Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Today, as education leaders, you’re faced with an increasingly diverse student population, each with unique learning styles, abilities, and aspirations.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

The goal is to improve science literacy among high school students by making lessons meaningful and relevant to their lives through a teaching method called project-based learning. The curriculum also primes students for college and potential careers in science. Students will learn to think like scientists.

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. In schools, creativity can be harder to imagine in core subject areas like math and easier to associate with humanities and arts. Ultimately, we want our students to be successful beyond the classroom walls.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he crafted an entirely new curriculum that he felt would better resonate with students, a series of reading and writing assignments that looked at the stages of grief. “It It doesn’t mean that everything has to be connected to the pandemic, but students have to be able to find meaning in what they’re doing.”

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We discuss how rigor is not about making things harder for students but about setting high expectations and providing support to help students achieve those expectations. We, as teachers, can focus on the learning process and engage students in meaningful discussions and activities. Included in the show notes.)

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2024

When some students hit an obstacle in school or college, they can take it as a sign that this whole education thing just isn’t for them. That can especially be the case for students who are racial minorities. Similarly, there's many stories about belonging uncertainty for students of color and for first-generation college students.

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ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2023

So we began to wonder: Who are the students in teacher preparation programs today, undeterred by the status of the profession, full of resolve and hope and momentum? And I just remember my mom showing her students so much passion. And what motivates me is seeing the students. I'm excited because I get to help students.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

The parents are in an uproar, and the new teacher is a substitute who keeps sending home kindergarten math.” It focuses primarily on how students have fallen behind in core academic areas such as reading and math, which is of course a critical issue. Visibly shaken, her voice trembled as she went on, "She’s been crying for days.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

For example: The Santa Cruz County Office for Education spells out a number of “equity initiatives ” used by schools in that part of California, including professional development for educators, improved strategies for grading student work and a support group for ethnically diverse educators.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 26, 2022

Educator Stacey Roshan believes that when schools prioritize students who are most vocal and quickest to raise their hand, the perspectives of too many are lost. When I think about high school, I vividly remember my 11th grade math class. When Roshan was in high school, she feared the moment she might be called on in class.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 14, 2023

Classroom teachers, constrained by limited resources and standardized curricula, often struggle to cater to the diverse learning needs of their students. This paradigm shift promises to revolutionize education, making it more engaging, relevant and effective for students. Thanks to the emergence of AI, this is finally possible.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

The way sessions were facilitated often contradicted research-based teaching strategies. It is also frustrating when pre-packaged PD sessions are disconnected from your specific school context and student population. The impact of substandard and irrelevant PD is also noticeable to students. Wait, we can DO that?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. Students start the course with a pre-test to determine a baseline for their financial literacy. Gen I Revolution.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

But I’m not fully present, because my pulse is still racing, I’m thinking of the things I didn’t get done and worrying that a student or colleague will barge in during the Zoom orientation because they need me for something. As an educator parent, I’m constantly juggling my commitments to my students and to my own children and I’m not alone.

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Scientix

MAY 25, 2023

Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-B Y Mathematics is a crucial subject for every student as it provides a strong foundation for many other disciplines. However, many students struggle with mathematics due to a variety of reasons, including a lack of motivation, fear of failure, and negative attitudes towards the subject.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Most schools, for the health and safety of their communities, adjusted them in a variety of ways, often making them more “brain-friendly” and aligning them with promising research and strategies in the science of teaching and learning, or what we like to call, Mind, Brain and Education (MBE). Our consistent answer is: “Don’t go back!”

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2022

Four years ago, my students came to class the day after a deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. We shared the same group of AP students and we agreed we should give them space to talk. As the bell rang, one student blurted out, “Miss, are we going to talk about what happened?” As teachers, we teach students not subjects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Through this interactive video game, students learn to identify advertising and understand its messages with the goal of becoming informed, discerning consumers. Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-.

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 10, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we share a must-listen podcast for educators who want to help their students succeed financially. This podcast provides practical tips and strategies for teaching financial literacy to middle and high school students. Please try again.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2022

I gave only feedback on student work, with no grades on any assignment. The general plan was to have students describe how they met criteria for success that I laid out, include a portfolio of their work to support it, and decide for themselves what final course grade that led to. Did My Students Learn? Inspired by Susan D.

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Magic EdTech

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

But on a smaller scale, this data can be used to solve a very pressing challenge that educators today face – developing informed teaching strategies. The need to assess students’ progress individually, grade tests, and stay updated on changing course material and EdTech tools add to teacher burnout. What should Thomas work on?

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Carly and Adam

AUGUST 23, 2023

Fostering Growth Mindset in the Classroom with "The Magical Yet" One of the most valuable lessons we can impart to our students is the concept of a growth mindset. The word "yet" implies that, with dedication, practice, and the right strategies, they have the potential to achieve their goals in the future.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

His enlightening discussion on ‘The Recipe for Student Well-Being' offers a beacon of hope, laying out a clear, actionable plan for schools eager to make a positive impact on their students' lives. But what exactly are these five essential ingredients for nurturing student well-being? Stream by clicking here.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Del Real Viramontes joined its Puente program , which embedded him in a cohort of students in a math and English course sequence. He took students on tours of university campuses and helped them build connections there. But data shows these strategies don’t actually work for most of the people who enroll at community college.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

New students, new parents, new rules at school–but there’s one more piece that shakes up my education ecosystem: new webtools. It’s online assessment, practice, and instruction for K-6 students with a tagline: Curiously fun, amazingly effective, refreshingly affordable. The start of a new school year is always busy.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

They now see him as a fellow teacher working through the complexities and challenges of teaching today because his presentations include struggles and successes as he works every day with students. Students don’t care what you know until they know that you care, and Jon tries every day to connect with his students.

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PCS Edventures

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, math lessons often feel disconnected from their use and application. Whether learners struggle to understand real-world connections or have difficulty learning various math concepts, educators are left wondering how to engage them and strengthen their math skills and confidence. The answer is STEAM!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2018

You’ve probably read my reviews of Zapzapmath and Zap Zap Kindergarten Math, as well as the constant updates they make to their free (and freemium) app. This gamified math ecosystem is popular with students because it’s fun and teachers because it ties into many national and international standards (like Common Core).

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National Science Foundation

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Struggle is a regular part of mathematics class: students struggle to get started, to carry out a process, to express misconceptions and errors, and with “uncertainty in explaining and sense-making” (Warshauer, 2015, p. Generating Mathematically Productive Struggle.

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STEM Education Guide

JANUARY 16, 2023

There is a common misconception that gifted students have it easy in school, but this is not always the case. Consider the story of Adhara Pérez Sánchez , the girl with a higher IQ than Einstein who struggled terribly in school before being identified as gifted. Gifted Students. Definition of Giftedness. Morrison and Mary G.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 8, 2019

10 Tech Tools for Your Math Class. 16 Thanksgiving Sites For Your Students. One reason why resource lists (curating themed lists of websites) excel over pedagogy is that the former are used by students as well as teachers. I’ve had days where I get 1000 hits in an hour because teachers posted the list for students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

she summarized the issue like this: “In a recent national survey , 97 percent of teachers agreed that all students can and should have a growth mindset, and that same number said fostering a growth mindset is an important part of a teacher’s job. Yet only 50 percent said they have adequate solutions and strategies to shift mindset.”

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Magic EdTech

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

But on a smaller scale, this data can be used to solve a very pressing challenge that educators today face – developing informed teaching strategies. The need to assess students’ progress individually, grade tests, and stay updated on changing course material and EdTech tools add to teacher burnout. What should Thomas work on?

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STEM Education Works

MARCH 21, 2023

Or is it the end of education as we know it and a danger to students? For example: Answering students’ questions: I can help teachers by answering students’ questions on a wide range of topics, from history and science to math and literature. So is ChatGPT as amazing as it sounds?

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Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

We'll explore how you can harness the power of both ‘cold' and ‘warm' data to not only understand your students better but also to significantly improve their performance. From tackling chronic absenteeism to boosting math proficiency rates, data-driven instruction is a game-changer. Think again! Stay tuned!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2019

Our job as educators is to encourage students in whatever their choice of post-school employment is, be it more education, a technical school, or a job. If we try to force students into a future not of their own choice, they disengage from learning. Technology is making learning easier for both students and educators.

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STEM Education Shopping

JULY 19, 2023

Photo by Mikhail Nilov: [link] Does Learn Math Manipulatives For Smartboard Right for Your Children? Overwhelmingly Impressive for Your Kids- Are you looking for a way to make math lessons more interactive and engaging for your students like playing games ? Look no further than math manipulatives for your smartboard!

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