Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The hottest disruptive technology to come to education since iPads is ChatGPT. It sounds too simple when I read the dozens of articles that fill the internet so I asked the AI to tell me what it was: “ChatGPT is a computer program that generates text based on what you type to it. It uses advanced language processing to understand your prompt and respond with relevant, coherent text.
Middle Web
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Deciding when – and how much – to help our students can be difficult, writes new-teacher educator Curtis Chandler. It requires both a self-assessment of our own preconceptions and the ability to strike a delicate balance between high expectations and full support for all. The post 3 Ways We Can Support Students Who Struggle first appeared on MiddleWeb.
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Accelerate Learning
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Throughout history, many Black scientists have made tremendous contributions to the advancement of STEM and positively impacted the world. Let’s take a closer look at the contributions of Black scientists to STEM professions, including the vital work of a few standout scientists and engineers.
Computer Science Teacher
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
One of the things that make me sure that programming will be around for awhile even with better and better artificial intelligences is that people are bad at giving instructions. Well, that may be unfair. They are reasonably good at giving instruction to other people but that is not the same as being good at giving instruction to the literal minded.
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.
EiE Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
As educators, we know your time is already at a premium, and opportunities for professional growth don’t always come at the best time. To make things more manageable and put you in control of your professional learning, check out this list of easy ways to improve your practice this year, on your schedule !
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Proponents say the model improves student outcomes by encouraging more interaction among students and professors, and many studies have been conducted to measure the efficacy of the approach.
Accelerate Learning
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Math class can be a challenge for many students, particularly those who struggle with the subject. However, by making math class more interactive, teachers can help students better understand and retain the material while increasing their engagement and enthusiasm. This is especially important as more and more students are playing catch-up due to pandemic math learning loss.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
On the 19th of December 2022, the National Schools’ Observatory and Astrophysicists from Liverpool John Moores University broadcast their third festive space-themed event for children aged 7 – 11. The Merseyside and Cheshire STEM Ambassador Hub supported school recruitment for this session and over 13,000 pupils joined STEM Ambassadors who are part of the One Million Interactions STEM Ambassador.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
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: How to fix a tilted screen Category: Problem-solving Q: My screen is sideways 90 degrees.
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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.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Danielle Caldwell has been operating her home-based child care program, The Children’s Room, for 27 years. But lately, she’s been considering other career options. The North Carolina child care provider has long known that her work would not lead to riches, but years ago, that was less of a concern. “When I got into this, it was about making it fun.
Computer Science Teacher
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Eugene Wallingford had a great post on WHAT WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SUCCEED AS A CS STUDENT? It’s got a lot of good advice and I recommend it to students in high school or university. For now I want to focus on one or two pieces of his advice. Specifically, “Get to know your programming environment” For the most part, in class, teachers have time to do an introduction to the development environment but not much more.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Talking Science is hitting the road with free family fun to celebrate British Science Week! Daresbury Laboratory are are teaming up with Science Busker from Science Made Simple to bring you Water Water Everywhere, “a wonderful, but wet, free talk to get your science fix!” “Water is everywhere, touching everything and everyone – without it, we would not be alive.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Here are fourteen fun Valentine sites to fill those few minutes betwixt and between lessons, projects, bathroom breaks, lunch, and everything else: Apps for Valentine’s Day Drag-and-drop games Google Drawings Magnetic Poetry from Ctrl Alt Achieve Games and puzzles Games and stories ‘I love you’ in languages Afrikaans to Zulu Match Poem generator Puppy jigsaw Rebus game Sudoku Tic-tac-toe Typing Write in a heart Click to view slideshow.
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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!
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
There’s been a lot of ink spilled over what’s been framed as a national shortage of teachers , including fears of a coronavirus-related mass exodus from classrooms that never quite materialized. Fewer words have been spent on defining what, precisely, is meant when people say the education system is facing a drought of teachers from coast to coast. That’s what researchers at Kansas State University set out to quantify when they began crunching the numbers on teacher vacancies for all 50 states.
Futurum
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur? Published: Climate change is making many parts of the world hotter and drier. As a result, wildfires are becoming increasingly prevalent and pose a serious threat to human life, local communities and natural ecosystems. Researchers from the FLARE Wildfire Research Group at The University of Melbourne in Australia are developing models that can help predict where wildfires are most likely to occur and how fi
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
What do careers in mechanical engineering really look like? You’ll be quite surprised! The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has partnered with Springpod to provide a virtual work experience program open to students in Years 10-13. There are countless roles with unlimited potential, that can really make a difference in all of our lives.
User Generated Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
During Spring, 2022, a student in my gifted education program suggested that they build a paper city. I loved the idea, suggested that they make a sustainable city, and gave them some additional resources to do so. It ended up being amazing (for more about this see Building a Sustainable City and Class Example of a Sustainable City ). Along with teaching these gifted elementary students (who I teach for multiple years), I teach graduate courses for Walden University.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The night before the Teach for America (TFA) summer institute — commencing virtually for the first time due to the pandemic — I lay in my childhood bed at my parents’ house with tears in my eyes. On a whim, I typed “TFA criticisms” into the search bar and read article after article of valid, powerful critiques of the organization that I — bright-eyed and full of naive optimism — had just committed to for the next two years.
STEM Next
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
This month on the blog, we are thrilled to welcome one of the STEM Next Opportunity Fellows as a guest author. Dr. Holly Miller serves as the Afterschool and Summer Learning Fellow at the Institute of Education Sciences at the US Department of Education. Dr. Miller brings a wealth of expertise to her position at the Department including serving as a former middle school STEM teacher and an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in Senator Rosen’s office.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Would you like to protect and serve? Amazing Apprenticeships could have the answer! As one of the UK’s biggest police services, the Metropolitan Police are seeking individuals from a range of backgrounds with the right values to join as a Police Constable through its exciting apprenticeship programme. You can complete a fully funded BSc (Hons) degree in Professional Policing Practice and earn as.
Robot Lab
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
February 15th, 2023 – San Francisco, CA. Today, RobotLAB, the world’s largest robotics integrator company, announced its new expansion to the Latin American Region in Bogotá, Colombia. The company seeks to provide the latest technology in robotics in the territory not only for educational purposes but also for businesses that are looking to use this technology to improve their business performance and be at the forefront of innovation.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Content warning: gun violence. The morning of Oct. 24, 2022, I was facilitating a meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia for education and youth development leaders when I got word that my 15-year-old godson had been shot at his high school in St. Louis, where I live. He was alive, seriously wounded and being treated at our local children’s hospital. One of the meeting attendees was my friend and colleague, Chidi Jenkins.
STEM Next
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Introduce a Girl to Engineering 2023: Make it a Love Story By: Linda Kekelis and Teresa Drew Photo by Nicola Fioravanti on Unsplash Engineers do amazing work that makes our world a better place. Engineer Jane Chen co-created the Embrace portable, infant warmer that has saved hundreds of thousands of premature babies. Engineer Joshua Miele designs technologies that include tactile maps to better assist the mobility of disabled persons.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The Careers & Enterprise Company platform can help you develop an approach that will broaden pupils’ horizons. Their resources are free to download and are from organisations that have been funded to test what works at primary level, as well as other trusted providers. You can also find a quiz tool to help you structure an embedded classroom and whole-school strategy.
STEM Education Guide
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
There’s no denying that every parent hopes for the success of their children. However, most parents or guardians are unsure of how to nurture and guide their child into a successful student. Successful learners in classrooms usually exhibit similar characteristics, regardless of their cultural background, age, or gender. By identifying the traits of a good student (as discussed below), parents can help their kids develop those characteristics that will reap the greatest benefit.
Magic EdTech
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
We cannot deny the growing importance of user-centered design and the impact it has on the overall success of a product. However, it is equally important to consider the role of content in the learning experience. A well-executed content strategy can improve the learner’s ability to understand and interact with the product, leading to increased engagement and satisfaction.
Carly and Adam
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
As an elementary school teacher, you are always on the lookout for engaging and educational activities to use in your classroom. With Earth Day right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to introduce your students to the importance of taking care of our planet's natural resources. One of our favorite activities to engage students in the real world is the Earth Day Water Filter STEM activity.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
On the 26th of January 2023, All About STEM visited Wirral Grammar School for Girls to host an inspirational All About STEM Competition Day! Exciting sessions ran throughout the day and were packed with STEM activities (& lots of fun) along with the opportunity to complete CREST Awards & enter The All About STEM Competition! During a CREST Discovery Award, students (ages 10-14) work.
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