2021

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Holiday Activities To Keep the Learning Going

Ask a Tech Teacher

Teaching the days before big holidays is challenging. Students and teachers alike are ready for a break. Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. I’ve been there often. As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school.

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XtraMath Full Teacher Review

Educators Technology

XtraMath is an online program that helps students improve their math fact fluency. The program targets key math concepts such as fractions and decimals. The purpose of XtraMath program is to.read more.

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A New Mindset for Teachers: Self-Care Is Not Selfish

ED Surge

There was a time when I would work myself to death. All day, every day. There was a time when I would come to school sick beyond belief because I did not want to disappoint anyone, and let’s face it, because the hassle of leaving lesson plans for subs who never completed them drove me absolutely crazy. Late nights in the building, extra hours at home planning and grading, and various extracurricular activities required all of my attention and energy.

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10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Defined Learning is a fantastic way to bring project-based learning to every grade level and subject area. Some teachers (and students) are great at coming up with meaningful project ideas that align with standards and learning objectives. Defined Learning makes using project-based content easy to bring into any subject.

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Student Choice and Voice Can Equal the Best Day Ever

User Generated Education

As is true for a lot of progressive educators, I have a belief in and attempt to practice the implementation of student voice and choice: Sometimes this means fully letting go of the reins so learners become fully self-directed. I had the privilege of witnessing this in action one afternoon last week. I use the word, “witness,” as it was fully and totally due to the actions of one student.

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Promising STEM Careers Don’t Always Require a Degree

CSTEM

Written by: Reagan Flowers, Ph.D. Do high-paying STEM careers require college degrees? Here at C-STEM, we focus on K-12 STEM education, often with the goal of a college degree. Ultimately, we strive to give underrepresented students the opportunities they need to establish fulfilling careers and turn the tide for the next generation of students. However, with STEM careers continuing to multiply faster than ever, we’re finding that some of these careers do not require a college degree.

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CANCELLED – STEM Harvest Fest

Northeastern University

Due to inclement weather, this event is unfortunately cancelled. We’re extremely sorry about the last minute cancellation and are immensely thankful for your interest in participating in the event. We will be having another expo, Engineering for Everyone Expo , during National Engineers Week on Friday, February 25th (during BPS vacation week).

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Computer Science was always supposed to be taught to everyone, and it wasn’t about getting a job: A historical perspective

Computing Education Research Blog

I gave four keynote talks in the last two months, at SIGITE , Models 2021 Educators’ Symposium , VL/HCC , and CSERC. I’m honored to be invited to them, but I do suspect that four keynotes in six weeks suggest some “personal issues” in planning and saying “No.” Some of these were recorded, but I don’t believe than any of them are publicly available. The keynotes had a similar structure and themes.

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The Concept of the Ruliad

Stephen Wolfram

The Entangled Limit of Everything. I call it the ruliad. Think of it as the entangled limit of everything that is computationally possible: the result of following all possible computational rules in all possible ways. It’s yet another surprising construct that’s arisen from our Physics Project. And it’s one that I think has extremely deep implications—both in science and beyond.

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How EiE Supports SEL, Literacy Skills & More

EiE Blog

The recently released report, Science and Engineering in Preschool through Elementary Grades from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, shows that some of the most essential elements of effective, early STEM teaching are an added emphasis on English language learning, mathematics, and preparation.

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11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence (copy)

Ask a Tech Teacher

This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of teaching that starts after the New Year. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live ): For regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher, these are yearly reminders. For new readers, these are like body armor in the tech battle.

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BrainPOP Jr. Full Review for Teachers and Parents

Educators Technology

BrainPOP Jr. provides a growing library of educational materials to help students learn, discover, play, and engage in various literacy based activities. BrainPOP's movies cover various topics.read more.

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A Case for ‘Radical Simplification’ in Higher Education

ED Surge

We’re about to start year 3 of teaching in the pandemic, and it seems like an appropriate time to think back to March 2020 to think about what new things I’ve started to adjust to COVID-19 disruptions, what I stopped doing and what I plan to continue for 2022. The practice is a common retrospective technique known as Start/Stop/Continue, and it poses three questions: • What are we not doing, that we should start doing?

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Rebound: How Do Schools Bounce Back after the Pandemic?

Cool Cat Teacher

Acceleration Research with Dr. Douglas Fisher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Acceleration research can teach us how to accelerate learning. Dr. Douglas Fisher, co-author of the best-selling book Rebound, Grades K-12: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools.

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Offering Electives to Elementary Students

User Generated Education

Electives, as we all know, are classes that students choose to take. Electives are typically chosen based on interests, passions, a need to learn something new, and/or because of future goals. It is not clear to me why elementary students are rarely offered elective courses. In addition to empowering practical skills, electives can help students find hidden talents or passions.

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Animal Life Cycles

Chillax Science

Combining Play & STEM Learning. Playing with figurines and learning science is a perfect match. Science & Play & Learning simply go hand in hand. Science toys can entertain children, spark imagination, and teach about scientific phenomena and living things. In this blog post, I share with you how to use an inexpensive toy to teach children about life cycles in a relax, Chillax Science way.

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Professional Development for Teachers Doesn’t Have to Suck

Thimble

Design with Intention How many times have you felt as though you “wasted time” at a professional development session? Redundant, poorly planned, or ineffective professional… The post Professional Development for Teachers Doesn’t Have to Suck appeared first on Thimble Online STEM Classes.

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Integrating STEM into Early Childhood Education

Kid Spark Education

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Helping social studies teachers to teach data literacy with Teaspoon languages

Computing Education Research Blog

Last year, Tammy Shreiner and I received NSF funding to develop and evaluate computational supports for helping social studies teachers to teach data literacy and computing(see post here ). We’re excited about what we’re doing and what we’re learning. Here’s an update on where we’re at on the project. Teaspoon Languages. We have a chapter in the new book by Aman Yadav and Ulf Dalvad Berthelsen Computational Thinking in Education: A Pedagogical Perspective.

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4 Fun Outdoor Activities to Target Fine Motor Skills

Think Fun

Playgrounds are great for gross motor skills, but fine motor skills are just as important. Fine motor skills are important everyday tasks, such as reaching, grasping, and hand-eye coordination.

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National Grid Gifts: TryIt! Kits for the Office for Refugees and Immigrants

EiE Blog

As part of our project with National Grid to distribute our engineering Try It! Kits to families across Massachusetts, we are excited to share a recent distribution event supporting youth through the Office for Refugees and Immigrants.

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Hour of Code? Here’s why to participate

Ask a Tech Teacher

December 6-12th, 2021, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one-hour introduction to students on coding, programming, and why they should love it, designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. Coding is that mystical geeky subject that confounds students and teachers alike.

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Symbolab Calculator and Math Solve- Full Review

Educators Technology

Symbolab is an educational math tool that allows you to discover, practice, and learn math problems using scientific calculators and symbols. It is both an equation search and math solver. Students.read more.

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I Wanted Balance Between My Career and Personal Life. Now, I Sing A Different Tune.

ED Surge

Each year, I participate in the One Word challenge, which is a twist on making a New Year’s resolution. In the One Word challenge, you pick one word that will serve as your North Star throughout the year. The word I have chosen for 2022 is harmony. This word sums up a shift in my thinking from pre-pandemic to now. Before the pandemic, I thought multitasking was crucial to my success in the many roles and labels I carry: mom, wife, leader, friend, daughter, sister, and many more.

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10 Ways to Use Tract for Personalized Project Based Learning in Your Classroom

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Tract can engage students and get them excited about learning. Every student needs a reason to come to school, and Tract will help you do that. Tract is a personalized Project-Based Learning (PBL) platform with rich, individualized projects for students that can be tracked and managed from a centralized teacher dashboard.

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Scratch Monster Mash: A Language Arts/Technology Project

User Generated Education

[link]. This project was developed by Colleen Graves. I found information about how to do it at the Makey Makey blog post entitled, Scratch Coding Literacy Project Ideas for Makey Makey micro:bit Inventions. She designed it to be used with Scratch programming and the micro:bit micro-controller. I asked my students to create their monster mash ups using only Scratch programming.

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Best Engineering Books

Chillax Science

Inspiring Children. As a mother, I am *always* thinking of ways to inspire my daughters. Sometimes I feel like I am doing a great job at it; sometimes I feel defeated. During the less glamorous days, I have found that, good children’s books can help me fill in the gaps while I refuel my energy. If you are in need of “something” to inspire your children.

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Project Based Learning: 5 Tips for Getting Started

Defined Learning

For many educators, the practice of project based learning (PBL) is new. Many educators have long thought that PBL was focused on the project. However, attention should be focused as much on the process, as the content-related products.

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Dec 9, Simplifying Square Roots

Online Math for All

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POTU Evolution Part 1: From California to Rio Americano

The Blog of Phyz

Encore Post: Originally published February 21, 2020—in the last days of The Before Times. Sigh. UPDATE 2/23/20: Extant course chart added. We plan to launch our Physics of the Universe (POTU) course in 2021-22. Physics of the Universe is the physics portion of the three-course model for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation. California is where I live and work; Rio Americano High School is where I've taught physics since 1986.

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Lessons from The Oregon Trail

Think Fun

Photo: Dana Davis. Like many this summer, we were finally able to venture out once again and travel -- at least locally. So we decided to visit some nearby national parks.