Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 23, 2024
The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success. It is imperative for educators to be aware of the essence of motivation in education in order to create a stimulating environment where students can learn and develop.
ED Surge
APRIL 23, 2024
Around this time four years ago, a seismic event was rippling across education. In April 2020, teachers were beginning to realize that their schools’ closures would not be all that temporary. They’d need to make do with haphazard plans for distance learning through the end of the school year — perhaps longer. For most educators, the pandemic was a defining moment in their careers, a situation more disruptive than they could’ve imagined.
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All About STEM
APRIL 26, 2024
The Research and Experience Placement Programme allows Year 12 students to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation. Students are bright, capable, and can complete a variety of tasks!
Stem Education News
APRIL 24, 2024
In the digital age, technology has become an essential part of our everyday life. From the toys we play with to the cartoons we watch, technology is everywhere. It’s like having a magic wand that can do almost anything! But to make this magic work better, even the youngest among us need to learn how. […] The post A Beginner’s Guide for Junior Blocks in PictoBlox: A Revolutionary Way to Teach Block Coding for Kids appeared first on STEMpedia.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 26, 2024
This is a new Ask a Tech Teacher series on College and Career with a focus on military options. We’ll start with this how-to on becoming an officer and a gentleman: As the economy gets worse, a career in the military looks better. They are the rare employer who accepts everyone qualified and doesn’t lay you off. Whether you enlist or become an officer is a personal choice.
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All About STEM
APRIL 26, 2024
The Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for Schools & Colleges (ASK) Brochure is out now! Click to take a look and discover the fantastic activities and assemblies available, they’re FREE! We’re looking forward to visiting our schools and colleges to offer apprenticeship and T Level support.
Know Adam's Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
To transform student performance, we must build a classroom culture and environment for students to actively engage in. Providing authentic learning opportunities and releasing responsibility to our students increases student engagement and performance. To build an environment where students are rewarded for risk-taking, teachers can model listening and critical thinking, while implementing frameworks that keep students on task and focused on their own discovery.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 24, 2024
How Low-Carb Diets Fuel High-Achieving Students Have you ever considered that your diet could be the secret weapon in your quest for academic success? It’s not just about fueling late-night study sessions or grabbing a quick bite between classes. What if the foods you choose could directly enhance focus and memory retention? Low-carb diets are more than just a trend; they’re transforming high-achievers into unstoppable forces in classrooms and beyond.
ED Surge
APRIL 26, 2024
It is no secret. Higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges that are forcing strategic changes. Since the onset of the pandemic, institutions have grappled with financial sustainability concerns exacerbated by falling enrollment rates and political pressures on academic freedom. As dissatisfaction among higher ed employees rises , there is growing concern about retaining faculty amid widespread burnout.
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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.
All About STEM
APRIL 23, 2024
Calling all students aged 11-16! You can help InnovateHer gain valuable insights into your career aspirations by filling out their short survey. By participating, you have the chance to win a PlayStation 5! Complete InnovateHer Survey “At InnovateHer, we’re passionate about empowering young individuals to pursue careers in technology and innovation.
Middle Web
APRIL 21, 2024
As pre-service teachers anticipate their first classrooms, former Kansas TOY and teacher educator Curtis Chandler is ready with expert strategies to help them select the right schools and successfully complete the interview process. He stresses staying positive and being persistent. The post Tactics for Landing Your First Teaching Job first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 22, 2024
Here are popular online resources to teach about news sources for kids ( click here for updates to this list ): Allsides (news stories compared across multiple political perspectives) Breaking News –from Class Tools, create your own screen BBC News (app) C News for kids Kids News – Current Events Listenwise Newsela –news for kids, reformatted at different reading levels News-o-matic for kids (app) NewseumEd News for Kids –free Newspaper Navigator –from the Library of Congress; search endless
Box Light
APRIL 24, 2024
Meet Lydia Denton, a visionary inventor whose creative genius knows no bounds as she revolutionizes problem-solving with her groundbreaking innovations.
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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!
All About STEM
APRIL 24, 2024
CREST Awards partnered with Mewburn Ellis LLP to co-produce a series of 16 demonstration videos for educators. Each video provides step-by-step instructions on how you can run CREST projects with your primary students and you can find accompanying booklets here.
Middle Web
APRIL 24, 2024
Teachers are always short of resources. New teachers, in particular, need a helping hand and the tools to make their jobs less stressful. Education resources specialist April Angel urges them to take advantage of quality resource sites to plan lessons and fill specific needs. The post New Teachers: Lean on Those Digital Resources first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Know Adam's Blog
APRIL 26, 2024
How Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt Affect Teaching and Learning Outcomes Teachers face different types of pressure throughout their careers. As teachers, we want our classrooms to be fun, challenging places full of curious and engaged students. Balancing that desire against the question, ‘how is this going to help every student do well on the upcoming standardized test,’ can cause stress, uncertainty, doubt, and even fear.
Box Light
APRIL 25, 2024
By leveraging 3D printers, Spencer Payton, Science Teacher at Summit Academy (Denver, CO) transforms traditional lessons into dynamic, hands-on experiences to inspire his students actively engage in their learning journey.
All About STEM
APRIL 24, 2024
STEM Ambassadors – Join STEM Ambassadors Community! Chat, collaborate & discover new ways to inspire young people. The STEM Ambassadors Guide to Supporting STEM Clubs has just been added to the Community Training Hub! There are two guides, one focused on supporting STEM Clubs and the other offers concise advice on safeguarding in this context.
Middle Web
APRIL 22, 2024
If you have been wondering how you can move on when Jamboard sunsets in December, Kathleen Palmieri has found a super next-generation tool developed through a collaboration of Google – FigJam by Figma – that offers easy transition and improved tools. See her overview and tips. The post As Jamboard Sunsets, What Is on the Horizon? first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Defined Learning
APRIL 25, 2024
With the projected growth of STEM occupations, STEM education is critical. Providing early and diverse opportunities in STEM fosters important future-ready skills like collaboration and problem-solving while preparing students for a rapidly evolving job market. Through hands-on activities, coding resources, and virtual platforms and tools, educators can engage students in meaningful STEM learning experiences, nurturing essential skills to ensure future success across career paths.
MooMoo Math & Science
APRIL 26, 2024
The Outer Planets which are also called the Gas Giants include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These planets are also called the Jovian Planets. The term Jovian means Jupiter like. The Jovian planets, also known as gas giants, are the four largest planets in the Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are all composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, and have thick atmospheres and no solid surfaces.
All About STEM
APRIL 25, 2024
Looking for career and qualification advice? Careermap’s Careermag provides a wealth of high-quality career information and qualification guidance.
Middle Web
APRIL 25, 2024
For educators who want to create culturally, linguistically sustaining gifted education policies and practices, Robin M. Greene and Michelle Pacheco Dubois offer a roadmap for change in their new book. Teacher Katie Galayda notes the book can be extended beyond gifted classes. The post Mapping Out Diverse Gifted Programs first appeared on MiddleWeb.
STEM Discovery Education
APRIL 26, 2024
How can we improve reading outcomes for all of our students? Educators have asked themselves this question countless times. They have tried different strategies, software products, and professional development as potential answers. But with only 35% of U.S. fourth-grade students proficient in reading, where does reading instruction go from here? Numerous terms, including the science […] The post Science Matters: Literacy Research is the Key to Improving Reading Outcomes appeared first on D
STEMe
APRIL 26, 2024
Do you know which is the biggest rodent in the world? It’s the capybara ( Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris ). It stands at 4.6 feet long and up to two feet high to the shoulders, and it weighs 77-143 lbs. They’re as big as a large dog. There are two kinds of capybara: the greater capybara ( Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris ) and the lesser capybara ( Hydrochoeris isthmius ).
All About STEM
APRIL 25, 2024
Join Wendy from Daresbury Laboratory and Dan Worsley, children’s author and storyteller as they collaborate to create an extraterrestrial event that mixes science fact and science fiction. Prepare to believe the unbelievable as Dan takes you on an interplanetary journey using his mind-boggling storytelling skills.
STEM for Kids
APRIL 26, 2024
Raleigh, NC USA 4/25/2024 As the education landscape continues to evolve, educators are increasingly looking for innovative ways to prepare students for the future. To address this need, STEM For Kids is excited to announce a free webinar titled “5 Practical Ways To Include Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Critical Thinking, Diversity, & Career Connections In School Classrooms.” Curious about the impact of Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Bard?
CTE Learning
APRIL 25, 2024
As school choice gains traction across the United States, an increasing number of parents are exploring educational options that extend beyond the traditional public school system. Private, parochial, charter and Christian schools are increasingly recognizing the shift in student interests away from four-year universities towards more career-oriented education pathways that mitigate the risk of debt.
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