PCS Edventures

JANUARY 23, 2023

Based on the research of pediatrician Dr. Ken Ginsberg, resilience consists of seven essential components : 1. control Everyday experiences teach these valuable skills and STEM activities are a great way to embed them into daily instruction. Read to discover 4 powerful ways STEM activities reinforce resilience in children of all ages.

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Carly and Adam

APRIL 27, 2023

Introducing STEM to your 2nd Graders is a great way to spark their curiosity and encourage critical thinking. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is a valuable tool for teaching problem-solving and promoting creativity in young students. Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie Teach 2nd Grade STEM and Engineering!

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 10, 2023

Patrick’s Day approaches, it is time to gather our books and plan for some fun STEM challenges. Using books from a similar theme like a holiday or special time of year can be a great way to engage learners in STEM. Challenge: The How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM Challenge will teach students to write a step by step plan.

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Teachers are Terrific

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Your students will love this STEM activity and you will, too. (It’s Even some of my size seven ladies’ shoe boxes were too small!) TIP #1 : Make sure the holes for the dowel sticks or straws line up! TIP #2 : Try to find longer straws or skip the straws completely and use dowel sticks. I was an Army kid!

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 7, 2023

You’re probably familiar with the perks that come with getting students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes. It’s no secret that STEM careers are budding. Students can access powerful, affordable, open-source, and low-cost tools to elevate their STEM learning experience.

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STEM Next

AUGUST 10, 2023

These experiences generate hours of playful learning and can lead to a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This blog is about STEM with preschoolers. STEM in the neighborhood, in the backyard, and in the home. Here are four ideas to enhance your family’s STEM experiences.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Even at seven years old, it became an expectation I placed on myself. In middle school, I participated in Future City , a STEM competition for middle schoolers. At the end of the month, my co-teachers and I gave out student-of-the-month superlatives and character awards. Personally, I have always enjoyed competition.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 6, 2023

For this reason, STEM education is crucial. Thoughtful instructional design paves the way for teachers to create STEM lessons that deliver connected learning for students while crossing subject areas. Here’s where STEM ecosystems come into play. What Are STEM Ecosystems? Think about a biological ecosystem.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 21, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We all need classroom management tips and first-day back stations are one of those you can use any time of the year. Advancement Courses Tournament of Teachers. Voting is now open in Advancement Courses’ Tournament of Teachers bracket challenge.

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STEM Education Guide

JANUARY 23, 2023

Teachers make a lot of choices: Edweek published an article claiming that they make over 1,500 every day! Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Most teachers have a well-stocked cache of instructional strategies to pull from. Teachers mold the learning environment in their classrooms in a number of ways through deliberate choice and action.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2016

Teachers don’t lecture from the front of the classroom. Now, teachers expect students to engage: be part of the solution, not a passive recipient of the process. The teacher creates a quiz or survey on the Kahoot website. Insider Tips. It includes seven levels in the free version with fifty in the complete app.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It can make for one tired teacher! Check out my blog post How to Guarantee Survival the Weeks Before Christmas Vacation for more tips. The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Vacation can be daunting and overwhelming leading to a type of teacher tired that can only be explained by an educator who has been there done that!

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 8, 2023

If you’re wondering whether students should enroll in STEM programs for high school, the short answer is yes. Therefore, practical knowledge of these STEM subjects can prepare graduate students for lucrative job opportunities within a STEM discipline. What Is STEM? For starters, the world revolves around science.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

The reasons were varied (teacher training, infrastructure, and professional support to name a few), but one of the most prominent was money. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students. As a teacher, you can manage your class, track what’s being read, supervise equizzes, and more.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 23, 2023

Today more than ever, teachers have access to a number of different teaching models and strategies. If you’d like some STEM activity ideas, make sure to grab our FREE eBook of 25 STEM activities here. All effective teachers know that student learning starts with relationship building. Do you have gifted students?

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Futurum

AUGUST 11, 2022

The team Raja belongs to showed this must be the case by comparing two images, taken seven years apart, of stars in Andromeda against the background of distant galaxies. RAJA’S TOP TIPS. I have also been advocating for STEM programmes to develop more flexibility and to be more accessible. AMANDA’S TOP TIPS.

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Carly and Adam

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Don't just simply teach your elementary students about holidays in other countries, engage them with STEM! We’ve created a bundle of STEM resources that are perfect for your Holidays Around the World Unit. Here are 10 Christmas and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenges for your Elementary Classroom: 1. France - Père Noël.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

When a teacher called in sick one Thursday in July, administrator Holly Denman realized she’d have to close her center for the day. Giggles & Wiggles Daycare Center was as short staffed as it could be: six teachers, including Denman, for 34 students with absolutely no reserves or substitutes to tap into. Then it was two days.

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