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How to Secure Funding for STEM Extracurriculars

Robot Lab

By Devin Partida. Maybe you have an amazing idea for a STEM extracurricular project, but you simply lack the budget needed to make it a reality. Here are the words you probably don’t want to hear: You have to write a grant proposal. Though it may seem daunting, as an educator, you already have the necessary skills to draft a compelling grant submission and secure the funds you need.

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14 Apps and 2 Projects for Thanksgiving

Ask a Tech Teacher

Need a few websites and apps to fill in sponge time? Here are Thanksgiving websites that will keep students busy and still teach them: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks (app). Canadian Thanksgiving. Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities. Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life. Included on this real-life site is a video of the Pilgrim’s crossing to the New World.

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5 Good Tools for Tutoring Math Online

Educators Technology

Math is a subject that can be difficult to teach, but with the proper tools, it can be made easier. In this post, I feature some of the best tools for tutoring math online and discuss some of the ways they can help teachers improve their students' math skills. 1. ByteLearn.com - Digital math teaching assistant for teachers Teachers can spend less time preparing materials thanks to ByteLearn while still giving each student individualised training.

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CSTA New England Regional Conference #cstaNE2022

Computer Science Teacher

This year’s CSTA New England regional conference is at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) school of Education. It’s a great venue. There are around 150 people here. I can remember when CSTA national conferences were smaller than that. It just shows the growth in CSTA and the growing strength of CSTA chapters over the last several years. I am running into a number of people I know and meeting some new people as well.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Binary Number System

Basic-Mathematics

This lesson will give you a deep and solid introduction to the binary number system.

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5 Good Apps to Blur Background on iPhone and Android

Educators Technology

The collection below features 6 helpful blur background apps to use on your iPhone and Android. Whether you want to hide sensitive elements in your images or you want to create an artistic effect by bringing certain elements to the forefront and giving them a pronounced and sharp effect, these blur background apps are great options to consider. If you use Zoom, check out this tutorial on how to blur background on Zoom.

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How a Preschool on Wheels Is Driving Opportunity to Latino Immigrant Families in Colorado

ED Surge

ROARING FORK VALLEY, Colo. — In a valley renowned for its world-class ski resorts and unrivaled outdoor recreation, with 14,000-foot peaks that pierce the horizon, five-star hotels, designer storefronts and multimillion-dollar mountainside mansions, there is a fleet of short, white buses stamped with geometric shapes. Parked in the lots of schools, churches and community centers, the buses are inconspicuous.

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Why is STEM so Important in Early Childhood Education?

Accelerate Learning

STEM education is beneficial for all ages, including preschoolers and kindergartners. Introducing students to STEM provides early access to a lifetime of learning and exploring. In this post, find out more about the benefits of beginning STEM education at an early age, and learn why it's never too early to dive into STEM learning.

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Geography Awareness Week: November 14-18, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher

Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 14-18, 2022: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness to this dangerous deficiency in American education and excite people about geography as both a discipline and as a part of everyday life.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

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.

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6 Great Tools to Add Text to Videos

Educators Technology

It's true that pictures speak louder than words but sometimes words are inevitable which is why despite the ubiquity of video content we still need to add words to videos to further enhance the comprehensibility of our message. For us in education, we have seen and experienced this phenomenon first hand. Annotated videos are amenable to higher engagement and ultimately result in enhanced comprehension.

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I Used to Struggle With Where to Send My Kids to School. Now I Struggle With Sending Them at All.

ED Surge

When my wife was pregnant with our first child, we often had conversations about where we would send our kids to school. These conversations were almost always rooted in fear, with the ever-present threat of gun violence in schools weighing heavy in the back of my mind. Even in moments when I can suspend my fear of school shootings and rationalize their relative rarity, my apprehension about the safety of schools persists.

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Year 12: Apply for a Nuffield Research Placement!

All About STEM

Applications for Nuffield Research Placements (NRPs) are now open for 2023! STEM Learning is now in its third year of delivering this highly regarded and prestigious programme thanks to ongoing funding from the Nuffield Foundation and support from UK Research and Innovation. As your Nuffield Coordinator for the North West, Team All About STEM would like to encourage Year 12 students from low socio.

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The Importance of Computer Science Teaching For Young Learners

EiE Blog

In the 21st century, computer science has become an integral part of our lives and the lives of our youngest learners. Teaching essential computer science skills as early as kindergarten can prepare young learners for an increasingly technology-dependent future, including careers that haven’t been invented yet.

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

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!

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4 Good Online Blur Background Tools

Educators Technology

There are many reasons for blurring backgrounds in photos. First, there is the aesthetic consideration. You may want to blur the photo background in order to accentuate a certain element and create depth of field for your photo. There is also the privacy factor. You may want to apply the blur background effect to photos in order to blur out sensitive information and render certain elements unidentifiable.

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Learning Pathways for District-Wide Integration of Skills for Innovation

ED Surge

We are amidst a Fourth Industrial Revolution. Careers across all fields continue to become more integrated with, and dependent on, rapidly evolving digital technologies. K-12 learning opportunities must prepare students with the necessary skills to succeed in Industry 4.0. This includes developing competency in social-emotional learning, design thinking and computational thinking, whether or not students eventually study computing or engineering or enter the information technology industry.

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CREST Awards: Design a Games Controller!

All About STEM

If your students love gaming, check out this awesome Bronze Award from CREST Awards! Your students can use ergonomics to design a games controller as a CREST Awards project. This CREST activity covers everything from choosing a console and drafting a design to modelling and marketing. Whether your pupils prefer their PlayStation or opt for an Xbox, this is the perfect opportunity for them to.

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Add Comics and Graphic Novels to All Classes

Middle Web

Using engaging strategies and many examples, teacher Tim Smyth makes a convincing case for viewing comics and graphic novels as literacy tools, helping build reading and critical thinking skills. Kevin Hodgson is glad that Smyth also shows how kids can create their own comics. The post Add Comics and Graphic Novels to All Classes first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Is an Orca a Dolphin or a Whale?

Smore Science

The answer is in its name, right? Killer whale? You may be surprised to know that orcas are actually more closely related to…dolphins! Weird, huh? Here, we will delve into the taxonomy of these majestic marine mammals, and learn a little bit more about why they are classified as dolphins and not whales. Two orcas in Alaska, United States, Credit: Wikimedia/ Christopher Michel.

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Why One of the Most Selective Scholarship Programs Could Shut Down

ED Surge

One of the most selective college scholarship programs in the U.S. could wind down in the next few years if it doesn’t raise a substantial sum to shore up its endowment. The program is the Mitchell Scholarship, which sends 12 undergraduates to study at a university in Ireland every year. Run by the nonprofit US-Ireland Alliance created in 1998 to administer the scholarship, the program is more selective than Harvard, and some years it’s harder to win than a Rhodes Scholarship.

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Join the North West STEM Clubs Network!

All About STEM

Online Event: 13 December 2022 An opportunity for aspiring and experienced STEM Club leaders to join together, celebrate the successes, share best practice and learn from other teachers, technicians and STEM ambassadors in the region. T?his launch event for the North West STEM Club Network will provide you with the opportunity to meet like-minded peers from schools across the North West region.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

Futurum

How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture? Published: Globally, less than 60% of the water diverted into irrigation networks is used productively. This inefficiency is partly due to outdated infrastructure and manual operating practices that can result in wasteful spillage at the end of the open-water distribution channels and poor service to farmers.

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Learner Analytics for Informed Teaching Strategies

Magic EdTech

In the year 2025, experts have estimated that 463 Zettabytes (ZB) of data will be generated every day; while the Big Data Analytics market in education will cross USD 36.12 Bn by 2027, growing consistently at 14.92% CAGR. With all this data being generated, it only makes the analysis of this data more precious than ever. This data affects school administration, policymaking, trend shifts, and market growth.

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In-person learning helped narrow reading gaps during pandemic

K-12 Education News

A study has found that although there were steep learning losses in reading for elementary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person learning opportunities helped some of those students mitigate learning loss and accelerate gains in reading compared to online learners.

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Schools: Tim Peake – Countdown 2 Launch Broadcast

All About STEM

“Take part in the Countdown 2 Launch broadcast and experience the first-ever launch of a rocket and satellite into space from UK soil which will take place at Spaceport Cornwall!” This broadcast has been created for this momentous event and has been created for a school-aged audience. Hosted by Astronaut Tim Peake it offers a deep dive into the UK space sector, culminating in the historic launch.

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MimioSTEM Wins Excellence in Equity Award for Best STEM Solution

Box Light

Boxlight is proud to announce that our own MimioSTEM was named Best STEM Solution in the inaugural Excellence in Equity Awards program presented by the American Consortium for Equity in Education ( ACE-ED ). This competitive awards program honoring schools, educators, and industry received more than 160 total nominations from across the U.S. and abroad.

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Data science: a powerful tool for social good

Futurum

Data science: a powerful tool for social good. Tweet. Share. 0. Skype. Reddit. +1. Pinterest. 0. LinkedIn. 0. Email. Data scientists use scientific methods and computer algorithms to extract knowledge and information from large datasets. This is useful in a huge range of applications, from monitoring global finances to improving medical imaging techniques.

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Children learn more quickly than adults

K-12 Education News

If you've ever had the feeling that your elementary school kids were 'smarter' than you -- or at least capable of picking up new information and skills faster -- a new study suggests you're absolutely right. The new study also offers a reason: kids and adults exhibit differences in a brain messenger known as GABA, which stabilizes newly learned material.

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LCR Careers Hub: Livv Housing Group – Careers & Apprenticeships

All About STEM

The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub has shared a new Careers & Apprenticeships video for students in association with Livv Housing. Livv Housing Group is an independent housing association, providing affordable, quality homes for around 25,000 people, through over 13,000 properties in Knowsley, Merseyside. The video includes: An Introduction to Livv Housing Group Careers within Livv Housing.

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Teens Know Climate Change Is Real. They Want Schools to Teach More About It

ED Week

Most high school students say climate change is real, but are iffy on the science behind global warming, a survey finds.

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Building and training human tendons in the lab

Futurum

Building and training human tendons in the lab. Published: Tendon issues affect millions of people worldwide, and treatment options are far from guaranteed to be effective. Tissue engineering involves building human tissues in the lab, which can then be used to replace faulty tissues in patients. Professor Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy , based at the University of Oxford in the UK, is taking this a step further with tendon building, by using humanoid robotic arms and soft bioreactor chambers to ‘train’

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Top 5 Christmas STEM Activities

Vivify Stem

Top 5 Christmas STEM Activities Post by Terese Wills November 17, 2022 As the Thanksgiving leftovers slowly dwindle in our fridge, it is time to look forward to the Christmas season and help Santa get ready for his epic journey around the world. What better way to model the engineering design process than with activities that help Santa navigate the challenges of the Christmas holidays?

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