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A Thanksgiving Poll–What does ‘Turkey’ mean?

Ask a Tech Teacher

A few years ago, I did a poll on the meaning of the word ‘turkey’ This was to demonstrate how powerful symbols are to your students and do so with an authentic use of technology to support discussion on math, language standards, and the holidays. As a summation to your discussion with students on symbols, idiomatic expressions, geography, farms, or another topic, post this on your class screen.

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This School Nurse Explains How Her Work Goes Beyond ‘Band-Aids, Boo-Boos and Head Lice’

ED Surge

Many people think of school nurses as the people in a school building responsible for patching up a scraped knee, confirming a fever and checking students for lice. It’s not that they don’t do those things. It’s that those tasks are only a very small part of what Eva Stone views as a significant role within a school. Stone, manager of district health at Jefferson County Public Schools, a large district in Louisville, Kentucky, with about 100,000 students, has served as a school nurse for more th

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Thanksgiving Activities That Keep You in Charge of Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

Teaching the days before big holidays is challenging. Students and teachers alike are ready for a break. Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. I’ve been there often. As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school.

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Online Programming Environments are Poor Preparation

Computer Science Teacher

Got your attention didn’t I? More and more teachers are using online coding environments to teach computer science. I used one myself to teach Advanced Placement Computer Scie3nce Principles. I’m not sure I did the right thing. Let me explain. Recently I attended a panel talk at the CSTA New England conference on what high school teachers could do to better prepare students for university level computer science.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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.

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Practical Tips on How to Teach Reading from Jennifer Serravallo

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Sometimes, teachers can struggle to “fit it all in” when it comes to reading. With all of the news on reading, how do we teach reading? What a relief it is to hear reading instructional leaders like Jennifer Serravallo talk about the artistry of teaching, how to overcome the challenges of teaching reading, and teacher autonomy and responsiveness.

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Students Need Learning Opportunities Beyond Core Subjects. Here's Why.

ED Surge

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. At the end of my session, a Spanish language teacher opened the discussion by talking about students dismissing her work because it is not an essential subject in the state. This hurt her teaching time, and she wanted to know if I experienced the same phenomenon in my teaching career; without hesitation, I admitted to facing the same problem.

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Changes in Social Media Where to Find Me

Computer Science Teacher

It appears that a lot of people are leaving X (formerly Twitter) I confess to being one of them. Frankly, X isn’t the same for me. A lot of people seem to be moving to BlueSky and I have created an account there. You can find me at @alfredtwo.bsky.social I am trying to get the #CSed hashtag as a popular way to connect with other computer science educators.

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How to Get Kids Excited About Writing

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Speech-to-text, audio, personal drawings and pictures, and writing about things kids love are all part of helping kids get excited about writing. In today's show, we talk to 15-year educator Randi Ahrndt about encouraging kids to get excited about writing as we discuss interactive writing strategies and one of the best free tools for teaching writing.

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BSA Newsletter: British Science Week

All About STEM

The latest edition of the British Science Association Education Newsletter is out now! If you’re looking for inspiration for British Science Week you can find new webpages to help you plan. There’s a CREST Awards project recommendation for older learners during Road Safety Week and a new blog on the power of nature-based learning.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

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.

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14 Apps and 2 Projects for Thanksgiving

Ask a Tech Teacher

Need a few websites and apps to fill in sponge time? Here are Thanksgiving websites that will keep students busy and still teach them (click for updated links) : Berenstein Bears Give Thanks (app) Canadian Thanksgiving Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life. Included on this real-life site is a video of the Pilgrim’s crossing to the New World.

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Want to Find Highly-Engaged Students at 4-year Colleges? Look at Transfer Students.

ED Surge

Tim Lum is one of millions of students who returned to college as an adult, getting a two-year degree at his local community college. And this year, at the age of 36, he's one of 13 percent of the nation's college students who transferred institutions in fall of 2023. He describes the shift from a two-year college to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, which has about 20,000 students, as one of culture shock.

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Does AI Mean The End Of Teaching Programming

Computer Science Teacher

The tl;dr of it is no. At least not yet. As more and more people use artificial intelligent agents to help write code we’re learning that AI is not quite all there yet. Take this article from CIO magazine Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants It appears that there is still a lot of need for people who know how to code to do debugging and tuning or AI generated code.

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Assessments that Work: How to Create Assessments that Help Students Learn More

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this Cool Cat Teacher Talk episode, we will explore effective assessment strategies with Dr. Thomas Guskey, Becky Holden, Dr. Samuel Nix, Alan November, Mike Roberts, and Christie Thompson. We will talk about what makes an effective assessment and the importance of both formative and summative assessments.

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Educate Awards: Evelyn Community Primary School Wins Outstanding Commitment to STEM Award

All About STEM

An unforgettable night at the Educate Awards! For the tenth year, we were proud to sponsor The Outstanding Commitment to STEM Award and overjoyed to announce our phenomenal winner – Evelyn Community Primary School! “Evelyn’s exceptional entry showcased a profound commitment to embedding STEM throughout its curriculum.

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4 Critical Pieces of Every Lesson and How to Gamify Them video

Ask a Tech Teacher

Gamification of Education This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarize with NoteGPT Summary Jacqui Murray discusses the integration of technology in K-8 education, focusing on gamification to enhance learning. Highlights Gamification enhances learning by incorporating game elements into education.

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Are We Assessing What Really Matters in Education?

ED Surge

Assessments have the power to shape educational outcomes, but are we truly measuring what matters? Ensuring that assessments are fair, inclusive and meaningful for all students is a growing priority for educators. Bias, whether systemic or unintentional, can affect accuracy, disadvantaging students from diverse backgrounds. This requires a critical look at both what and how we assess, ensuring the most important skills and knowledge are prioritized.

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STEM For Kids and UNESCO-Aligned Partners Launch Free Global STEM Contest

STEM for Kids

Raleigh, North Carolina USA 11/13/2024 STEM For Kids is proud to announce the Global STEM Contest, a free international competition for children ages 7-14. This exciting, hands-on contest invites young learners to collaborate on projects in biomedical engineering, data science, and AI, with the aim of solving real-world problems through STEM. Participants will gain exposure to fast-growing fields and develop vital skills for future careers.

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How Gratitude Boosts Your Health (And Your Kids’ Too!)

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Did you know that being grateful has significant health benefits? In this inspiring one-hour show, discover how gratitude can transform your health and happiness! From unlocking the health benefits of thankfulness to mastering simple gratitude exercises, we’ll explore practical ways to incorporate thankfulness into your daily life.

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LCR Mayor Celebrates Games Industry Programme for Students

All About STEM

On the 8th of October, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram joined games employers, community organisations and education and careers providers to celebrate a successful year of GameChangers.

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Tech Tip #150: Google as a Dictionary

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Today’s tip: Google extras Category: Parents Google search can be used as lots more than a resource search tool.

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Revolutionizing How Educators Find Tech Solutions

ED Surge

With a new school year now in full swing, educators are in a bind. They want to implement innovative edtech tools in the classroom but don’t necessarily have the time to research and evaluate solutions before procurement and classroom implementation. Enter the concept of curated online marketplaces — a potential game-changer in the edtech landscape.

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Must Haves for a Successful STEM Night

Career in STEM

October is a popular month for community events, open houses, and activity nights. A growing trend is STEM Nights, where students and families gather to experience the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Thinking of running your own STEM Night? Here are the top must-haves for a successful STEM-themed special event: A Theme Other than the date and location, setting a theme is one of the most important things you must do for a successful STEM Night event.

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Zoom In on Reflection in Math Problem Study

Middle Web

The most important step in learning to solve math word problems is reflection, writes math coach Mona Iehl, "yet it's often overlooked or sacrificed for the sake of time." Iehl shares her workshop approach to problem solving and how she builds quick reflections into her lessons. The post Zoom In on Reflection in Math Problem Study first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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A Decade of Educate Awards: Celebrating STEMsational Schools!

All About STEM

It was an emotional night at this year’s Educate Awards. It’s a night we look forward to every year as schools, colleges, sponsors and supporters come together to celebrate amazing students and staff from across the region. But Educate 2024 was extra special for us. It was our tenth year as a sponsor!

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Best Black Friday Deals for Sphero

STEM Education Guide

Looking for a good deal on a Sphero this Black Friday? We are keeping our eyes out for you this holiday season for the best deals. Spheros are my favorite toy for getting started with programming! Rather you are looking at one of the classic Spheros or one of the new ones; this is the coding robot for kids that we recommend this holiday season. It’s fun, engaging, and a great way to start learning to code with their Sphero Edu.

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

ED Surge

I began my teaching career as a Teach For America (TFA) Corps member in Jacksonville, Florida. I was part of a cohort of about 100 first-year educators, all united by a common mission: to serve under-resourced and underserved schools. Entering the classroom for the first time, I was filled with hope and passion, believing I could make a positive difference.

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Building Bricks STEM Challenge: Engage Young Minds Through Hands-On Learning

Vivify Stem

Post by Kristina Klammer, Natasha Wilkerson, and Claire Meschkat Posted: November 19, 2024 Do you have a bunch of building bricks or LEGO® blocks in your classroom? Looking for low-prep STEM stations for younger students? Check out our free Building Bricks Challenge Mats , a perfect way to introduce K-5 students to STEM! Find them in our free resource library , and read below for all the details!

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Empowering Students to Own Their Learning

Middle Web

Aaron Hansen provides a vision and guidance for a student centered approach to learning, backed by practical strategies and real-world examples. While the journey to implement these changes may be challenging, the potential rewards are immense, writes educator Melinda Stewart. The post Empowering Students to Own Their Learning first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Schools: Enter The All About STEM Competition Challenge Day Draw!

All About STEM

Fancy a STEM Day for your class? Enter our prize draw to win a fully-funded Competition Day facilitated by All About STEM!

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