Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The idea started as a clever way to teach students to think critically and problem-solve. One hour, according to Hour of Code, would show them that deep thinking was fun and problem-solving was exhilarating. It’s easy to conflate coding with computers but its core is problem-solving and critical thinking.

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Accelerate Learning

MAY 23, 2021

The Mona Lisa is surprisingly, almost shockingly, small. Yet its far-reaching influence has made it synonymous with greatness. Well, that painting is good, but I mean, it’s not the Mona Lisa ,” the armchair art critic will opine.

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ED Week

MAY 26, 2022

Join experts for a look at how experts are integrating the teaching of problem solving and entrepreneurial thinking into STEM instruction.

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Scientix

AUGUST 8, 2022

One such study was conducted to investigate whether gamification can improve students’ motivation to learn physics and problem-solving skills. Through this research, the aim was to examine whether a persistent change in teaching methods can improve students’ motivation for learning and, consequently, problem-solving skills.

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Online Math for All

DECEMBER 31, 2021

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2022

Category: Security, Problem-solving. 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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

. “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.” I’ve discussed problem-solving before (see How to Teach Students to Solve Problems ). Today, I want to share five favorite websites that turn the deep-thinking required for solving problems into fun: 60-second Adventures in Thought.

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User Generated Education

MAY 23, 2022

Toy Take Apart and Repurposing is always a great favorite both with my gifted students and with my campers during my summer Toy Hacking and Making camp. I purchase battery-operated toys from ebay and thrift stores.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

AUGUST 6, 2020

88: Problem Solving in the Math Classroom Today Meg Anderson from The Teacher Studio talks all about the power of problem-solving in the math classroom. Students often struggle in the area of problem-solving. Their go-to response is- I don’t get it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2023

Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and builds confidence in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship for life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2022

Category: PCs, Problem-solving. A: Go into the Updates list and uninstall the one addressing your problem program. Today’s tip: Rollback Windows Updates. Q: Windows automatically updated and now one of my programs freezes. What do I do?

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PHYSICS! BLOG!

JUNE 28, 2018

In refreshing the design of my 10th grade Physics course, one thing I have been attempting to do is find new ways to replace worksheets or problem sets with different sorts of activities, especially ones that promote more group work and discourse within groups. See kinematics card sort , momentum card sort.). Description of Each Station.

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Accelerate Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The buzz around STEM education continues to grow as teachers discover how it builds creative problem-solving through connections to real-world applications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2022

Category: Problem-solving. 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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2023

March 1-3, 2023 65 Tech Ed Posters $2.99 This set of sixty-five posters is a varied collection you can use to share critical issues dealing with technology and education. Print them out and hang them on your classroom walls or share them out digitally on a Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram feed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 21, 2022

Category: MSO, Problem-solving, Keyboarding. Today’s tip: Create a Macro. Here are basic steps for MS Word : Click View – Macros – Record Macros. Specify a name for the macro. Choose whether it should be a keyboard shortcut or a button.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Today’s tip: How to fix a tilted screen Category: Problem-solving Q: My screen is sideways 90 degrees. How do I fix that? A: If you ever needed this, you’re going to bless me. I run a tech lab and there are always those pesky prodigies who want to outsmart me.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

How can teachers engage students to learn problem-solving skills across the curriculum? One program has set out to teach computational thinking (CT) and coding skills in a problem-centered approach, fostering a student-driven learning design. How do teachers and students benefit from a problem-centered coding curriculum?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Problem-solving and critical thinning: Encouraged problem-solving and critical thinking. The results showed that yes, students across grade levels rated caring teachers highly in the areas of cognitive engagement, problem-solving, and instructional monitoring.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 14, 2022

Category: Problem-solving. 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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The idea started as a clever way to teach students to think critically and problem-solve. One hour, according to Hour of Code, would show them that deep thinking was fun and problem-solving was exhilarating. It’s easy to conflate coding with computers but its core is problem-solving and critical thinking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2021

Category: Maintenance, Problem-solving. Today’s tip: 16 Spring Cleaning Steps for Computers. It’s easy to ignore basic computer maintenance. Heck—it’s as likely you’ll mess up your computer in a misguided effort to ‘clean things up’.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Today’s tip: How to find a lots shortcut Category: Problem-solving Q: I can’t find the shortcut for a program I want to open. It’s not on the desktop, the start menu or in ‘all programs’. How do I open the program? A: PC’s : Click the ‘Start button’, then type the program name where it says ‘search’ to get the shortcut.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Anytime I can show students how to complete math skills without doing math, it’s a plus (because they don’t expect a discussion on problem-solving or Minecraft to help with math). It feels like: When it should feel like: Coding is a great tie-in to Common Core Math Standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Today’s tip: Find a file Category: Problem-solving Q: I saved my document, but I can’t find it. What do I do? A: There are five ways to search for a document you saved, but don’t remember where (see poster below): If none of these work, try these two: One: Open the program you created it in, say MS Word.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Category: Problem-solving. 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.

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ED Week

JUNE 28, 2022

Hear from student inventors and K-12 teachers about how invention education enhances learning, opens minds, and preps students for the future.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2022

Each grade-level PDF is between 175 and 252 pages and includes lesson plans, assessments, domain-specific vocabulary, problem-solving tips, Big Idea, Essential Question, options if primary tech tools not available, posters, reproducibles, samples, tips, enrichments, entry and exit tickets, and teacher preparation. Who needs this.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2022

Habits of Mind are learning skills that address the most granular problem-solving and critical thinking abilities required to prepare a student for college or career. Today’s tip: Habits of Mind. Category: Pedagogy. They concentrate on the practical strategies of ‘analysis, evaluation, synthesis.

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Defined Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In my first post in this series, “ Why PBL is Key to Meeting Profile of a Graduate Goals ” I argued that project-based learning is one of the most effective ways to build the student competencies commonly listed on graduate profiles.

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Middle Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Teachers Maggie and Piers Blyth offer a framework for planning, implementing, and following up projects to help kids use creative thinking and problem solving. Students can explore content, tap into their strengths, and learn about themselves when they dive into projects.

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Learning to problem solve is no easy feat for the students or the teachers in math classrooms. 5th/6th grade teacher Mona Iehl shares ideas for incorporating practices in daily lessons that can help build a ‘safe and sure’ culture where reasoning and problem solving are the norm.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 13, 2023

Category: Problem-solving. 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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2022

Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and builds confidence in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship for life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 31, 2021

How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing, and Problem Solving. Digital Literacy. Managing Difficult Parents. YouTube Features for Teachers. Google Earth Lesson Plans. Teaching Math. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link]. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2022

Math is a fundamental process in learning, not just adding and subtracting but to develops skill in problem solving and critical thinking. I spend a lot of time every week reading about current thinking in education. An article over at The Tech Edvocate caught my eye on early math.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher has more excellent resources to promote reading in your classes: How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving. Putting all technicalities and connectivity issues aside, teachers wanted to maximize engagement and student learning all the more. . 12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading.

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