Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 25, 2016
Rubrics are a well-accepted, even transformative tool for assessing student knowledge over a breadth of criteria. Their deep granular detail enables students to quickly understand what is expected of them, teachers to receive critical feedback on student learning, and both sides to benefit from an agile yet objective tool for measuring workflow competency.
CTE Learning
APRIL 24, 2016
“Even as the housing market recovers today, the construction industry is playing catch up. The National Association of Home Builders reports that, although the residential construction industry has gained more than 433,000 positions since the lowest low following the Great Recession, the industry remains more than 1 million workers short of the workforce seen at peak 2006 levels.
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The Innovative Educator
APRIL 24, 2016
I've shared how to write a killer Tweet , how to create a killer blog post , how to host a killer ed chat , and how to give a killer presentation. Today I will share how to create a killer school website. You can start by knowing what your site should include. Here is a checklist for evaluating school websites from the free “ School Website Planning Guide.
STEMx
APRIL 28, 2016
Today, we’re talking to Representative Wilson Stone of Kentucky. Rep. Stone is part of the inaugural class of STEMx Policy Fellows from across the country. They are spending the next two years learning from and with other policymakers from STEMx states to take new ideas back to their own community. Welcome Rep. Stone! What does it mean to you being a STEMx Policy Fellow?
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 27, 2016
Summer is coming, and so is Summer Keyboarding for Students ! If your students are looking for a summer keyboarding class to smooth out their rough edges, prepare them for next year’s increased tech demands, or get them started, this is the program for them. It’s online, one hour a day M-F for three weeks, with a wide variety of activities that keep keyboarding fun and challenging.
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The Innovative Educator
APRIL 28, 2016
Our nation spends a lot on educating its youth, yet it fails to allocate adequate resources to remove the three largest barriers to learning that innovative educators have to face day in and day out. These three barriers are responsible for the inability of teachers to update their practice and cause today’s students to remain stuck in the past once they enter school doors.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 26, 2016
I don’t write enough about special needs so when Rose contacted me with an article idea, I was thrilled. Rose Scott is a literary teacher who is interested in making education comfortable for students with special needs. Her dream is to help students explore their talents and abilities. You can follow her on Twitter: @ roserose_sc. In this article, Rose writes about a little-known problem that students may unknowingly suffer from that may make it look like they are plagiarising when–
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 29, 2016
Many of you are familiar with the award-winning free app called Zap Zap Math. I first learned about it through an email about their newly updated platform– …addictive math games. kids fall in love with math. free, higher order thinking games… I have to admit, I was intrigued. Not a lot of math apps can fulfill these claims. Could Zap Zap Math, with that zippy name, beautiful visual graphics, lively music, and the space theme, come through?
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 23, 2016
For the second week, the top story is a post that responds to a story about an uninformed school headmaster who mistakenly attributes his school’s success to the fact that he banned laptops. Read this story to find out why he was wrong. Next up is an oldie from 2011 makes its way to the top. Read it to discover some incredible assistive technologies for students.
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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.
Technology Tidbits
APRIL 28, 2016
Oncore is a free iPad app that acts as a learning management system for teachers. This simple to use app allows educators to track student behavior as well as assess students in real-time. The way this works is by uses color-coded data, to help educators visualize student's performance and help assess data. " By using the seating chart as the classroom interface, Oncore helps teachers collect color-coded, one-touch data on student learning, integrating formative assessment and feedback into thei
Technology Tidbits
APRIL 25, 2016
Sketch Nation is a wonderful free app (iOS/Android) and website for creating games. Sketch Nation reminds me of Pixel Press Floors but w/out the paper. All a student has to do is select their category of game (i.e. platform, jumping, etc) then draw their backgrounds/characters/items and let Sketch Nation do the rest. The advanced level editor will help students create more complex games and work on their STEM skills.
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