Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 17, 2020
It’s always interesting to find out what new teachers learned in their early teaching that affected their later years. Here’s Elaine Vanessa’s take on that–5 bits of wisdom she acquired while surviving the early teaching years: My first five years of teaching were the shortest and longest years of my life. I was living the best and the worst time simultaneously.
User Generated Education
JANUARY 12, 2020
Last semester, I worked with a few high school students to create a project for the New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge. Being a learner-centric, process-oriented educator (hence, the name of my blog – User Generated Education), I embraced the following practices during this project. Learners selected and developed their problem statement and guiding question.
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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
JANUARY 16, 2020
60: How Teachers Can Make Smart Moves With Money Teachers don't go into teaching for the money. In fact, we often know there won't be a lot of that. So how do we not only survive a teacher's salary but thrive instead? Today Rob Phelan from Fi Educator and I sit down and have some hard conversations about money. I only wish I had this conversation 20 years ago!
Informed K12
JANUARY 13, 2020
It’s officially January, which means it’s officially 2020! As we reflect on the successes of last year, we’re proud of not only bringing on a record number of new school districts, but also of bringing on quite a few new employees. It’s a bit surreal to look back on where the team was at this point last year and see just how much progress has been made on many fronts.
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
JANUARY 15, 2020
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. This month, take your pick: January 15th-18th: 15% Discount Sitewide on. Structured Learning.net. Code: HAPPYHOLIDAY15.
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The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 12, 2020
Innovative educators understand that there is more to learning than processed worksheets and tests. That's why real-world tasks and assessments are finally making it out of just the elite schools and are becoming more prevalent in mainstream education. At the Tech & Learning Leadership Summit experts in the area of technology and education came together to discuss a variety of topics including how technology support bringing real learning experiences to the classroom.
CTE Learning
JANUARY 13, 2020
Educator Warning, as of January 14, 2020, Windows 7 on your school and personal systems will no longer receive security updates or technical support from Microsoft. Here is what is really scary… 26% of the computers in the world are still running Windows 7. How many of them are in your school? Your guess is as good as mine. But there is a way to find out without bugging the IT department.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 13, 2020
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: My Pic’s a BMP and I need a JPG.
Mrs. Harris Teaches
JANUARY 13, 2020
Resources for science teachers come in many forms, and I’m all about that informal PD. Here’s a collection of news stories I came across this past week that may inspire positive change in your science teaching, classroom, or life. Photo by Edvin Johansson on Unsplash. SCIENCE TEACHING. Teach about science in the news in 2020 via NSTA Blog.
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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.
STEMx
JANUARY 14, 2020
Yesterday afternoon, the top three entries in U.S. territories and states were announced for the “Name the Rover” contest. Read NASA’s feature below for all the details on what’s next. Check out the names and essays for the semifinalists selected from your state. here. NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Closer to Getting Its Name. NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is one step closer to having its own name after 155 students across the U.S. were chosen as semifinalists in the “Name the Rover” essay contest.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 15, 2020
Floop is an excellent learning tool for educators to give and receive student feedback in real-time. Floop is very easy to use and uses a drag-n-drop interface to collect student assignments and provide feedback and resubmissions through conversations threads, making it simple to assess students and differentiate instruction. Below is a brief demo. I highly recommend checking out Floop by clicking here !!!
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 12, 2020
Because AATT is a resource blog, we share lots of tips our group comes across in their daily teaching as well as materials shared by others we think you’d like. Some you agree with; others, not so much. Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2019: Top 10 Tech Tips. As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 15, 2020
Chronicle Cloud is an innovative educational all-in-one iOS app for teachers. Educators can use Chronicle Cloud in a number of different ways such as: assessing (using their "traffic light" system), note-taking, providing feedback, and much much more. Also, being on the "cloud" teachers can collaborate and share best "teaching" practices in an easy way.
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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!
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 14, 2020
Bitbox is an innovative way to teach kids (6-12 yrs old) coding/programming apps by getting presents in the mail. The way this works is simple kids open their "Bitbox" and select their material/app. Then the kids customize the code to make it their "own". Finally, finished apps are then played and shared on any mobile device. Best of all, Bitbox Computer Science concepts such as: functions, coordinates, variables, computational logic, and much much more.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 14, 2020
Edpuzzle the world's leading digital tool for taking a video and making it your "own" has released a bunch of new updates for the current school year. New Features Live Mode - project Edpuzzle videos up on a screen and have student answer questions in real-time on their won devices easily assess and differentiate instruction Open Class - student's can join an existing class w/out having to create an account ideal for PD or El Ed students LMS Integration - Edpuzzle synce w/ most popular LMS such
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