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What Motivates Teachers to Enter the Profession?

ED Surge

What if why you choose to become a teacher determines how successful you will be in the role? Society has always been fascinated to learn about the motivations of famous athletes, entertainers, and politicians and how they came to their profession. We think about their career trajectory and consider its relevance to ourselves or people we know. What if, similarly, we learned about the motivations of aspiring K-12 teachers, and used that to predict how effective they will be and how long they wil

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Activities: National Coding Week 2024!

All About STEM

National Coding Week is going to be so much fun! National Coding Week begins on the 16th of September 2024 and this year, the theme is artificial intelligence (AI). National Coding Week encourages people to engage with coding, whether they are complete beginners or seasoned professionals looking to enhance their skills.

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How Schools Are Holding Edtech Products to a Higher Standard

ED Surge

Educational technology adoption has grown significantly in the past decade, and it’s clear that K-12 schools are now comfortable with and embrace the new technology norms. The next step for school leaders is to focus on purchasing edtech strategically, ensuring that these tools genuinely make a positive difference in teaching and learning. Susan Uram Director of Educational Technology at Rockford Public Schools But effectively evaluating edtech products is no small feat.

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WES: Lottie on Tour!

All About STEM

Lottie’s tour starts today! We have followed Lottie’s adventures for many years and can’t wait to see where she visits this summer. “WES Lottie Tour is an annual campaign that takes ‘Lottie’ to many different locations accompanying lots of different engineering friends who show Lottie the work they do in engineering and related careers.

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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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Welcome Students with New Fiction for Fall

Middle Web

2024 is another fantastic year for new middle grades books with many more titles to come in the next few months. ELA teacher Kasey Short introduces titles for school and class libraries that are sure to appeal to your students. Fantasy, immigration, science, WW II, and more! The post Welcome Students with New Fiction for Fall first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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