Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Learning that will help you learn how to teach digital citizenship to your students. Below, you’ll find everything from a full year-long curriculum to professional development for teachers: Resources: Digital Citizenship: What to Teach When (a video). Curricula: K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum. More on Digital Citizenship. How to Grow Global Digital Citizens.
Accelerate Learning
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Introduction. Children are naturally curious, always asking questions about this or that. As teachers, it is our responsibility to foster their curiosity about math, answer questions, and ask our own questions. Indeed, employing the Socratic questioning method in the math classroom has gained traction over the years for its many advantages.
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Know Adam's Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Teachers know the feeling – it's either absolute silence in your classroom when it's time to kick-off a classroom discussion, or everyone is talking at once and over each another. One of the tools I have used to help students get comfortable talking in the classroom while implementing KnowAtom's inquiry-based science curriculum is sentence starters.
STEM Next
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Guest blog from Suzanne Eisenberg, a freshman at New Mexico Tech, majoring in astrophysics, and recipient of NMOST’s Advancing Young Women Scholarship. When I was younger, I never thought I was going to be “good” at science. I didn’t even consider that I could one day have a career in STEM. Now, as a college freshman studying astrophysics, my confidence in my STEM capabilities is a world of difference from where I began.
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
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Education Week had a great article on how teachers are expanding their use of technology in the classroom. Here’s a peak: 5 Practices of Truly Tech-savvy Teachers. Education Week caught up with select teachers and instructional coaches who shared their thoughts on some essential practices to effectively implement technology into the practice of teaching.
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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
OCTOBER 11, 2021
148: OTT: How to Use More Spooky Fun Halloween Books in Your Makerspace Primary Classroom Last week's episode shared 3 secret tactics for breathing new life into your science block. This really sparked my interest in fun Halloween stories that inspire science, STEM, and Makerspace. So today I want to share some more fun books to use for the month of October.
STEM Next
OCTOBER 13, 2021
STEM Next has partnered with Drs. Patty Allen and Gil Noam of the Institute for the Study of Resilience in Youth (ISRY) at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School to create the STEM Family Engagement Planning Tool. This Planning Tool introduces a new framework for family engagement in STEM known as CARE: Connect, Act, Reflect, and Empower. CARE is a simple way of organizing ideas from research and practice to provide a shared and equitable vision for family engagement in STEM.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 13, 2021
If you haven’t heard of Tract, it’s a new way to inspire students to become lifelong learners. The platform focuses on student growth and learning rather than state or international standards (it does meet them–just don’t look for that in the detail). The purpose of its videos, hands-on projects, and more is to spark student creativity, empower them to explore their own passions at their own pace.
Starfish Education
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Picture this: You’ve got 30 students. Some struggle with content, some struggle with organization and others struggle with responsibility. Sound familiar? For most of us, it resonates well. So how. The post The Case for Science and STEM Notebooks appeared first on Starfish Education.
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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.
National Science Foundation
OCTOBER 13, 2021
The growth of the global economy has created new opportunities for individuals with diverse skills. This includes students with STEM backgrounds who have the ability to address future needs. While producing more STEM experts is important, it is critical to ensure that all students have access to teachers with similar lived experiences. Currently, the majority of students enrolled in public schools are from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Know Adam's Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Creating a next generation learning experience with the appropriate challenges is what leads to student learning. NGSS Evidence statements are key to facilitating an interactive student-led learning environment when used properly.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The pandemic has changed teaching in many ways–remove vs. in-person vs. hybrid for one, the need for internet access in homes for another. Schools struggle to find the right technology to address these many changing needs. One that caught my eye was reported in The Dispatch–technology to address the sometimes garbled communication that results from speaking through masks.
STEMe
OCTOBER 15, 2021
— New York, NY Throughout history, dogs have been remembered for their loyal and hardworking nature. However, dogs have played a separate but equally important role in science as well. Dogs have helped human scientists in making discoveries, working on important research, and even finding new scientific artifacts. Robot. The Lascaux cave in South France has over 600 detailed and well-preserved prehistoric artworks, but they would be hidden from the public eye if not for Robot.
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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!
Computer Science K-8
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Your Career, Your Future! May 2015 SBMS Presentation. My history began when my children were in elementary school. Today they are a math teacher, a music teacher, and a magazine editor. My grandchildren are in Kindergarten, 6th grade, 10th grade and 12th grade. My brother was in construction and wrote software to run his business. No computer store in town, he started one.
Carly and Adam
OCTOBER 15, 2021
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk. You could hear the chatter heading down towards the cafeteria. The noises of curious learners working and questioning. Chairs moving and the teacher getting everyone’s attention. Things got quiet. Then a countdown in unison. 3-2-1! A short pause and then a loud round of cheering. The after-school STEM club meets every Wednesday.
PCS Edventures
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The best classroom management is often unseen. Hidden among engaging activities, quality management works in the background to promote positive behaviors. But how do star classroom managers achieve such a seamless framework? The answer is simple — set expectations and model appropriate behaviors through captivating experiences. STEM instruction does just that!
STEMe
OCTOBER 15, 2021
—Aurora, IL Elon Musk is quite prevalent in social media, news networks, and everyday life these days. His success and billionaire status make him the icon of today’s youth, with some even heralding him as the real-life Iron Man. However, some paint him in a more negative light, saying that he is a jerk and never follows through with his promises. Elon Musk’s story, like many others, is not merely black or white; his life had many ups, downs, twists, and turns to shape him into the man he is tod
Science and Steamteam
OCTOBER 11, 2021
These two Thanksgiving science activities are great stand-alone experiments. But, I pair them with the children’s book Cranberry Thanksgiving , written by Harry and Wendy Devlin. These are perfect for the week of Thanksgiving break. Making Butter in a Jar. This Thanksgiving science activity gives you lots of bang for the buck. You only need a few materials and about 40 minutes.
Start-Engineering
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Eric Iversen. Never simple Our virtual lives get nothing if not more complicated and extensive. More and more of our work, learning, and leisure takes place online, a phenomenon accelerated by COVID but well established for all ages before the onset of pandemic times. Especially for kids, getting a grip on safely navigating this ever-expanding universe of online experiences is tricky.
Get Caught Engineering
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Robots, androids, and… junk bots! What is a Junk Bot? A junk bot is robot made from virtually any old, discarded materials such as old electronics or computer parts, pieces of metal or assorted interesting knick-knacks, and recycled materials. The junk bot doesn’t go places or accomplish a task. It just looks very cool. Adding bells, lights, or an appendage that vibrates or moves can also be undertaken as a STEM challenge to add interest.
Magic EdTech
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The post Magic EdTech expands its leadership team to deliver impactful digital learning for everyone appeared first on Magic EdTech.
Ms. Boyce
OCTOBER 10, 2021
Another great week in STEAM Lab with Ms. Caro, Ms. Stevens, Ms. A. Sato, Mr. Briceno, Ms. Reyes-Guzman, and Ms. Limon's classes. It was unfortunately too wet for Ms. Caro's Green Heroes to have their kickoff, but Ms. Steven's Monarch Heroes did a splendid job and definitely earned their wings! A short week next week - only 3 days for STEAM Lab, but I am sure the students will do great things!
Basic-Mathematics
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Learn how to write a polynomial from standard form to factored form
STEM Education Works
OCTOBER 13, 2021
When I was a kid, I had a pair of Star Wars walkie talkies that I got for Christmas one year. They were especially cool because, instead of just being single handheld units like “normal” walkie talkies, they came with headsets that you could wear, meant to look like the headsets worn by Luke and Han during the TIE fighter attack scene in A New Hope.
Magic EdTech
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The post CEO at Magic EdTech shares latest digital learning trends & challenges appeared first on Magic EdTech.
Ms. Boyce
OCTOBER 10, 2021
Coding with Code.org and Scratch, electrical circuits, spatial reasoning Math Stories, Keva engineering challenges, LEGO, Green Heroes, Monarch Heroes, G/T October journals, chalk art, 4th grade play rehearsals, Monarch Money fundraising campaign kickoff, and participating in the Journey North Symbolic Migration - and that was just 3 days! Ms. Tran, Ms.
Basic-Mathematics
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Learn to write a polynomial from factored form to standard form
Carly and Adam
OCTOBER 13, 2021
*This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. By clicking on the links and making a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Can your students ship a chip? We challenged teachers in our Elementary STEM Teachers Club Facebook Group to accept the “Ship a Chip Challenge” during a book study on STEAM Makers: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom by Dr.
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