Accelerate Learning
JANUARY 4, 2023
Introducing any new curriculum into an existing educational system always has pros and cons. There’s often a learning curve with inserting new instruction techniques and sometimes additional costs in training and materials. However, the positives of said curriculum change often outweigh the negatives, which usually fade significantly as the program continues.
ED Surge
JANUARY 3, 2023
By now you’ve probably heard of ChatGPT. It’s a free AI chatbot that can spit out long-form answers to just about any question, in a way that sounds eerily human. Unlike a Google search, the new tool can deliver full paragraphs of information, and it does so in a way that seems like the AI is having a conversation with you. This chatbot was released in late November, but it’s already sparking an existential crisis for educators at all levels.
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STEM Discovery Education
JANUARY 4, 2023
Ahhh! Winter break. It's much-needed downtime for students and educators as you enjoy the festivities and reconnect with family and friends. It's a time for leisurely pursuits with no pressure. Stay in your jammies all day? Absolutely! While students take full advantage of it, it's not uncommon for teachers to have one hand on your favorite holiday latte and the other hand preparing for a return to the classroom.
User Generated Education
JANUARY 2, 2023
Motivation is not only important in its own right; it is also an important predictor of learning and achievement. Students who are more motivated to learn persist longer, produce higher quality effort, learn more deeply, and perform better in classes and on standardized tests. It’s commonsense, but it’s also reinforced by hundreds of studies ( An Important Piece of the Student Motivation Puzzle ).
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.
The Science Penguin
JANUARY 4, 2023
A common question I hear from teachers is how do you structure a science block that is __ minutes long? That’s a great question! Although I know some classes will operate differently, I want to provide you with some great tips and tricks on maximizing your time with your students, so they gain as much material as possible within the allotted time of your block.
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ED Surge
JANUARY 2, 2023
You have to see it to be it, the saying goes. Students have to know a job exists before they can ever become interested in it. The Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs is embracing a modern twist on the philosophy by rolling out a virtual reality career exploration program to sites across the state. It’s an education tool that feels like a game to the kids who use it, Executive Director Lana Taylor says, and it has helped clubs reconnect with teens who fell off their radar during the first
All About STEM
JANUARY 4, 2023
If you’re a parent or carer looking to advise your teens about career options, Amazing Apprenticeships offer monthly downloadable information booklets and a Parent Zone that is packed with resources. “There are so many options available to your child on leaving school. They could join the sixth form, begin an apprenticeship, commence a T-Level, develop their confidence through a traineeship.
Computer Science Teacher
DECEMBER 31, 2022
Traditionally I write a year end look back on thee previous yest in CS education. (Last year at Looking Back on Computer Science Education in 2021 ) Honestly, that post would largely work for 2022 as well. I attended SIGCSE, CSTA, and the New England Regional CSTA conference. They were all great. There was good learning at all of them. But new stuff?
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 4, 2023
If you’re like me, VPNs are confusing. They protect me by hiding my IP address from prying eyes, but also change the way I browse and not always in a good way. I tried one which made it impossible to send Outlook emails. I had to turn it off every time I wanted to send. But, everyone needs one these days. Some are built into browsers. Others, you buy as downloadable software.
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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.
ED Surge
JANUARY 4, 2023
As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” Over the past two years, most of us have lost the certainty in everyday life that we once knew and perhaps took for granted. In addition to the loss of certainty and routine, many of us have experienced loss in our personal and professional lives.
All About STEM
JANUARY 6, 2023
Nuffield Research Placements are a fantastic opportunity for Y12 students to apply skills and knowledge learned at school and work alongside researchers and industry professionals. The Nuffield Research Placements programme provides engaging, hands-on research projects, where Year 12 students have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation through a.
Accelerate Learning
JANUARY 4, 2023
Introducing any new curriculum into an existing educational system always has pros and cons. There’s often a learning curve with inserting new instruction techniques and sometimes additional costs in training and materials. However, the positives of said curriculum change often outweigh the negatives, which usually fade significantly as the program continues.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 1, 2023
Every year, January 1st is P ublic Domain Day. This is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain–free for all to use. According to Public Domain Review, here are some of the newly-available artistic works you might like a/o January 1, 2023: The picture above is interactive. If you click it, you enter Public Domain Review’s website and can then explore each of these new sources of inspiration, free to use.
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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!
ED Surge
JANUARY 3, 2023
More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband.
All About STEM
JANUARY 5, 2023
The CREST Awards scheme is the British Science Association’s flagship programme for young people, providing a flexible STEM project framework that inspires and engages 5 to 19 year olds. During a CREST Award project, students take on the roles of scientists, researchers, engineers and designers to pursue their own ideas. No CREST project is identical.
STEM Everyday Podcast
JANUARY 1, 2023
Andrea Mango is currently a STEAM teacher in New York, helping her students and others in her school see that being flexible helps build STEM skills. While teaching STEAM lessons to K-2 students, she started to realize that planning 45 minutes for an activity didn’t work. Kids would get into the lesson, and their excitement for learning ended up making the lesson last all day.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 3, 2023
Wall Street Journal sent a young-looking journalist back to high school to test out the effectiveness of the web’s newest homework helper, ChatGPT. It will write entire essays for students, take notes on literature, and compare-contrast chosen pieces in seconds. If you aren’t aware of this hot new (questionable) tool, check out WSJ’s video here: What are your thoughts on this–education assistant or cheating tool?
ED Surge
JANUARY 5, 2023
As we march forward into a new year, EdSurge is reflecting on the stories we shared and the biggest hits of 2022. We published numerous stories about the plight of teachers today, including investigations into the experiences of educators whose mental health concerns are pushing them out of the profession and the lives of teachers who work multiple jobs to cover their basic needs.
All About STEM
JANUARY 5, 2023
‘STEM Learning UK’s podcast STEM Insights can help educators turn the latest research into practice!‘ Listen to their education team discussing all of the latest news, research and hot topics, there are so many ideas that you could implement in your classroom. If you’re an educator or STEM Ambassador, you can discuss the podcasts and more on STEM Community or STEM Ambassadors Community.
Middle Web
JANUARY 1, 2023
Working together in small groups using a book club model has helped sixth graders in Sara Kugler’s K-6 school shift from passive and disinterested to engaged and self-reliant. They’re eager to read and ready to "talk books," writes the literacy coach and co-teacher. The post How We Use Book Clubs to Empower Our Readers first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Smore Science
JANUARY 6, 2023
Plants need products derived from nitrogen; however, they cannot use free nitrogen in the air. How do they solve this issue? One of the best events in nature is when two different organisms team up and look out for one another. This is referred to as symbiosis. Plants like peas team up with a soil bacterium called Rhizobium. These bacteria can use nitrogen from the air to make compounds that plants can use, using enzymes.
ED Surge
JANUARY 3, 2023
As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” The COVID pandemic has brought a rush of new people interested in building tools and businesses to help improve education. And today’s tech environment, with easy-to-use tools and social media, makes it easier than ever for entrants to reach global learners and sell their products or services, so that anyone with a good idea and a laptop can get started virtually overnight
All About STEM
JANUARY 5, 2023
Act fast! The second round of grants to help schools run CREST Awards is open for applications! The deadline for applications is Saturday 22 January 2023 at 11.59pm. How to apply How much can I apply for? Applicants can request up to £600 in total towards running CREST Awards – this breaks down into two categories: Click here for full details and to apply As North West Regional CREST Support.
CTE Learning
JANUARY 5, 2023
Every once and a while, we let Steve our the lead developer rant. Here is his latest. I just have to rant, “We are seeing an explosion of AI and Machine Learning tools all being developed by people who have already put in the hard work to learn critical thinking skills. Apps like ChatGPT can rob teachers of the opportunity to help students gain the foundational critical thinking skills life demands.
Middle Web
JANUARY 2, 2023
After reflecting on her students' decline in fluently recalling math facts and the lapses in her teaching flow, Kathie Palmieri knew it was time to make changes. First up: involving students in uncovering the roadblocks and taking a week to try out their fog-lifting ideas. The post Lifting My Students Out of the Math Fact Fog first appeared on MiddleWeb.
ED Surge
JANUARY 4, 2023
Listeners to the EdSurge Podcast like to learn about brains—and what research shows can best reach and teach them. Our two most popular episodes of 2022 addressed just that subject, exploring fresh findings in learning science and how educators can apply them. Every January we look back at what listeners responded to the most in the past 12 months, and below we count down the top 10.
All About STEM
JANUARY 5, 2023
Looking for planning ideas? The European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO-UK) has a fantastic guide on how to plan and run your own Space Week! This booklet provides a wealth of ideas for activities for children in EYFS and primary schools as well as links to many high-quality resources to support teachers in planning a week of engaging learning experiences for their pupils.
Smore Science
JANUARY 6, 2023
Light is the fastest thing in the universe. Why not get light to piggyback data, and make the internet faster? This is where optical fibers out“shine” other methods. Imagine you are in a room, and it has open doors and windows. Now you stand at the center of one of the walls and throw a ball in a way that it hits the adjacent wall and bounces to the next wall, and this goes on forever.
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