Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 19, 2017
April 22nd is Earth Day. Celebrate it with your students by letting them visit these websites: Breathing earth– the environment. Breathing Earth YouTube Video –of CO2 use, population changes, and more. Conservation Game. Earth Day—NASA Ocean Currents. Earth Day Printables. Eco-friendly house. Ecotourism Simulation–for grades 4 and above. EekoWorld. Electrocity.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 19, 2017
Innovative educators are often asked for letters of recommendation from students as well as colleagues. This can become a little overwhelming if you don't have a few good strategies. Lisa Buitekant, Kris Karlson, Steve Warre, t hree teachers at Horace Greenley High School in Chappaqua, NY have a useful strategy that others can customize for their needs.
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STEMx
APRIL 18, 2017
Sandy Watkins, the road to STEM education started with the conviction there wasn’t enough time in her classroom to cover all the content her students needed. We spoke to Sandy about how she has directed her passion for improving the educational experiences of her students to improve STEM learning for students across Tennessee. She founded an award-winning STEM school in Tennessee and is now a consultant with Tennessee STEM Innovation Network and Purdue University.
CTE Learning
APRIL 21, 2017
Web Professionals Explain Why The Repeal Hurts Web Users
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 21, 2017
This summer, Ask a Tech Teacher is holding five Summer Learning classes : Tech-infused Teacher (Certificate edition for CEUs or grad class for college credit ). Tech-infused Class. Teach Writing with Tech. 20 Webtools in 20 Days (and the Structured Learning curriculum edition ). the Differentiated Teacher. Most award Certificates at completion, for CEUs.
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 17, 2017
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: #20–How to add a link to MS Word.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 20, 2017
Summer Tech Camp Survival Kit. From Ask a Tech Teacher. Are you teaching a Summer Tech Camp to Kids? We have the solution: Build Your Own Adventure. $230 value for $179. This is not training for you (you can find Summer Learning options here). This provides you with materials to run a tech camp for students. Weeks: 3 weeks (can be repeated).
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 15, 2017
Kiddom is a free standards-based platform designed to help teachers curate individual learning experiences ( see my review here ). Now, they’re giving away their Standards-based Grading Guide–for free: Humanities Teachers, Rejoice! English Language Arts and social studies standards are often tangled webs of both skills and content, not so easily separated.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 16, 2017
Inspired to turn useful tips, tricks, and ideas into infographics, #NYCSchoolsTech specialist, Joe Santiago created his first infographic. The focus is on how teachers who want to update their practice can use technology when doing formative assessments. The infographic was created using Google Drawing which he said allowed him the freedom he needed in his design.
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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
APRIL 17, 2017
Revision Assistant , part of the Turnitin family, is a comprehensive virtual writing assistant for students that allows them to digitally edit and rewrite documents for any class. Last year, Sammy Spencer, a High School English teacher in Southern California, ran a pilot program using Revision Assistant in her school. Here’s her story: Last Fall, my El Camino Real High School colleagues and I set out to change the way we teach writing.
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