ED Surge

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

DENVER In Zach Kennellys senior civics class, students are building custom chatbots with artificial intelligence. One student is working on a chatbot that better curates movie and television show recommendations based on a viewers recent watch history. Another is creating a chatbot that somewhat ironically helps members of Gen Z like herself practice their communication skills, such as by coming up with conversation starters.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Technology can transform traditional classrooms into dynamic learning environments by leveraging exciting tools like virtual reality , AI, and educational apps. This not only enhances student engagement and accessibility to information but fosters critical thinking, digital literacy , and prepares students for a tech-driven future. If you’re wondering where to start, here are some good basics from the Ask a Tech Teacher international team: Integrating Technology in Education for Modern Cla

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Are you tired of wasting precious time on tedious tasks and wishing you could focus on what matters mostyour students? In this episode, discover 11 simple yet effective time-saving hacks that will transform your daily routine. From clever organization ideas to multitasking tips, these strategies will help you regain control of your time and energy.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Start preparing for the Great Science Share for Schools starting on the 17th of June 2025! The Great Science Share for Schools is the award-winning campaign that invites 5-14 year olds to share their own scientific questions and investigations, to raise the profile of science in schools and communities, and inspire young people into science and engineering.

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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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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The recent unveiling of national reading and math scores revealed some disheartening trends about learning recovery with the collective main headline: Students Are Doing Worse Than Before the Pandemic Started. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The factors behind the continued dip in scores are multilayered, but teachers might tell you that the key reason why some students arent making progress is that parents arent making schoolwork a priority at home.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How do we teach students to read? When it comes to teaching children to read, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. We need to equip educators with the tools and the expertise (and the freedom) to teach reading and customize it to every child. This episode of Cool Cat Teacher focuses on the best practices for teaching children to read and what we know now.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This year, we’ll be celebrating the inspirational Multi-Academy Trusts across the north west that enthuse their learners with CREST Awards! If you’re a local MAT running CREST in your schools, get in touch here. If you’re a Multi-Academy Trust and would like to start running CREST Awards, read on. We would love to celebrate you too!

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

During my eight-year teaching career in Colorado, Ive heard many schools and districts claim they want to develop the whole child. For example, the Colorado Department of Education supports statewide infrastructure and systems to promote a whole-child approach called Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child. Furthermore, Denver Public Schools Ends Policy requires all students to demonstrate a well-rounded educational experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

With the disturbing news about plummeting math scores here in the US, it’s good to review math teaching in your classroom and consider better ways to deliver lessons to students. The Ask a Tech Teacher team has ideas for you: How to Make Learning Math More Interactive and Engaging Math has a reputationeither you love it or avoid it like a pop quiz you forgot to study for.

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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.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Some research out of Stanford by Rose E. Wang and Megha Srivastava points out the nuances of using AI to help students learn and that sometimes the tools that promote productive struggle are the better option even if students think they are less helpful. (I've written about the need for productive struggle in math on Edutopia, and so much of this research resonates with me.

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Time management is a skill that extends far beyond the classroom. When students learn how to manage their time effectively, they are setting themselves up for success in the classroom and their personal lives. Teaching students time management skills not only benefits your students but also you because it can make your job go that much smoother. We will talk about why teaching time management is important.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

To support improved student outcomes, educators increasingly look to technology. But how do they fuel authentic engagement, using technology as a tool to not only enhance learning but also inspire curiosity and strengthen connections? Recently, EdSurge spoke with Kelly Mitchell, Digital Learning and Teaching Facilitator with Onslow County Schools in North Carolina.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Here are fun Valentine sites to fill those few minutes betwixt and between lessons, projects, bathroom breaks, lunch, and everything else ( click here for updates on this list): Drag-and-drop games Google Drawings Magnetic Poetry from Ctrl Alt Achieve Games and puzzles ‘I love you’ in languages Afrikaans to Zulu Match Puppy jigsaw Rebus game Sudoku Tic-tac-toe Typing Write in a heart Click to view slideshow.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As teachers, our to-do lists just grow and grow. Sometimes, I want to be with my colleagues and friends. Some of my dearest friends through the years have been at school. It is not surprising that they just “get” me. We enjoy being together even if we're working in the same room.

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As an educator your days are busy planning lessons, grading papers, and attending meetings. While it may seem like something always needs your attention, theres one practice that often gets overlooked: self-reflection. You likely know that incorporating self-reflection into your daily or weekly routine is important. However, time can feel like a major hurdle, and finding an efficient method that works for you may seem challenging.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This year, the theme for World Book Day 2025 is ‘Read Your Way’, encouraging children and young people to discover reading on their terms. Children sometimes feel like reading is something they have to do, rather than something they want to do. 2025 is all about making reading fun – get involved on the 6th of March!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Presidents Day is an American federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February–this year, February 17, 2025. It was originally established to honor George Washington, the first President of the United States, and expanded to also celebrate the birthdays and legacies of other U.S. Presidents, particularly Abraham Lincoln whose birthday is February 12th.

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Middle Web

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Life Skills for All Learners by A.S.F. Amir and Thomas Guskey offers a comprehensive exploration into crucial life skills education and shows how to integrate the skills into lessons. Melinda Stewart says the book is both insightful and a practical guide to skill-building. The post Teaching and Assessing Life Skills with Subjects first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Computing Education Research Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Heres why I decided to work on yet-another implementation of a Python API that we first developed in 2001, how to get the implementation, and how its different. Why we needed Python MediaComp in the browser In 2002, we created a course at Georgia Tech called Introduction to Media Computation. Georgia Tech required all liberal arts majors to take a course in computer science, but the withdrawal-or-failure rate was high (about 50% for some majors).

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As an educator your days are busy planning lessons, grading papers, and attending meetings. While it may seem like something always needs your attention, theres one practice that often gets overlooked: self-reflection. You likely know that incorporating self-reflection into your daily or weekly routine is important. However, time can feel like a major hurdle, and finding an efficient method that works for you may seem challenging.

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Box Light

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The leadership team at Horizon Christian Academy wasn't looking for a quick fix or flashy gimmicks. They wanted to find practical ways to genuinely improve teaching and learning campuswide. For a school dedicated to preparing more than 500 students for the future, that meant getting technology that would support teachers, engage students and make every classroom more immersive and impactful.

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Middle Web

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Setting goals across all subject areas is an important practice that helps students at every grade level excel academically and nurtures essential life skills. Incorporating mindfulness into this process strengthens student focus and resilience, writes Kathleen Palmieri. The post Help Students Set Goals in All Subject Areas first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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MooMoo Math & Science

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Summary of my video covering when to use PEMDAS or SADMEP. PEMDAS for Simplification and Evaluation: The order of operations, PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction), is used when simplifying or evaluating expressions. This involves working through the operations from left to right in the PEMDAS order. Inverse Order of Operations (SADMEP) for Solving: When solving equations for a variable (like 'x'), the inverse order of operations (SADMEP - Subtraction

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub has launched a new toolkit for careers leaders, teachers and inclusion leaders to support students with SEND in mainstream settings. The kit contains a wide range of pathways, opportunities and resources for career leaders to utilise with SEND students.

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STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Doing anything for the first time can be both stressful and exciting. As a first-time STEM teacher, there can be a lot of questions around how to successfully implement STEM with students. How do I keep them engaged? How do I ensure the learning objectives are met? What can I do to make sure my lessons translate to standardized tests? These are some of the many questions new educators ask themselves when implementing STEM curricula for the first time.

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Middle Web

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Educators tend to think of building strong relationships as something we do to impact others, but we are also helping ourselves. Taking into account the challenges of relationships, Julie Schmidt Hasson looks into how connections with adults and students help us grow stronger. The post The Recharging Power of Relationships first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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MooMoo Math & Science

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The video above is a quick summary of the 8 planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Sorry, I didn't include Pluto. Planetary Sizes and Distances: The video details the relative sizes of the planets compared to Earth, along with their distances from the Sun in Astronomical Units (AU). It highlights significant size differences, ranging from Mercury (one-third the size of Earth) to Jupiter (eleven times larger).

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STEM for Kids

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Raleigh, North Carolina USA 02/10/2025 STEM For Kids is thrilled to announce the release of “STEM Icons: Celebrating Black History,” a comprehensive educators guide that brings to life the inspiring stories of groundbreaking Black inventors and scientists, now available for purchase on Amazon. Designed for grades K-6, STEM Icons: Celebrating Black History brings diversity and inclusion to STEM education by showcasing Black pioneers in fields such as electrical, biomedical, agricultur

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Box Light

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Empowering Schools with Unmatched Flexibility At Boxlight, we believe innovation should be driven by the real needs of educators and organizations. Thats why were excited to introduce the Clevertouch Max 2 the first interactive display under our unified Clevertouch brand. This interactive panel represents a major step forward in our commitment to delivering seamless, intuitive, and future-ready technology for classrooms and collabora tive spaces.

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