2022

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How High School Should Change for an Era of AI and Robots

ED Surge

Public high school in America was the product of the time of its invention, which was way back in 1821. But in this era of rapid technological change marked by artificial intelligence and robots moving into more aspects of work and social life, maybe the way teaching is done in high school needs a reboot. That’s the thesis of the book “ Running with Robots: The American High School’s Third Century. ” It is framed around the thought experiment: What would an ideal high school of the year 2040 loo

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The 8 Elements of Critical Thinking

Educators Technology

We live in a world that is increasingly inundated with all types of information. From the moment we open our eyes in the morning till we go to bed at night, our minds are incessantly stimulated and a big part of this stimulation stems from our digital devices. It is true that there has never been a time in human history where information and knowledge are as plentiful and readily accessible as they are today.

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How to Help Kids Overcome Their Fear of Math, According to a Brain Scientist

ED Surge

For all that education has changed in recent times—from the disappearance of cursive lessons to the rise of computer science in classrooms to pandemic-forced remote learning—one thing has remained stubbornly unchanged. That’s stress and anxiety over math. Even before worries mounted over “ learning loss ” and the ongoing youth mental health crisis , researchers observed math anxiety in children as young as 6.

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Best Math Websites for Teachers and Students

Educators Technology

The list below features a collection of some of the best math websites for teachers and students. I have been constantly updating the list to keep the resources fresh and relevant. The initial.read more.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights.

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Amazing Apprenticeships: NEW Informative Rapid Reads

All About STEM

The Amazing Apprenticeships team are expanding their collection of popular rapid read sheets! Their Rapid Reads offer bitesize overviews, guidance, and top tips – essential information fast and in manageable chunks. Titles include: NEW Rapid Read: New GCSE grades explained NEW Rapid Read: Apprenticeship Finances NEW Rapid Read: Relocating for an apprenticeship NEW Rapid Read: What support can I.

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What Does an Assistant Principal Do Again?

Middle Web

To make sure that kids, teachers, and families have what they need to be successful and joyful, Stephanie Farley details how assistant principals can show up, listen deeply, and chill out. To start, spend time with students during lunch and find ways to do some teaching. The post What Does an Assistant Principal Do Again? first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Gingerbread STEM!

Science Buddies

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Computers, Coding, and Careers

STEM Discovery Education

Teaching technology is a wonderful and sometimes tricky endeavor. There is so much information and it’s always changing. While everything about my favorite subject is fun, in my 20-plus years of teaching computer science in a K-8 school, the one thing that has been the most exciting for me is Coding. Coding has opened the door to a variety of new activities for students, including robotics, 3D printing, and much more!

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How to Start a Robotics Club in Your School

Robot Lab

By Carla Jose. Image Source: Pexels. So you’ve got a passion for robotics and you want to share it with your classmates? Or perhaps you’re an educator and you’re eager to introduce students to this rapidly expanding part of the tech sector. In either case, starting a club dedicated to the topic of robotics, including theoretical discussions as well as practical experiments, is a great way to fulfill your ambitions.

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Boxlight is Named Overall EdTech Company of the Year

Box Light

We are excited to announce that we've been named Overall EdTech Company of the Year in the fourth annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards. We are being recognized for our outstanding efforts in helping teachers and students continue to focus on what's important - teaching and learning.

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Exploring the life and works of Roberto Gerhard, the electronic music pioneer

Futurum

Exploring the life and works of Roberto Gerhard, the electronic music pioneer. Published: June 7, 2022. While we might think of electronic music as a new style that has emerged in recent decades, its roots can be traced back much further, to when electronic equipment first became available. At the University of Huddersfield in the UK, Professor Monty Adkins and Dr Sam Gillies are examining the work of one of the key pioneers in the field – Roberto Gerhard.

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Can Anti-Plagiarism Tools Detect When AI Chatbots Write Student Essays?

ED Surge

After its launch last month, ChatGPT, the latest chatbot released by OpenAI, made the rounds online. Alex, a sophomore at a university in Pittsburgh, started toying with the chatbot about a week after it was released, after finding out about it on Twitter. Within a couple of days, he got really excited by the quality of the writing it produced. The chatbot was good, he says—really good.

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The 7 Best Secret Santa Generators

Educators Technology

Christmas is around the corner and we definitely are looking forward to it. Family get-togethers and gift exchanges add up to the fun and joy we experience during this wonderful season. If you are like me and are entrusted with organizing a Secret Santa, the gift exchange generators below will help with your gifting assignments. Instead of using the time-honored tradition of drawing names from a hat, you can now do it online and anonymously, saving you the headache of having to figure out who wi

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Updates: Dr. Barbara Ericson awarded ACM SIGCSE 2022 Outstanding Contributions to Education

Computing Education Research Blog

March 2-5 is the ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium for 2022 in Providence, RI. (Schedule is here.) I am absolutely thrilled that my collaborator, co-author, and wife is receiving the Outstanding Contributions to Education award! She is giving a keynote on Friday morning. Her abstract is below. She’s got more papers there, on CS Awesome, on her ebooks, and on Sisters Rise Up.

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Share how #YOUbelonginSTEM for National STEM Day, November 8th

STEMx

On October 12th, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten announced the. YOU Belong in STEM. initiative at the. Innovating for the Future Summit. , held by STEMConnector, Million Women Mentors, and the STEMx network. This initiative aims to improve STEM education outcomes by advancing a sense of inclusion and belonging in STEM for all students and teachers and has three primary goals: Ensure all Pre-K-Higher Education students have access to, and benefit from rigorous, relevant, and joyfu

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Promoting Student Agency in Learning

Defined Learning

Over the past two school years, educators, students, and their families have experienced learning and living in new ways. There have been many challenges that we have all faced in education. For some educators, it was a necessary push to take risks, try new ideas or bring different technologies into their classrooms. Although those school years may not have gone as we had planned and we may not have covered as much of the content as we had hoped or had opportunities that we wanted for our studen

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The Best-Led Schools Put Communication First

Middle Web

Creating a dynamic communication model so that information flows effectively among the leadership team, faculty and staff, and parents and stakeholders helps nurture a culture and climate of shared leadership where all voices are heard and appreciated, writes AP DeAnna Miller. The post The Best-Led Schools Put Communication First first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Ideas for Your STEM Bulletin Board

Carly and Adam

The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk. Ready to head back to school ? Thinking about new and creative ideas to decorate your classroom? If you need some ideas for awesome STEM bulletin boards, look no further! Whether you want something bold and colorful or a bulletin board that focuses on inspiration, our STEM and makerspace community members have shared their classroom creations with us.

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Summer of Love for STEM

STEM Next

Seven Fun and Family-Friendly Ideas for a Summer of STEM. coauthored by Linda Kekelis and Teresa Drew. Photo by Christopher Beloch on Unsplash. Summer is coming. So is the search for ideas to support summer learning. With less structure and more time for self-directed play, summer is an ideal time to encourage children’s interests, confidence, and creativity.

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18 Awesome Things I Learned About Google Slides from Eric Curts at #ISTELive

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I started the day with Eric Curts and “ Beyond the Slideshow: Unleashing Student Creativity with Google Slides” I learned so many things from him today as I started my ISTE Live attendance. . 1. Use. Emojis. on Google Docs. Look at Eric's awesome handout and see how he used emojis in his headings.

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How Spending Downtime With My Students Has Dramatically Reshaped My Teaching

ED Surge

One of the most rewarding aspects of being a teacher is building relationships. Getting to know my students beyond their academic capabilities and seeing them develop into well-rounded humans is a gift. I grew up surrounded by educators, and I always knew there was a special bond that develops between teachers and students. My grandmother was an elementary teacher for over 30 years (shameless brag—she taught Jay-Z who credited her in a documentary).

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The Early Childhood Sector Could Become Education’s Most Notable Example of 'Learning Loss'

ED Surge

As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, education policymakers have debated the best ways to prevent and remedy learning loss. For our nation’s youngest learners, this loss has been multilayered, with developmental and academic losses compounded by diminished access to early childhood programs themselves.

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Could the U.S. Soon See a Federal Minimum Salary for Teachers?

ED Surge

Rep. Frederica Wilson has long felt that American teachers are undervalued, an opinion that developed during her time as a classroom teacher, a principal, a school board member and, eventually, as a member of Congress. And she believes the wages teachers are paid do not reflect the importance of their role in society. But Wilson, a Democrat from Florida, hopes to turn that around—starting today—with the introduction of the American Teacher Act, a bill that would establish a federal minimum salar

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Student Disengagement Has Soared Since the Pandemic. Here’s What Lectures Look Like Now

ED Surge

SAN MARCOS, Texas — As a digital media course got underway on a recent Wednesday at Texas State University, a trickle of students took their seats in one of the largest lecture theaters on campus. On paper, this was a huge class, with about 220 students registered. But there was not much buzz of activity as the class settled in. Only around 60 students showed up.

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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

ED Surge

“When the murders happened in Atlanta, my school said nothing.” On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man went on a targeted shooting rampage across Atlanta, driving 30 miles to three massage businesses and killing eight people, the majority of whom were Asian women. Upon capture and questioning, the shooter evoked long-standing, entrenched tropes of sexual violence, racism and misogyny to justify the slaughter.

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Educators: We Must Be Champions for Our Trans Students

ED Surge

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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A Teacher’s Podcast Got Him Fired. It Also Led to Greater Self-Reflection

ED Surge

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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How Gaming Creates Opportunities for Learning That Endures

ED Surge

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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Introverts Can Be Good Teachers, Too. We Just Need a Moment of Silence.

ED Surge

I have always been an introvert. Don’t get me wrong, I love people, but like most introverts, I inevitably reach a point when the lights go off. You can see it in my glazed-over eyes, half-laugh and glances toward the classroom door, longing for the school day to end. I need stillness, time to recharge and process and I often do my best thinking when I am alone.

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The ‘Digital Equity’ Students Need to Learn May Not Come Without Community Outreach

ED Surge

While students around the country are back in school in person this year, the connection between education and high-speed internet hasn’t been severed. Students still turn in assignments online and interact with class material through learning management systems, and they may even stream their lessons. The support services that are becoming critical for education—from health screenings to tutoring sessions—are also often delivered online.

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