Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ask a Tech Teacher has a passel of online resources to help you introduce, teach, and reinforce digital citizenship to your students. Here’s our long list–and click here for updates if you arrive at this page late: Avatars Copyrights and Digital Laws Curriculum Applied Digital Skills –all tech skills Google’s Be Internet Awesome –abbreviated course K-8, scaffolded, Ask a Tech Teacher (with projects) Cyberbullying Cybersecurity Cyber Patriot program –by the Air Force DigCit–General

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Don’t miss out, there is just one day left to apply for a CREST Awards Engage Grant! Engage Grants help schools run CREST Awards with students who are underrepresented in STEM. Engage Grant & Engage Simply CREST You can apply for an Engage Grant or Engage Simply CREST If you are awarded an Engage Grant you will receive £350 in grant money as well as up to £350 worth of CREST Awards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here are popular online resources to teach about using games in education ( click here for updates to the list ): Battleship on Google Sheets Breakouts by BreakoutEdu.com — a bit like Webquests but more comprehensive Breakout Room Template Game Show Templates –Frazzle, Jeopardy, Family Feud, Price is Right, more Gamified Syllabus –a template to create games A Google A Day Economics and Finance BizKids –games to teach business and finance History Beat the Bard –using Shakespearean characters Cl

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Miguel Quinteros spent over a decade as something of a tech-savvy teacher — one not afraid to try new things in the classroom, in hopes that they would make learning more interesting, more intuitive and more engaging for his students. He took that proclivity to the next level a few years ago, when he accepted a position as a K-12 technology coach in a small school district in western Michigan.

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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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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 8, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This episode of The 10 Minute Teacher was a lot of fun. Not only did I get to interview my principal, Jonathan Dyal, but my film class, the “Sherwood Showstoppers,” filmed the interview. (I'm so proud of how much they are learning!) After a tweet I sent out in October 2023, George Couros and Allyson Apsey invited me to write a chapter about Jonathan in their book What Makes a Great Principal : The Five Pi

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Digital Citizenship Week — October 14–18, 2024 You can get a lot of great ideas from Common Sense Education on their Digital Citizenship Week page : Digital Citizenship Week calendars, with fun activities and suggested lessons for each day AI literacy resources, like AI foundations course for educators, and AI literacy lesson collection for students Webinars and events to help build your teaching practice and implement digital citizenship in your classroom Family engagement resources to sh

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 8, 2024

When Robert Ubell first applied for a job at a university's online program back in the late ’90s, he had no experience with online education. But then again, hardly anyone else did either. First of all, the web was still relatively new back then (something like the way AI chatbots are new today), and only a few colleges and universities were even trying to deliver courses on it.

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Box Light

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Don’t miss this opportunity to discover how AI can enhance your 3D modeling experience! In the "Using AI to Design 3D Models" webinar, Braydon Moreno, Director of STEM at Boxlight, will guide you through various tools that can simplify the design process and allow your students to create impressive 3D models with ease.

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Have you signed up for Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for Schools & Colleges? Take a look at this video to find out more. The ASK Programme is fully funded by the Department for Education so there is no cost to schools or colleges to access the support, and the programme is also a PAL compliant provider.

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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.

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In her third article examining the five key questions she has identified to help students become critical readers, author and NBCT Marilyn Pryle recommends helping them evaluate text, whether on paper or online, to develop a habit of inquiry and, when appropriate, skepticism. The post Help Readers Discover What a Text Is Hiding first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

When Meta held its annual conference at the end of September, the tech giant announced it is betting that the next wave of computing will come in the form of smart eyeglasses. Mark Zuckberberg, Meta’s founder and CEO, held up what he described as the first working prototype of Orion, which lets wearers see both the physical world and a computer display hovering in the field of vision.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Kari Byron & Jenny Buccos are here to share all about the 2nd Annual National STEM Festival. EXPLR’s National STEM Festival inspires kids nationwide to engage with STEM, a mission more crucial than ever as we advance towards a technology-driven future and workforce. Submissions for the 2025 National STEM Festival are open to young innovators across all 50 states and all U.S. territories until October 20, 2024.

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Date: 13 November 2024 9.00am – 3.15pm Check your inbox: The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub is inviting Careers Leads or Careers Team members in Liverpool City Region schools and colleges to their Careers Leader Planning Day. Booking details can be found in your LCR Careers Hub Weekly Newsletter or you can email for further details.

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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!

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Tamra Stambaugh and Paula Olszewski-Kubilius provide a guidebook to move forward with gifted programs that meet the needs of students living in poverty. “This will be a resource that shapes our gifted education program a long time into the future,” writes G/S teacher Kim Rensch. The post Serving Gifted Students from Low-Income Homes first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As AI continues to transform the world, it's more important than ever for educators to keep up with this rapidly evolving technology. That's why I’m excited to share that Google and Adobe offer free classes designed to certify educators in basic AI literacy. These classes empower teachers with the skills and knowledge needed to better integrate AI into their teaching practice, ensuring that both they and their students stay ahead in our increasingly AI-driven world.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question. The students are all familiar with shadows, have had fun with them and no doubt played shadow puppets, but that’s different from being able to explain them.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2024

2024 begins the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition, which empowers public school students in grades 6–12 to leverage STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to develop innovative solutions that address pressing local issues in their communities. Each year, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow awards more than $2 million in Samsung technology and classroom supplies to participating schools throughout the U.S.

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 10, 2024

National Tree Week begins on the 23rd of November 2024 and you can celebrate with your learners using these STEMsational projects! Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce most of the oxygen we breathe. We need to nurture them and plant more.

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Box Light

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Discover the potential of quick and effective science demonstrations! Join Jonathan Lockwood, Boxlight STEM Training and Development Specialist, in the “Three Labdisc Physical Science Labs in 20 Minutes” webinar, where he will show how the Labdisc All-in-One-Science Lab or Xploris STEAM Lab can simplify popular physical science experiments, making them accessible for students from elementary through high school.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Since its inception in 2008, The Innovative Educator blog has relied on social media to distribute blog posts. Unfortunately, things aren't quite what they used to be. The days when Facebook, Twitter (now X), Instagram, and other platforms easily amplified your ideas with just a simple share or post are increasingly behind us. Facebook, for instance, has become notorious for burying posts with external links—especially those leading to blogs and articles.

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Scientix

OCTOBER 11, 2024

CC-BY, Unsplash Introduction Parents should be included as partners in the child’s STEM learning, since it has been proven that family involvement in the kindergarten environment has many benefits for children. Parents can prepare their children to become the creators and inventors of tomorrow with STEM. By taking traditional learning concepts and twisting them to favour hands-on experiences and real-world applications at home, parents can foster the development of their children’s i

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STEMe

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Copyrighting Benefits: Copyrighting protects other people from stealing original work and makes sure that your work is recognized as yours and can only be used by others with permission. One can copyright creative works such as books, movies, songs, software, architecture, art, compositions, dramatic works, and literary works. It is critical that one copyrights their work to prevent their hard work from being stolen for other people’s benefits.

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Amazing Apprenticeships has just released the October Higher & Degree Apprenticeships listings. There are over 75 employers including Unilever, AstraZeneca, KIER, GE Aerospace, Amazon, NHS, Nestle, TUI and more – a total of 2,300 vacancies! Higher apprenticeships go from level 4 to 7 and are equivalent to a foundation degree and above.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

As election season approaches, it’s the perfect time to engage kids in learning about the electoral process while incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) concepts! These activities can help students develop a deeper understanding of democracy, voting, and problem-solving—all while fostering critical thinking and creativity. Below are some Election STEM activities and challenges that will excite young learners as they explore the intersection of STEM and civics!

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Defined Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Bids for attention are student attempts to seek connection, and how educators respond—by turning towards, away, or against—can significantly affect relationships and trust. Educators can foster a positive learning environment by creating opportunities for connection, mapping relationships for impact, and teaching students to make healthy, constructive bids for attention, ultimately nurturing their social, emotional, and academic development.

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CoderZ

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Robotics is at the forefront of some of the fastest growing industry careers. As technology rapidly transforms these industries, graduating students with a comprehensive robotics education has become more crucial than ever. It is key for educational institutions to equip students with practical experience in robotics and advanced industry in order to prepare them for future careers.

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the conclusion of their two-part series on supporting student research, our classroom teacher-authors share an Inquiry Chart tool educators can use to coach middle graders as they discuss how their findings are coming together, annotate their work, and plan next steps. The post A Tool to Help Students Share Their Research first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Amazing news! Applications are now open for Unilever’s Apprenticeships and all other schemes! Have you recently left secondary school? Kickstart your career by joining a global organisation – you could work alongside your favourite brands! With Unilever’s Level 3, 4 and 6 pathways, apprentices can discover their purpose and gain crucial hands-on experience in their desired function.

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