User Generated Education

APRIL 22, 2022

I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills. Why a Unit on Social Entrepreneurship.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding. Educators face the challenge of engaging students in STEM amidst limited resources.

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STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

STEM in Elementary Education The STEM workforce is growing at a faster rate than any other field. Best STEM Activities for Elementary Students In this article, STEM Sports® introduces simple and easy-to-implement STEM activities for elementary students. The term is commonly used when talking about education and careers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

Are you like me and always looking for creative ways to add technology to your lessons? …Or I’m here to tell you, this easy tool will surprise even you with how you can creatively captivate your homeschoolers without the hassle of clunky tech. Simply search “infographic” in the search bar in Canva to get your creative juices flowing.

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STEM Education Shopping

JANUARY 27, 2024

Beyond fun, these STEM toys engage young minds in the principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, offering an innovative way to learn while playing. Key Takeaways STEM toys offer hands-on learning experiences that teach children problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity across all stages of childhood development.

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User Generated Education

MAY 17, 2024

I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. Why a Unit on Social Entrepreneurship First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Each week a master math teacher from Math Amigos comes to my GT classroom for an hour to present conceptual math problems. High ability math students from 4th through 6th grades attend. Develops Logic, Critical Thinking, and Creativity. Improves Reading and Math Skills.

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PCS Edventures

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, math lessons often feel disconnected from their use and application. Whether learners struggle to understand real-world connections or have difficulty learning various math concepts, educators are left wondering how to engage them and strengthen their math skills and confidence. The answer is STEAM!

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 31, 2022

14 Diverse STEM Picture Books for Elementary Students Our classroom libraries and the stories that we share with our students should be reflective of the diversity that makes up our world. This is especially important in STEM, demonstrating that science, technology, engineering, and math are accessible to ALL students.

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The Maker Mom

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A little friendly math competition never hurts anyone, which is especially true for math. Math contests reinforce the math knowledge participants have already accumulated, teach them to problem-solve faster, and enjoy the camaraderie of working with a team in a collaborative environment.

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Teachers are Terrific

JULY 13, 2023

Their mazes are also decorated so creatively. They loved these and really worked hard to be creative! When the task is completed they receive a math problem. The math problem answer “unlocks” that portion of the maze and they proceed. It never occurred to me they would enjoy mazes so much, but they really do.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 15, 2021

How do you Start an Elementary STEM Club? Communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking are also important skills for educators to develop as you consider taking on this new adventure. Creativity This is the fun part of the planning! What creative content will you engage learners in?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2024

Subject Proficiency : Ensure the tutor specializes in the specific subject your child needs help with, whether it’s math and science, or language and arts. Age Group Familiarity : Select someone experienced with teaching children in your child’s age group, as pedagogy varies significantly between elementary and high school levels.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. 100th Day Collections: Students may be encouraged to bring in collections of 100 items, fostering creativity and organizational skills.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 11, 2023

Need a math game for a road trip or a rainy day inside, but you don’t have any board games or flashcards? There are plenty of math games you can play with a simple $2 set of cards. (Or It’s a great screen-free activity to have fun and practice math. You don’t need them! Or buy a multi-pack for the classroom! )

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CoderZ

AUGUST 8, 2024

In a technology-driven world, learning programming languages is as important as learning English or math. Only seven states collect data on computer science education at the elementary school level, and only 36% of elementary schools in these states teach foundational computer science.

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Carly and Adam

MAY 23, 2022

If you teach in the upper elementary grades 3-5, you know that a great piece of children’s literature can help to set the stage for any STEM lesson or an engaging engineering design challenge. All of these books have connections to science, technology, engineering, and/or math. Build a troll trap (one of Magnolia's other ideas).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I’m one of several at the elementary level holding this job description in my district where 1:1 devices are now the norm. Rather than worrying about rugged structure, what’s put down with pencil or keyboard is unfiltered and purely creative. On that gap described earlier, the teaching of the latter half is my responsibility.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 8, 2021

STEM Challenges and Books for Elementary Students During the Month of December STEM learning is the integration of science, technology, engineering, and math. It is a hands-on way for kids to extend their learning in these subject areas while developing creativity and critical thinking skills.

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The Maker Mom

JANUARY 17, 2024

Math can be an intimidating subject to learn and one that kids either like or dislike. Learning math online can take some pressure off and allow children to absorb the information more effectively. With the right patience, kids can see the possibilities of math and how useful it is in their studies and daily life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Most books are only available through the website or a link to the website.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

The exception is BrainPOP — there are no ads, but it requires a hefty annual fee: BrainPOP Fremium BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

In the last seven years, the program has helped thousands of students feel more at home exploring science, technology, engineering and math. It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.” The goal of sparking creativity influenced every design decision Kurani made.

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Get Caught Engineering

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Power of Picture Books and STEM In today’s elementary classroom, fostering a love of learning is essential. By integrating storytelling with science, technology, engineering, and math, educators can make complex concepts accessible, engaging, and meaningful for young learners. Why Picture Books? by Kobi Yamada.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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STEM Sport

MARCH 29, 2022

Getting kids interested in math can often be a difficult task. For some, math comes easily and is a subject they enjoy. As parents and educators, we have to find creative ways to teach math to engage kids regardless of their current skill level. Play Math-Based Videos and Board Games. Math is Fun.

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Math STEM Problem Solving Creativity 52

Carly and Adam

MARCH 5, 2023

STEM Science, technology, engineering, and math takes an integrated approach, creating connections across subject areas. When math and technology are connected, students see opportunities to use their knowledge in one area to advance their thinking in another. It requires precision and creativity.

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CoderZ

JULY 15, 2021

These include creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, writing, and math.It How coding helps creativity? Coding and creativity go hand-in-hand. In addition, with the development of creativity, children learn about the concept of refining processes or steps to make their end product even better.

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Elementary Problem Solving Robotics Creativity 52

User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Now, they are in display cases in the lobby of our elementary school. Each Halloween season, I become enamored with the passion, creativity, talent, and skill of the sugar, cake, and pumpkin artists on this show. Math Related Activities and Standards. Math Standard : CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.7 A little history.

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User Generated Education

MAY 13, 2018

I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills. Why a Unit on Social Entrepreneurship.

Elementary 99

Elementary Economics Problem Solving Engineering 99

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

My experiences as both a teacher and a student have shown me how schools can make creative and brilliant kids feel stupid and make energetic and joyful kids feel like a problem. Still, I recall sitting in my remedial math class thinking: I’m stupid and I will never be good at school. That math problem took me a hundred years to solve!”

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In my role as a technology specialist — or tech coach — at an elementary school, I support teachers of students in pre-K through second grade and I often hear comments like these. That’s why early childhood and early elementary educators need a distinct approach to tech coaching. “I don't have time to use technology with my littles.”

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STEM Next

MAY 26, 2022

With less structure and more time for self-directed play, summer is an ideal time to encourage children’s interests, confidence, and creativity. Make math meaningful and fun. Give kids a reason to learn and use math. Get outside and do math. Every neighborhood has interesting opportunities to explore math.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With Linda's background in middle school math and a passion for providing practical solutions, this fresh perspective will help you (and me) see that worksheets can be an asset if used properly in the classroom instead of a hindrance. This obviously is going to work really well with something like math. Stream by clicking here.

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Math Teaching Schooling Elementary 259

Carly and Adam

MARCH 1, 2022

Learners might also like word puzzles, math-related puzzles, and brain teasers. Take it outside to create a Venn diagram or to write math facts. Specdrums From Sphero, this hands-on tech tool offers creative kids the chance to make and remix their own music. Digital puzzles can be fun too. Join our Free Facebook Group.

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STEM Learning Elementary Creativity 93

Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Skateboard and Skatepark STEM Challenge: A Force and Motion STEM Challenge for Upper Elementary Are you ready to roll into the exciting world of STEM with your upper elementary students? This project is perfect for fostering creativity, problem-solving, and real-world application of STEM concepts in the classroom.

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STEM Problem Solving Physics Elementary 52

ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

Students started to have rich discussions about what the purpose of school should be and tapped into their creativity to find unique ways to represent their ideas through writing, images, audio or video. Recently, I worked on a more complex project in which my students hosted two family learning nights for a local elementary school.

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