you do and the impact you have — from all of us at EiE, thank you!
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