Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Over the next week, I’ll share ideas that will get you ready for Hour of Code. This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : An Overview of This Week. Long list of websites by grade. 10 Unusual Projects. 6 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities. Coding–that geeky subject that confounds students and frightens teachers. Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they grad

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STEM Education Works

DECEMBER 6, 2022

To most of us, YouTube is simply a source of entertainment. Believe it or not, it’s an excellent resource for teaching STEM subjects, too! In today’s blog, I’ll introduce you to some of my favorite STEM-related YouTube channels. Bruce Yeany ( [link] ): Bruce has been a science teacher for over 40 years and the quality and educational content in his videos most certainly reflect that.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Ongoing staffing shortages in the field of early childhood education have amounted to a five-alarm fire. In surveys , news stories , anecdotes and just about any other source of information on the sector, early care and education providers say they are in crisis, pointing to a dearth of qualified educators that many attribute to low compensation. Without sufficient staff, programs are not able to operate at full capacity, nor deliver the highest-quality care and education to the children they se

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Accelerate Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

STEM and cooperative learning strategies go hand-in-hand. If cooperative learning is the teaching method to engage students, teach collaboration, and help build social and communication skills, then STEM provides the actual activity. Using STEM activities within a cooperative framework gets students excited to learn and helps build important skills that go beyond subject knowledge.

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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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Career in STEM

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Cool Coding & Computer Science Resources for Teens. Coding is the language of the 21st century. Even if you never go on to a career in IT, electrical engineering, or computer programming, everyone needs to know the basics. And don’t just take my word for it! Hear what these famous people have to say about it: So what can you do with coding?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Mimi Ito is a cultural anthropologist and learning scientist at UC Irvine. She’s been sharing her observations with EdSurge readers for nearly a decade now, reflecting on young people’s interest-driven and playful engagements as they relate to education. If you can embed skill development within a genuinely motivating social set of rewards, learning is deeper and more enduring.

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Accelerate Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The acronym CRA stands for Concrete, Representational, Abstract is an instructional framework for teaching math. The CRA method provides the best opportunity for students to master content as they progress through the three stages. There is always a situation where CRA can be used. CRA can be used at grade levels to teach any topic. Any configuration, whole class, small group, or individual, can benefit from using the CRA framework.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 5, 2022

For the 3rd year running, the National Schools’ Observatory and Astrophysicists from Liverpool John Moores University will be broadcasting a festive space-themed event for children aged 7 – 11. Last year’s event was watched by over 7000 pupils! “Learn about habitability across the Solar System and how there is ‘Snow Place Like Home’ on our unique but fragile planet.” Expect fun facts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Over the next week, I’ll share ideas that will get you ready for your Hour of Code. This includes (links are live on publication day) : An Overview of This Week. Long list of websites by grade. 10 Unusual Projects. 6 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities. This is a long list of online activities related to coding and programming. It is updated once a year so I apologize in advance for any dead links.

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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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ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a bully. Unfortunately for trans kids in my state and many others, their bully is loud, obsessed and powerful. Who are they being bullied by? State officials. In my state of Texas, elected officials seem to have a vendetta against trans youth. During the 2021 legislative session, there were over 50 bills introduced targeting transgender youth participation in sports as well as bans on gender-affirming healthcare.

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Computer Science Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2022

For most of my career I hive been hearing that some day computers will write all the code and human programmers will no longer be needed. Or at least, not as needed as today. Are we getting close to that time – finally? And if we are what does it mean for teaching computer science? Recently, the CS education world has been discussing GitHub Copilot.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Teachers & parents, are you looking for Christmas activities? There are lots of CREST projects that can be adapted for the festive season, so we’ve brought together a list to inspire you! Prepare to party with decorations, entertainment, and snacks. Don’t forget you can make cards & presents too! Primary Projects Superstar Awards (Ages 7-11) Band Rollers – design, energy, forces & motion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Set aside December 5-11th, 2022 for the hugely-popular Hour of code. This is a week of activities dedicated to inspiring kids to learn/love coding. This year: 1,536,702,210 will participate. 180+ countries. 44,941 events . What is it. Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to students on coding, programming, and why they should love it, designed to demystify that mystical geeky subject that confounds students and teachers alike and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator,

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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!

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2022

These days teachers often look to social media and podcasts to find community and unwind. That means educators are spending time following other teachers on Instagram or TikTok, or listening to podcasts where colleagues share teaching tips, joke about their classroom experiences or vent their frustrations. It all adds up to a kind of virtual teacher’s lounge—a space for sharing their experiences beyond the confines of their classrooms—as well as a way for teachers to feel they have a greater voi

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Amy Brown Science

DECEMBER 3, 2022

You've just finished teaching the Periodic Table to your chemistry or physical science students. You know you did an awesome job teaching periods, families, the periodic trends of electronegativity, atomic radius, and metallic character. You have no doubt that students know about the alkali metals, the halogens, and the noble gases. You are convinced that all the students will ace the unit test.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“It’s important for all young people to have the opportunity to find out more information on the sorts of careers that they could do as well as what to consider when it comes to life after school, whether that’s Higher Education at a university, an apprenticeship or preparing for employment.” STEM Learning’s national online mentoring scheme is designed to help 14-18 year olds explore their future.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2022

When I grew up, teachers ran the classroom and parents stepped back, but a lot has changed in thirty years. COVID hit schools hard, closing them down and forcing parents to become teachers. Most schools are again open, but parents found that their children learn better when education is a three-legged stool: Parents, teachers, and kids. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Drew Allen, is an active working parent with some ideas on the new reality of parents-as-educators: Managing Your Kids Needs as E

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 7, 2022

TikTok may have started as the preferred social media platform for modern dance crazes, but the platform’s growth has made it a home for something else—misinformation. Add to that its popularity among teens and its powerful algorithm, and you have a mix that worries some educators about TikTok’s potential negative impacts for young users. A recent study from NewsGuard found that roughly one in five TikTok videos contain misinformation, whether the topic is COVID-19 vaccines or the Russia-Ukraine

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Middle Web

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Students in the middle are facing a perfect storm of stress, anxiety and overwhelm. Educators Trisha DiFazio and Allison Roeser share ways to help them grow a sense of connectedness and belonging with easy to implement SEL strategies for all content areas. Start with Battery Life! The post 3 Fun and Effective SEL Strategies for Grades 4-8 first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Nuffield Research Placements are funded by the Nuffield Foundation and delivered by STEM Learning. They are engaging, hands-on research projects, where students have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation. Placements are a fantastic opportunity for students to apply skills and knowledge learned at school and work alongside researchers and industry.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Right now, faculty are regretting the course design choices we made for Fall, and trying to make better ones for Spring. I'm in that process myself, building my Winter semester course on linear algebra and differential equations. Last week I was splitting time between working on the syllabus and calendar for this course, while entering the home stretch on my current classes.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only a few years ago, before the pandemic, finding a school district with a dedicated leadership position focused on data privacy was like spotting a “unicorn”—something so rare it was practically mythical. Districts might have been theoretically interested in hiring a Chief Privacy Officer whose job is to keep student data from being abused by doing things like setting up privacy policies, training staff on privacy matters and making sure that data is collected and used safely.

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Carly and Adam

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Build a Christmas Tree and a House with Legos in this amazing Christmas READ ALOUD STEM ™ Challenge by Carly and Adam! Did you know the Rockefeller Christmas Tree is donated by families each year to the city? Each year, after Christmas, that tree is turned into lumber and given the Habitat for Humanity. The Carpenter's Gift by David Rubel tells this amazing story.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Creating Careers: A Step Ahead supports students, aged 14+, to make competitive health and care applications and develop the skills needed to progress in a healthcare career. The programme consists of two online learning modules. Students will also be given the opportunity to join live broadcasts for webinars focusing on skills and employer encounters.

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Magic EdTech

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and the overall growth of an individual. It is an educational concept that helps kids gain skills and knowledge in areas beyond their core school subjects. These acquired skills help students eventually develop healthy identities so that they can manage their emotions better and communicate better as they move toward life beyond the classroom.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 7, 2022

My son had been home from the NICU for just two weeks as I stood in front of a closet of clothes and shoes that no longer fit, trying to find something to wear to a job interview. A new position supporting instructional technology and innovation was opening in my former school district. I thought I had left for good, but now I felt drawn back. Before my son was born, my work required long hours and frequent travel.

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Futurum

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The milk of human kindness. Published: Dr Natalie Shenker is the co-founder of the Hearts Milk Bank – a UK-based charity that provides donor human milk to vulnerable babies who, for whatever reason, are unable to receive milk from their birth mother. TALK LIKE A HUMAN MILK RESEARCHER. DONOR HUMAN MILK (DHM) – breast milk donated by a woman who is not the birth mother of the baby receiving it.

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All About STEM

DECEMBER 6, 2022

National Apprenticeship Week will be celebrated from 6th – 12th of February 2023. The theme for this year is ‘Skills for Life’ National Apprenticeship Week brings together the entire apprenticeship community to celebrate everything that is amazing about apprenticeships. Amazing Apprenticeships is offering a fantastic resource collection for schools, colleges, teachers, students, employers.

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