Educators Technology

JULY 14, 2017

July 14, 2017 Here is a collection of some good educational iPad apps to help you with the teaching/learning of physics. This collection is specifically curated for high school students and teachers.read more.

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 4, 2024

I overheard some parents (from another school) the other day rightly noting how much difficulty their kids are having holding themselves together. What's my reaction to this (unfortunate, I think) feature of 2020s schooling as an AP physics teacher? I'm at a boys' school. right after they had been locked down for months.

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Educators Technology

JULY 31, 2021

The return to school this year is different from previous years. It is a special event where teachers get to see their students after a prolonged period of physical absence during which distance.read more.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Too often, teachers are rapidly elevated from the classroom to school leadership positions, whether to fill an unexpected vacancy, act as an interim administrator or to take on a permanent leadership role. Physically, mentally and emotionally, this was one of the most challenging times of my life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2019

We probably went there with a specific book in mind, one required for school, but ended up taking our time exploring all the tomes available. That’s why when Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Alex Mitchell, suggested this article– The Future of Physical Bookstores in The Digital Age– I said yes almost before reading it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Literacy Read Rosemary Well’s acclaimed book, Emily’s First 100 Days of School about the daily achievements of grade schoolers for their first 100 days. If you prefer, read The Night Before the 100th Day of School about one boy’s struggle to find 100 of anything to bring to class for the 100th Day project.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

When families are dealing with not having basic necessities, school just isn’t a priority,” says Susanne Terry, coordinator for homeless education services in the San Diego County Office of Education. For students struggling to simply show up for school, this can translate to poor access to the basics. The most common problem?

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Basic-Mathematics

JUNE 7, 2022

Do you need help with high school physics? Explore important basic concepts in physics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If this is the 100th day of school, here are resources for that: Geography. Read Rosemary Well’s acclaimed book, Emily’s First 100 Days of School about the daily achievements of grade schoolers for their first 100 days. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Are you a middle school science teacher looking to ignite your students' curiosity? It's a one-stop-shop for any middle school science teacher looking to incorporate the scientific method into their curriculum. So why wait?

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 21, 2024

If you're close enough to Woodberry Forest School, you're welcome to attend in person rather than online (though I'm prioritizing the online experience). But what if you are looking for physics professional development that is NOT aimed at college-level physics ? Two people chose this option last summer, and enjoyed it!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Summer jobs for many high schoolers (myself included) was a right of passage, where we stuck our toe into the adult work-a-day world for a brief period before returning to school for more education. Retail Job Opportunities Retail jobs are ideal for high school students looking for flexible work schedules during the summer.

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Futurum

JANUARY 4, 2023

Can quantum physics make the internet more secure? QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT — the physical phenomenon that occurs when a group of particles interact in such a way that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently of the state of the others. Fields of research : Quantum Physics, Quantum Technology, Optics.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When a school or district decides to cut a check for an edtech product, the end goal isn’t about owning a shiny new piece of hardware or app. That’s been changing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when virtually every school and teacher were thrust into the edtech landscape. Louis, Missouri.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 16, 2021

Augmented means adding something virtual to the physical world. Virtual reality is a computer-generated simulation of real life … It immerses users by making them feel they are experiencing the simulated reality firsthand. The differences are actually pretty simple. Virtual means experiencing a world that doesn’t exist. Ways to use VR.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2023

One of my rituals at the start of each school year is to clean student desks and chairs. Year after year, before students arrive for their first day of school, I scrub and shine these desks. It is not often that we see an overhaul of the furniture in our public school classrooms, let alone in the middle of the school year.

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Jacobs Physics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 29 2024, the College Board released the course and exam descriptions for the revised version of all four AP Physics courses. For the AP Physics C exams, the course content will not change. However, all AP physics exams - P1, P2, C-mechanics, and C-E&M - will be in an identical format as of the 2025 exams.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Before becoming a teacher, I didn’t understand why the 100th day of school was a big deal. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library.

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ED Surge

JUNE 22, 2022

With teacher morale seemingly at an all-time low, school districts are looking for ways to keep educators from burning out and quitting. Districts around the country are announcing plans to adopt four-day school weeks in the fall. Teachers will work a four-day week, but students will continue going to school five days a week.

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ED Surge

MARCH 24, 2023

We feel this with each school shooting we endure. More broadly, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics , “mental health disorders have surpassed physical conditions as the most common causes of impairments and limitations in children.” With the rise of violence and bullying happening in schools across the U.S.,

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ED Surge

AUGUST 30, 2023

Imagine not only waking up to a pandemic, forced into an isolated space without the physical and emotional support you need for learning, but also discovering that the place you call home has been deemed unlivable. Price Middle School (LJPMS) families after the city of Atlanta condemned property in the Forest Cove neighborhood in 2021.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

class of the school year, actually their last P.E. class as a middle school student, Esme had pursued Eduardo across campus with a set of classroom scissors, sharp end out. teacher to allow—quickly descended into a breach of each and every tenet of our school’s Core Values. The day before, during what would be the last P.E.

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STEM Sport

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into Physical Education (PE) classes offers an innovative approach to education. The Synergy of Movement and Learning Research indicates that physical activity can significantly bolster cognitive abilities.

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PCS Edventures

JULY 21, 2022

Learners race outside for a few more days before the new school year begins. We all know that a more active lifestyle is good for you (it’s healthy to be healthy), but did you know that physical activity in an educational environment dramatically increases student learning and retention? How Does Physical Activity Affect the Brain?

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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. Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. Students will learn to think like scientists.

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National Science Foundation

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Although it is perhaps a bit peculiar to apply Shakespeare to physics teaching career contemplations, the notoriously misinterpreted question of “ Wherefore art thou ?” We believe it is vital to scrutinize the “wherefores” of successful physics teachers, in both the classic meaning ( why teach physics?) 2021; Shah-Amoah 2020).

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ED Surge

AUGUST 31, 2023

When Gorgette Green-Hodnett wrapped up her 21-year career in high school education a couple years ago, her family members celebrated. We have to go to your school and help you,’” she says. “I Hawaii experienced a spike in retirements during the 2020-21 school year. And what can schools change to get them to stay?

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Jacobs Physics

MARCH 20, 2024

In my school's conceptual physics program, we give cumulative written tests after the first and second trimesters. In lieu of a final exam*, we are once again running the Woodberry Forest Conceptual Physics Tournament! These problems will be in the style of AP Physics 1 "paragraph response" questions. We need jurors.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. Now is the time to fully embrace how physical classrooms can be improved by online techniques. Each week, I’d assign several lectures I’d recorded earlier on video.

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K-12 Education News

MARCH 6, 2021

Studies show that engaging high school girls in physics before they begin formal studies gives them an edge, and helping K-12 teachers incorporate engineering concepts in the classroom boosts their students -- and themselves.

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2023

School district leaders have taken note, developing multi-year adoption plans for their schools. When schools reopened in 2021, Burkiett and her team decided to roll out the program across the district for students in kindergarten to third grade. So we were pretty happy with Amira,” Burkiett says.

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STEM Education Works

OCTOBER 13, 2021

in physics, but as a kid, it might as well have been magic. But even today with my background in physics, for me, radio communication still has this tinge of mystery to it. The Physics Behind Your Radio. “So, The post The Physics – and Mystery – of Radio appeared first on STEM Education Works. So, Dr. Jake,” you ask.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 4, 2023

As a school counselor, I spend my days serving 835 middle school students in a rural district in Livingston, California. School was once thought of as a safe place for students and educators, but many students, staff and families have lost a sense of safety and security. Since March 2020, we’ve seen so much change.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

In addition to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, motivation theories of William Glasser, David McClelland, and Fredrick Herzberg have application to a school environment. I believe that most schools do a great job insuring that students’ (and teachers’) deficit needs are met. Willian Glasser’s 5 Basic Needs.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2023

That means those students are missing 10 percent of a school year—or more. Why kids don’t show up to school is a thorny problem, Chang says. Chang agreed to hop on a call to school EdSurge on some of the complexities of K-12 absenteeism across the country. The big takeaway? It’s about meaningful relationships.

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Middle Web

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Adolescents are particularly susceptible to circadian rhythms – the physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle – writes principal Mike Gaskell. The post The Peak Learning Times for Middle School Kids first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Futurum

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics. Dr Daniel Terno and his team at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, are building a framework of characteristics that can be used to search for black holes in the Universe, but their findings may challenge our understanding of the fundamental laws of physics.

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