Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
Many of my most popular articles are about mouse skills. Every year, tens of thousands of teachers visit Ask a Tech Teacher to find resources for teaching students how to use a mouse. No surprise because using a mouse correctly is one of the most important pre-keyboarding skills. Holding it is not intuitive and if learned wrong, becomes a habit that’s difficult to break.
Amy Brown Science
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
The benefits of taking our science students out of the classroom for an outdoor activity are many. BUT , you better be prepared and super organized! If I ask my students what the term “environment” means to them, I am going to get a wide variety of answers. Many of them will automatically think of a beautiful setting in nature, such as a bubbling creek through a forest, a field of wildflowers, or a stand of shimmering evergreen trees along a mountainside.
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Jay Flores
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
I’ve always been in search of the best avenues to encourage excellence in STEM among youth on their terms — through platforms they feel most comfortable. STEM activities that are as exciting as they are educational are often hard to come by. Last year I was given the perfect opportunity to make this happen. I was invited to influence the next FIRST Robotics Competition.
The Innovative Educator
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
Following the airing of XQ: The Super School Live program m y social media feed blew up a bit with comments from my educator friends on threads like this one. The program featured a project spearheaded by Lauren Powel Jobs (aka Steve's window ) and Russlynn H. Ali , who served as the Education Department’s assistant secretary for civil rights during the Obama administration.
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
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Designed by Freepik. In today’s K-12 education ecosystem, most classroom management tools have moved online. This includes typical LMS (Learning Management Systems) functions like homework, classwork, schedules, quizzes, resources, and gradebooks so stakeholders–teachers and students–can access them from any location and any digital device.
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Technology Tidbits
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
BoomWriter is going global, officially! Regular readers of this site are undoubtedly familiar with and know I’m a big fan of BoomWriter. It’s a free site that lets teachers conduct collaborative fiction, nonfiction, and vocabulary-focused writing activities with their students. Not only is BoomWriter a Google for Education Partner with a presence in tens of thousands of classrooms, they just announced they are now officially expanding their reach overseas by establishing a partnership with U.K.
The Innovative Educator
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Educators know that when it comes to gender roles, the media can do a better job of promoting more positive, accurate gender representations that give kids the freedom they need to be themselves. Parents agree. According to a study done by Common Sense , they are concerned about what their children see in the media. 5 Qualities Parents Want for Role Models Here is what the Common Sense study shows Americans want for their children in terms of role models.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
10Greatest.com has a comprehensive list of the top education blogs. It covers everything from grade-level resources to topic-specific. I’m proud to say that Ask a Tech Teacher is the first blog on the list–but we have a lot of august company, everything from Richard Byrne to Alice Keeler. Here are a few: ASK A TEACHER. LEARN LEAD GROW. COOL CAT.
Informed K12
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Located in Contra Costa County, California, San Ramon Valley Unified School District is a growing school district with nearly 32,000 students across 36 school sites. When Jocelyn Hillis, Information Systems Technician for the district, joined she saw plenty of opportunity to improve efficiency to help the district operate more efficiently.
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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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
One of the largest online marketplace for teachers is Teachers Pay Teachers. If you haven’t heard of this estore, you are either new to teaching or long since retired. This vibrant educator community hosts teacher-authors who wish to sell their original lessons and ideas to other teachers, district administrators, homeschoolers, and unschoolers.
The Innovative Educator
SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
Haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator? Don’t worry. That’s what this wrap up is for. What’s hot? Starting the school year off right! At the top is a post that points to the 4 crucial skills to teach as students head back to school. Next up is post that shares back to school ideas with free lessons from Lego. Rounding out the top is a checklist for effective professional learning opportunities where I outline those things that you want to ensure you do or experience at a learning e
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