Know Adam's Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
As school leaders become more focused on successfully implementing the Next Generation Science Standards, I’ve noticed one topic is getting more attention than ever before: how important it is that principals understand the new standards and the expectations of a next-generation science classroom.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Amy Ballard, Ph.D., a math teacher and instructional coach at Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina, has more than two decades of experience and spends a lot of time thinking about edtech. Yet Ballard’s main focus is not the tools themselves, but rather, how to support teachers leveraging edtech to help improve student learning.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Summer jobs for many high schoolers (myself included) was a right of passage, where we stuck our toe into the adult work-a-day world for a brief period before returning to school for more education. Arguably, our summer experience helped us decide to continue our learning into college, apply for trade school, join the military, or something else. If you’re helping students select a summer job for next year and they want one that works better than this year’s choice, check out these i
All About STEM
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Event Date: 5 December 2023 The Inside Scoop is an online networking event for STEM teachers, club leaders, technicians and anyone involved in STEM enrichment at schools in the North West region who want to hear about the latest information on resources, funding, programmes and local opportunities. These are informal sessions and all are welcome to join, whether you’d like to engage in.
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.
Computer Science Teacher
OCTOBER 17, 2023
One thing that happens when you know who to write computer code is that you know how hard or easy some things are. If you’re even the least OCD some things that are minor, and even unnoticed to many, may bother you a little. Take this image for example. I expect that money amounts will have two digits to the right of the decimal point. You'll notice that the second and third limes have two digits to the right of the decimal point.
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Accelerate Learning
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Lab risk assessments are an important part of the STEM classroom. It’s a way to recognize existing and potential hazards, assess you and your students’ risk, and determine any actions that need to be taken to improve and assure science safety for everyone.
All About STEM
OCTOBER 19, 2023
If you’re looking to advise your teens about career options, Amazing Apprenticeships offer monthly downloadable information booklets for parents or carers. The October Parent Pack includes several (current) apprentice case studies, a look at the wide range of construction/build environment apprenticeships, information on Dyslexia Awareness Week, the T Level Foundation Year and more.
STEM Everyday Podcast
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The 2024 National STEM Challenge is a nationwide initiative to foster creativity, critical thinking, and a passion for STEM subjects among middle and high school students. The Challenge invites students in grades 6-12 from across the U.S. and its territories to conceive and submit STEM innovations, inventions, and research. Students will create a 3 page PDF presentation about their project (tested if using the scientific method or constructed physically or digitally if using the engineering desi
ED Surge
OCTOBER 17, 2023
After Carl Wieman won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001 for, as he puts it, “shining lasers on atoms” in a new way that gave experimental proof to a theory by Albert Einstein, Wieman decided to shift his research focus. He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I just could make a bigger difference in education,” he says.
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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.
Middle Web
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Any teacher has vivid memories of their first classroom – some recalled with pride and others with regret. Advice from a caring “work mom” can make all the difference. Veteran mentor Amber Chandler shares how she helps novices through the year with frankness and encouragement. The post New Teacher Mentoring: Ready for a Work Mom? first appeared on MiddleWeb.
All About STEM
OCTOBER 18, 2023
A Future STEM is a valuable, engaging resource brought to you by STEM Learning and Skills Builder. This collection of STEM subject careers activities is linked to employability skills and each practical activity is designed to encourage research, exploration and discussion about careers and how students can recognise their own potential for a future STEM-linked career. “There is a world of.
Robot Lab
OCTOBER 19, 2023
In the fast-paced world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), educators need to stay ahead of the curve. As robotics and STEM educators, you play a crucial role in preparing the next generation for the evolving landscape of STEM careers. Here are some ways to introduce students to new and exciting career opportunities to ensure a diverse and well-matched workforce.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Beata Mirecka-Jakubowska, M.A. Founder & CEO, Intercultural Education Consulting The metaverse, a virtual, interconnected, and immersive digital space where users can interact with each other and digital environments, holds tremendous potential to transform education. It can facilitate immersive learning environments , allowing educators to craft virtual classrooms or historical settings so that students engage in interactive and captivating lessons.
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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!
Middle Web
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Lesson design differs from lesson planning, says this teacher/coach/consultant team. While both are essential, design is a creative process that makes sure we consider the learning needs of both students and teachers. Included: design template; questioning and feedback charts. The post Designing Our Lessons To Be Feedback-Driven first appeared on MiddleWeb.
All About STEM
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Happy 20th Anniversary Recycle Week! Recycle Week 2023 takes place between the 16th and 22nd October 2023. This year’s theme – The Big Recycling Hunt – focuses on “missed capture”, the items that can be recycled but are commonly missed in the home including food tins, plastic cleaning and toiletry bottles, pots, tubs and trays.
Box Light
OCTOBER 19, 2023
In Weld County RE-1 schools, the challenge was clear: engage a diverse student population, especially those with special needs. Traditional teaching methods fell short. A key solution? Implementation of Mimio Robo E3 Pro 3D printers for teaching and learning.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. But he makes it clear to students that they are welcome to join any class session remotely via Zoom if they can’t make it in on any given day. It’s a practice he started at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many students were in quarantine and needed ways to continue learning remotely.
Middle Web
OCTOBER 15, 2023
Prior to 9/11, Barbara Blackburn’s first choice when crisis and tragedy impacted the classroom was to allow an open discussion. After an inappropriate statement by a student shut down communication, she began to develop more tractable writing strategies, which she shares here. The post Handling Tragedy and Crisis in the Classroom first appeared on MiddleWeb.
All About STEM
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The Student Careers Champions Programme has been launched by the Liverpool City Region Careers Hub within secondary schools and further education colleges. The Programme is designed to help 11-19 year olds develop their understanding of the local labour market, through relevant, engaging, and informal learning. Find out more here and speak to your Enterprise Coordinator to get involved!
STEM Discovery Education
OCTOBER 19, 2023
From permission slips to headcounts, going on a field trip requires lots of planning, preparation, and time. Discovery Education’s Virtual Field Trips offer a way to bring an out-of-classroom learning experience to your students—all while saving prep and travel time! But how can a Virtual Field Trip fit into your routine? Here to share her […] The post Sightseeing from the Comfort of Your Classroom appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 20, 2023
I’ve spent more than a decade working as a teacher and principal. In 2015, I left the classroom for a year to try something different and it completely reshaped my work. I took on a role as a teacher recruiter at Achievement First, where my focus was working with principals to hire teachers. At the time, I had just finished my Teach For America commitment at my placement school, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, where I had the benefit of working in a historically Black community at a publi
Futurum
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Plant polymers as plastic alternatives Published: Plastics are cheap and versatile but have a long-lasting environmental impact, and the race is on to roll out effective alternatives. Professor Jeffrey Catchmark and his team at Pennsylvania State University in the US believe they have one such solution, using common plant-based materials to create sustainable food packaging.
All About STEM
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Moon Camp is an education project run in collaboration between ESA and the Airbus Foundation, in partnership with Autodesk. It uses innovative technologies to challenge learners to design their own Moon settlement with a 3D modelling tool (Tinkercad or Fusion 360). Students will learn about living in space and 3D design a Moon base for astronauts. Choose from Discovery for beginners.
Middle Web
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Kasey Short finds Brett Vogelsinger’s Poetry Pauses “amazing – and a must read” for middle school English teachers. “The book is original, honest, and filled with practical resources” that can help educators integrate poetry into lessons around any ELA topic or standard. The post Add the Power of Poetry to All Your ELA Lessons first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Defined Learning
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Education is shifting towards empowering students and implementing programs that promote student autonomy. This article dives into the distinction between willing vs motivated students and emphasizes the need to create a culture of trust and support to develop willing teachers and students.
Box Light
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Ensuring equity in education is critical, more so given the recent rapid changes in how instruction is delivered and received. Every student, regardless of their abilities, should have a personalized learning program that supports their needs, and this is where Project-Based Learning (PBL) comes into play. PBL is a valuable approach to foster equity and fairness and promotes active engagement while helping to develop essential 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaborat
All About STEM
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Students pitch novel ideas to a panel of Unilever Port Sunlight scientists! Picture a student on work experience and you might visualise a teenager making coffees, doing printer runs or quietly observing professionals at work. Not so at R&D Port Sunlight, where 40 students were recently invited to take on the roles of seasoned Unilever R&D professionals and design, formulate and pitch a brand-new.
Middle Web
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Middle schoolers encounter and process information in ever-changing ways, writes teacher Jason DeHart, who uses podcasting opportunities in his ELA classroom to teach fluency, explore genre, and engage with authors and authentic audiences. Learn about his six-step strategy. The post Use Podcasting to Teach Fluency, Explore Genre first appeared on MiddleWeb.
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