Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 21, 2019

I’ll be taking a few weeks off–until after the New Year–to edit/format my website, work on projects with a deadline, prioritize life, and wish my two adult military children could come home to visit. I may drop in on you-all as you enjoy your holidays, but mostly I’ll be regenerating. I wish you a wonderful season, safe and filled with family.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

A few days ago, we featured 4 good web tools to help teachers and educators make the best of their collaborative team work and today we are re-featuring a collection of some of the best bookmarking.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Here is my annual list of best education videos. Youth Voice. As you’ll notice the first several are youth voices. “The power of youth is the common wealth of the entire world… No segment in society can match the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of young people.” Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders Monday, Sep. 23, for failing younger generations by not taking sufficient steps to stop climate chan

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Revolutionizing Tech: Girls and Students of Color Code at Maydm Event on Epic’s Campus. Students and mentors bring creativity to programming at local tech education non-profit Maydm’s Maker’s Epic Experience event. Original story posted by Epic’s Stories and Snapshots | December 16, 2019. Local students spent the day at Epic on December 7th coding interactive projects at the third Maydm’s Makers Epic Experience event.

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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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STEMx

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Write about something you know. If you don’t know much about a specific topic that will interest your readers, invite an expert to write about it. Speak to your audience . Take a few moments to plan your post . Don’t forget to add images . Edit carefully before posting . You know your audience better than anyone else, so keep them in mind as you write your blog posts.

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Bright and Smart

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Our Posterity = Our Children Enhancing our children's S.T.E.A.M education is imperative to their success and will help them become innovators of the future. S. T. E. A. M stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Hands-on activities helps us to cognitively and visually see how things work. By creating things with our hands, we can understand and appreciate the importance of its existence.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I had the privilege of teaching a STE(A)M graduate course for Antioch University [New England]. I thought other teachers might benefit from access to a few of my project assignments and resources as well as example projects that teachers in the course produced. Course Description. What does it mean to teach and engage our students in our modern world?

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STEMx

DECEMBER 26, 2019

There are so many good reasons to communicate with site visitors. . Tell them about sales and new products or update them with tips and information. Here are some reasons to make blogging part of your regular routine. Blogging is an easy way to engage with site visitors. Writing a blog post is easy once you get the hang of it. Posts don’t need to be long or complicated.

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STEMx

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The new season is a great reason to make and keep resolutions. Whether it’s eating right or cleaning out the garage, here are some tips for making and keeping resolutions. Make a list. . Lists are great ways to stay on track. Write down some big things you want to accomplish and some smaller things, too. Check the list regularly. Don’t forget to check in and see how you’re doing.

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