Students Can Thrive in STEM—But They Need the Right Push (Opinion)
ED Week
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Nearly 40 years after a teacher made me believe I wasn’t “cut out” for STEM, it’s disheartening to still see the same barriers I faced.
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3 Ideas for Promoting Collaboration in the Classroom
Defined Learning
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Collaboration is being open to each other's ideas and benefiting from each other's perspectives in an open way”. - Alan Menken. Preparing our students for the future means that we need to continue to learn more about the types of jobs that are in demand and create opportunities for our students to develop a variety of skills that are transferable to many types of work.
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Some of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers
Educators Technology
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Digital storytelling can be an effective way to engage students in hands-on and creative learning experiences. We all love stories and stories have the potential to intrigue, immerse, and educate in various ways. As teachers and educators, we need to draw on the expressive and communicative strength of digital storytelling to provide students with optimal learning experiences where they get to engage wholly in the learning process: mind, body, and spirit.
A Byte of Computer Science: Interview with Geoffrey Lentner
STEM Education Works
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Hello everyone, Today we have a very special guest for this week’s blog! Geoffrey Lentner is a longtime friend of mine and fellow Purdue University graduate; we actually first met as physics undergrads at Purdue working in an astrophysics lab as research assistants! Since then, we’ve shared many of the same experiences both in terms of our educational and career paths and, of course, our love for physics (especially astrophysics).
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.
Reimagining Assessments for Learner Centricity
Magic EdTech
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Assessments have always been an integral part of education. Until now, they’ve measured one’s ability to remember what has been taught, academic literacy, logical fluency, and the ability to perform structured tasks under controlled periods. Though assessments perform various functions in an educational space, It mainly tells educators how much of what’s been taught is being retained, understood, and applied.
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Simple Strategies to Teach Math Through Play
Accelerate Learning
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Research indicates that attitudes towards mathematics, especially at a young age, can significantly influence a child’s success in math. The good news is that there are simple strategies for introducing math concepts to play that can foster a positive attitude.
Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students
Educators Technology
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. Unfortunately, a sizeable portion of this academic scholarship is locked behind paywalls thus restricting its access to those who can afford to pay.
Bring Halloween to Class for Fun and Learning
Middle Web
OCTOBER 9, 2022
This fall with some tweaks and fresh online tools and resources, Halloween can be fun and packed with learning. Check out MiddleWeb’s updated resource collection for ideas across the content areas. The post Bring Halloween to Class for Fun and Learning first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Google Discreetly Acquires Edtech Analytics Company BrightBytes
ED Surge
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Google has silently acquired a widely-used K-12 data and analytics company. The tech giant confirmed, in an email to EdSurge, that it's picked up BrightBytes for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition does not appear to have been publicly announced. And Google declined to provide any details, including when the sale had taken place. But an email about the deal sent by Google to a school district in early May, obtained by EdSurge, cites May 17th as the expected date of the transaction.
Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives
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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.
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022
EiE Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, you and your learners can build cross-curricular connections with relevant cultural stories, like Tehya's Pollution Solution Storybook.
Inspire Skillful Listening with The Explanation Game Thinking Routine
Know Adam's Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2022
“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.” - John Berger. What is the Explanation Game? The Explanation Game thinking routine, developed by Ron Richtart and researchers at Project Zero, supports students in increasing their understanding of a concept by crafting multiple explanations based on evidence. The routine is designed to push students’ thinking as they explore complex topics and attempt to understand the whole by examining various parts and features.
No One Told Us How to Be Assistant Principals
Middle Web
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Educational leadership classes are great for the principalship. Not so much for the job of assistant principal. AP DeAnna Miller shares helpful advice she has found on her own in the books of Baruti Kafele (values and beliefs) and Ryan Donlan (day-to-day management and more). The post No One Told Us How to Be Assistant Principals first appeared on MiddleWeb.
If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In
ED Surge
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Educators and parents started this school year with bated breath. Last year’s stress led to record levels of teacher burnout and mental health challenges for students. Even before the pandemic, a mental health crisis among high schoolers loomed. According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality.
Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum
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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!
A Day in the Life of Lyrik – Helping the Principal
Box Light
OCTOBER 12, 2022
It’s going to be a full day for a Lyrik like me. Ms. Rogers already had her morning cup of coffee and greeted everyone in the school office. The main office sure is a busy place! Soon Ms. Rogers and I will be heading out to help direct cars while students and parents cross the street. We want to make sure everyone gets to school safely, and Ms. Rogers always takes me along so that instructions can be heard loudly and clearly.
Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?
Futurum
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Can we control the electrical activity in our brains? Published: Neuroscientists aim to understand how our brains work and what happens when they are not functioning properly. At the University of Oxford in the UK, Dr Adam Packer and his team are exploring how neurons transmit electrical signals and discovering how they cause us to feel sensations, by manipulating the neural activity in mice.
What Changes Kids’ Minds about Poetry?
Middle Web
OCTOBER 9, 2022
To lead middle grades students into paying more attention to poetry ––– and even changing their often negative attitudes about reading and writing poems – author and teacher Linda Rief suggests kids create heart books, do quickwrites and illustrate lines of their own work. The post What Changes Kids’ Minds about Poetry? first appeared on MiddleWeb.
My School Learned The Hard Way That Edtech Saves Time, But It Can't Solve Human Problems
ED Surge
OCTOBER 12, 2022
I’m so sick of hearing about self-care and feelings. Life just happens to us, and there’s not much we can do about it. A former student of mine shared this opinion in a class seminar about Transcendentalism. Not exactly what Whitman had in mind, but I digress. While I am accustomed to hearing stories about former students, this one surprised me more than others.
Transformative Education: STEM Education for Sustainable Development Goals
Scientix
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations Education 2030 Framework Action, is coordinated by the UNESCO Education Agency and aims to “provide equal and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”. UNESCO’s report “Redesigning our future together: a new social contract for education” states that we need renewed and more effective approaches to help students improve
Oct 10, Pascal Triangle and the Binomial Theorem
Online Math for All
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Pascal Triangle and the Binomial Theorem - Concept - Examples with step by step explanation
The Joy of Sharing Our Love of Reading
Middle Web
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The Joy of Reading “is manna for those of us who love reading and can’t imagine not having a book at hand,” writes Cathy Gassenheimer. It's a must-have tool for educators who teach students how to read and seek to expand their own comprehension and love for stories. The post The Joy of Sharing Our Love of Reading first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 1)
ED Surge
OCTOBER 11, 2022
A little over 50 years ago, a student teacher in Minneapolis hit upon a novel idea to engage his eighth grade American history class in a unit on westward expansion. Don Rawitsch, with the help of two fellow student teachers, Paul Dillenberger and Bill Heinemann, created a game in which students took on the role of a wagon leader making the harrowing journey from Missouri to Oregon in the mid-1800s.
Can we harness the power of the oceans?
Futurum
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Can we harness the power of the oceans? Published: Professor Jennifer Franck leads a team of mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, who are working on a device that could turn the immense power of ocean tides into a sustainable electricity supply. TALK LIKE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER. RENEWABLE ENERGY – a source of energy that will never run out.
The Difference Between Student Voice and Student Choice in PBL
Defined Learning
OCTOBER 14, 2022
People in project-based learning circles have been using the term “voice & choice” for a long time. The two words were usually lumped together since they seemed like similar ideas and, well, it was a catchy rhyme. I know I used to lump them together, going back to a 2010 article where I and John Mergendoller listed it as one of the “ Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning.”.
nuSTEM Newsletter 40 – UN Sustainability Goals: Gender Equality, Reduced Inequality, and Good Health and Wellbeing
Northeastern University
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Welcome to Newsletter 40! >> Click Here for this week’s Newslette r << Welcome back! For the next 6 weeks, we’ll be discussing the 17 UN Goals aimed to achieve global prosperity and peace by the year 2030. In our newsletter you will be introduced to a STEM topic and find a related-activity to work on during the week (please share your results with us!
New Effort Hopes to Make ‘Weed-Out’ Courses More Equitable
ED Surge
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Some introductory courses have a “weed-out” reputation for narrowing the paths students can take through college. ( Organic chemistry , anyone?) Research by the nonprofit Gardner Institute and other groups has found that these typically-freshman-year classes tend to prune some kinds of students from academic tracks more than others. For example, a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus found that, among students who perform poorly in intro STEM classes, those who are underrepresented mino
Flexible STEM with Rolly Polly
Starfish Education
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The post Flexible STEM with Rolly Polly appeared first on Starfish Education.
Oct 10, Pascal Triangle and Binomial Expansion Worksheet
Online Math for All
OCTOBER 10, 2022
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What causes skin tanning?
Smore Science
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Summertime, Credit; canva.com. What causes the skin to tan? After a fun day at the beach, you come back home burning red. You should’ve listened to your mother when she told you for the hundredth time: don’t forget to wear sunscreen. The largest organ of the body. Have you ever really thought about your skin? Our entire body is covered by it and its derivatives (hair, nails, and sweat glands ), making the skin the largest organ in the body.
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