Sat.Jul 09, 2022 - Fri.Jul 15, 2022

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It Is Time to Rethink Student Supports in Schools

ED Surge

School isn’t just about academics. That’s perhaps the clearest lesson that emerged from the pandemic when it comes to education. To be a place where students learn, schools also must support the social and emotional health of the kids sitting in desks. And that has become harder under the stress of a global pandemic, which has caused a massive upheaval of daily life for students and their families.

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6 Best Classroom Noise Meters for Teachers

Educators Technology

One of the effective ways to monitor and reduce noise levels in classrooms is by making noise visible. Enabling students to visualize their noise raises awareness to their sound levels and makes them.read more.

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Education’s Dysfunctional Relationship with Happiness

Defined Learning

If you asked parents “What is it that you want for your kids?” You’d have an overwhelmingly common response of: “I just want them to be happy?” While they may add other things like health, a job they love and good relationships, happiness would top that list and likely cover all those other things as well. So if happiness is what most parents want for their kids, why are schools so afraid to use the word or actually teach happiness?

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25 Websites for Lesson Planning

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using for lesson planning: Organize/Create lesson plans. Alma –create standards-based lessons and gradebook, with analytics. BlendSpace –blend a variety of digital materials into one canvas for students. CK-12 — and differentiate for student learning styles. Educreations. Explain Everything –screencasting, interactive whiteboard.

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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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Business Leaders Say Computer Science Needs to Be A Core Subject

ED Surge

Today, a collection of more than 500 prominent business, education and nonprofit leaders called on states to update their K-12 curriculum to make computer science a core subject. In a letter sent to governors from all fifty states, they write, “computer science provides an essential foundation—not only for careers in technology, but for every career in today’s world,” and call upon state leaders to update curriculum to ensure that all students have an opportunity to learn computer science in sch

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Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft at #CSTA2022

Computer Science Teacher

I blog about what interests me or stirs my curiosity. One thing that fits that is what are the really big tech companies doing to support CS education. So I am going to write briefly about the presence of Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft (alphabetical order). Anyone else notice that we never see Apple at CSTA? All of these companies have sessions at their booths and as regular conference sessions to talk about what they offer.

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Tech Ed Resources for your Class–K-8 Keyboard Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of

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What ‘Shakespeare Karaoke’ Teaches About the Virtual Reality Future

ED Surge

To immerse, or not to immerse? For professors designing virtual reality versions of Shakespeare’s plays, that is the question. The answer(s) may have implications for designing new edtech tools—and VR technology intended to be used beyond the classroom, too. The Bard’s masterpieces, plays written in the late 1500s and early 1600s, have received all kinds of digital makeovers in the 21st century.

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Bouncy Balls: A Good Tool for Managing Classroom Noise

Educators Technology

Bouncy Balls is a free web tool that helps you manage your classroom noise. Bouncy Balls has an integrated noise meter that automatically detects different noise levels in surrounding.read more.

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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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Day One #CSTA2022

Computer Science Teacher

Well it was day one for me. I know that some people got in yesterday or earlier either because they were taking a workshop today or were part of the Chapter Leadership program. For me, today was about getting settled, meeting with old friend (and making some new ones), and the exhibit hall. Wow! has the exhibit hall grown. The conference as well. Apparently there are about 1700 attendees registered.

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Tech Tip #129: Top Ten PC Shortkeys

Ask a Tech Teacher

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: Poster–Top 10 PC shortkeys.

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Does Our Academic System Unnecessarily Pit People Against Each Other?

ED Surge

Picture two undergrads taking a class together, both of them dreaming of winning a prized slot at the same graduate program. Are they able to cheer each other on, or is our higher ed system set up so that there are so few slots that each is much better off if they get a high grade and the other gets a lower grade? In other words, is the system set up to encourage one to want to step over the back of the other to get what they both want?

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Shmoop- Study Guides and Test Prep Resources for Students

Educators Technology

Shmoop is an educational platform that offers a wide variety of study materials to help students with their learning. These include online courses, video content, study guides, test prep guides,read more.

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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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My Day Two at #CSTA2022

Computer Science Teacher

Day two started off great as I connected with several people from my home CSTA Chapter –CSTA New Hampshire. The CS community in New Hampshire is growing and the CSTA Chapter has been a part of that. I’m planning on getting more involved in chapter stuff in the future. My first session of the day was about teaching ethics when teaching artificial intelligence.

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40 Websites to Teach Keyboarding

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to teach keyboarding. For more keyboarding websites, software, typing tests, special needs, and more, click Ask a Tech Teacher’s Keyboarding Page: Lesson Plans. 4 lesson plans–bundled. Homeschool Keyboarding Kit. K-5 Curriculum. K-8 Curriculum. Keyboarding and the Scientific Method. Middle School Curriculum.

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My Best Books of Summer – 2022

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. My goal is to read books for an hour each night. In this episode, I wanted to share some of the books that have me thinking this summer. It is a wide assortment of books that I've linked to at the bottom of the show. From technology to interpersonal skills to ponderings from history, sometimes patterns emerge between random books in surprising ways.

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The story of the water drop

Scientix

This year, I am working with 6- to 7-year-old students. They love stories a lot and are very curious and kind-hearted, eager to learn and get involved. Therefore, I proposed to them to celebrate World Water Day through a series of activities through which they learned the story of the water drop. I used the graphic organizer “I know / I want to know / I learned” and I wrote down what they already knew about water and what they wanted to know.

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Dice, Simulations, and Math

Computer Science Teacher

My friend Andrew Parsons send me this link to an interesting video The unexpected logic behind rolling multiple dice and picking the highest. Now I love simulating dice on the computer. Creating a Die class is one of my favorite projects for teaching objects and classes in programming classes. I’ve long kept example of dice with other than six sides around to help students think outside the six sided dice box.

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Could computer programs match the abilities of our brains?

Futurum

Could computer programs match the abilities of our brains? Published: July 14, 2022. The human brain is one of the most intricate systems in nature. Recreating its behaviour using computer programs is no easy task, but it can be done – by using artificial intelligence hardware that mimics the deeply complex networks of neuron cells in our brains. Dr Pavel Borisov and Professor Sergey Savel’ev , at Loughborough University , UK, are exploring how new advances in technology can help to create an ar

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STEM as the Foundation of Construction: Interview with Daphene Koch

STEM Education Works

Hello everyone, With the summer months upon us, you’ve probably noticed a lot of construction going on in your own city or nearby highway. I know I have! Have you ever wondered what goes into the process of constructing a building, bridge, or road? As you might have guessed, the foundation of any construction project is lots and lots of STEM! For today’s blog, I got the opportunity to interview a family friend with just the kind of background to answer all of our questions about the worlds of co

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An Open Letter to Our DEN Community

STEM Discovery Education

Hello DEN Community! We hope this message finds you well and in good spirits as you enjoy your much-deserved summer break! Looking ahead to the upcoming school year, we are 100% focused on supporting your love of teaching and collaborating with fellow educators. Therefore, we’d like to introduce you to the new DE Blog! We SEE You. At Discovery Education, we are continuously amazed by our educators and have the deepest respect for the many roles you perform daily: resilient teacher, classro

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Getting Ready for #CSTA2022

Computer Science Teacher

The CSTA Annua Conference is only days away. I’m pretty excited about it. It’s my first plane ride since CSTA in Phoenix in 2019. That’s a long time for me. Or was. The online conferences have been excellent but there is nothing like seeing people in person. Attending SIGCSE this past winter really brought that home to me. I’ve taken a couple of quick looks at the schedule but I still have to finalize (as much as possible) what sessions I want to attend.

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9 Hidden Benefits of STEM Curriculum

STEM Sport

The topics of science, technology, engineering, and math are referred to as STEM when talking about education, curriculum, and jobs. STEM is gaining awareness and importance amongst educators and parents. There is a large focus on providing quality STEM education to students starting at a young age to keep up with the increased need to fill STEM jobs around the country and world.

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Top 10 Science YouTube Channels for Kids

Science and Steamteam

Science is an essential part of learning in school. It helps kids understand how things work and why they happen. YouTube channels help with this! I find that most students actively watch and listen when videos are shown. They often help students visualize things that they otherwise couldn’t. Below are some of the best science YouTube channels for kids.

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From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology

Futurum

From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology. Published: July 12, 2022. As techniques improve, archaeology is becoming an ever-more sophisticated process. Though shovels remain useful, dig sites now utilise drones and clever imaging techniques, while back at the lab, analytical chemists use the latest non-destructive methods to analyse artefacts at the molecular level.

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The amazing world of possibilities: Walking through the arts and sciences

Scientix

OTA project arose from a need felt during the particular and delicate moment of the pandemic, which led academic institutions to radically change their approach to the educational field. Schools, like other institutions, have been called to be more flexible to overcome the gap created by social distance and not hinder the cognitive and social development of pupils.

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Exploring Augmented Reality in Education

STEM Discovery Education

Augmented reality (AR) is entering the classroom with a roar! Educators and students everywhere are becoming immediately engaged and amazed by the endless possibilities these virtual worlds unlock. Now is a great time to familiarize yourself with this game-changing tech for your classroom and see what it can do for your learners. So, What is Augmented Reality?

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Community-Centered Instructional Coaching

Middle Web

Community-centered instructional coaching reflects the idea that we all deserve to feel competent, confident, and fulfilled in our daily work, writes Pam Koutrakos. Ongoing, job-embedded professional learning that capitalizes on the spirit of community yields more buy-in. The post Community-Centered Instructional Coaching first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Jul 12, Trigonometric Ratios of Some Specific Angles

Online Math for All

Trigonometric Ratios of Some Specific Angles - Concept - Problems with step by step examples

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Rate Your STEM Lesson: What Stage is Your STEM Challenge?

Vivify Stem

Rate Your STEM Lesson: What Stage is Your STEM Challenge? Post by Michelle Bogden July 14, 2022 What is the focus in your STEM classroom? Do you love teambuilding activities? Or perhaps you spend most of the year on engineering design? Take our quiz to find out what stage of STEM your lessons are! Then read below for more on the 3 Stages of STEM, example activities, and a free STEM lesson checklist to help plan your lesson!

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Lights in the Sky: What Causes Auroras?

Smore Science

Have you ever looked up towards the night sky and seen those bright, weird ribbons of color? If you live near the North or South Pole, you probably have! These Northern and Southern lights are called aurora. and they are what a lot of people call one of the most beautiful sights in nature. There are several types of auroras, and they can happen at any time – but what actually causes them happens to be pretty interesting.