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Seven Fun Math Activities for the Summer Break

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Summer can be a challenging time not just for parents but kids. They are accustomed to cerebral challenges that keep them motivated and summer arrives with its sports, naps, and vacations. If your kids miss the thrill of problem-solving or if you worry about them sliding backward without the mental exercise that is integral to school, ORIGO has come up with seven fun math activities that use a blend of popular math apps and everyday activities (like cooking) to fill the summer break with the exc

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US Secretary DeVos’ statement to the International Congress on Vocational & Professional Training

CTE Learning

US DOE In today’s reality, anything you bring up or mention about any statement made by any politician or appointee seems to be spun back to some political stance by whoever is quoting said politician or appointee. I am not making a political statement. However, I am trying to spark a conversation about CTE and STEM education. Regardless whether you are Red, Blue, Purple or Grey, I believe that when it comes to education, the mantra must be “do what is right.

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#NYCSchoolsTechChat: Teacher Report Cards! June 7th at 7 p.m. EST

The Innovative Educator

Join us for our monthly #NYCSchoolsTechChat on Thursday, June 7th where we'll be giving ourselves a report card: How do you think you did this year? Join the #NYCSchoolsTechChat as we discuss the good, bad, and the ugly from the 2017/18 school year. #NYCSchoolTech teacher Eileen Lennon moderates with me throwing in my two cents. You can prepare for the conversation by thinking about answers to these questions: Chat details are below: Date: Thursday, June 7 Time: 7:00 pm Topic: #NYCSchoolsTech Su

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STEMx to be represented at White House summit

STEMx

As the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy begins to re-frame a new STEM Education Strategic Plan, Director Wes Hall will be in the room, representing STEMx. Read the full post from Battelle announcing the participation of STEMx and other Battelle networks in the meeting. Battelle STEM Experts to Attend White House Meeting. Science, technology, engineering and math serve as the foundation for .

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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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Look what’s new at Zapzapmath

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You’ve probably read my reviews of Zapzapmath and Zap Zap Kindergarten Math, as well as the constant updates they make to their free (and freemium) app. This gamified math ecosystem is popular with students because it’s fun and teachers because it ties into many national and international standards (like Common Core). Its format is colorful and engaging, music lively, and layout intuitive.

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5 Favorite Apps for Summer Learning

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Summer has a reputation for being nonstop relaxation, never-ending play, and a time when students stay as far from “learning” as they can get. For educators, those long empty weeks result in a phenomenon known as “Summer Slide” — where students start the next academic year behind where they ended the last. “…on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning…” ( Brookings ).

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World Environment Day: Living Responsibly with Nature

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World Environment Day is June 5th. Catherine Ross, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has some great suggestions on how to celebrate that with children and students in a way that shows th em how to be responsible stewards for the only planet we have. I think you’ll enjoy her article: We live in a millennium where technology has disrupted many of the traditional systems and ways.

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What You Might Have Missed in May

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Here are the most-read posts for the month of May: How to Wrap up Tech for the School Year. Touch-Typing: Rote vs Integrated Learning or Rote and Integrated Learning? Kiddom’s Content Library Makes Differentiation Faster Than Ever. Positive focus; Positive behaviors. EdTech Magazine’s 50 Must-read K-12 IT Blogs. 10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year. 5 Best Websites for IELTS Exam Prep.

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