Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2024

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: Solutions to unusual problems Category: Problem-solving Whether you follow Habits of Mind, Common Core, Depth of Knowledge, IB, or another K-12 learning strategy, every student must

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 11, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Brian Page, a former Milken National Educator of the Year with 15 years of experience in the education field. Brian is the creator of the Homework Hacks Course , designed to equip students aged 13 to 20 with research-backed homework hacks and independent learning strategies.

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Accelerate Learning

MARCH 11, 2024

Preschool themes are a fun, creative way to structure the school year with activities that both meet your needs as a teacher and tap into the curiosities of your students. When it comes to STEM, they’re about turning classrooms into a hub of exploration and discovery.

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Stem Education News

MARCH 11, 2024

Did you know that educational robots can transform how children learn, think, and interact with technology? In an era where modern education continually evolves, including educational robots in early curricula is becoming important. Esteemed boards like CBSE and ICSE have begun to emphasize the importance of robotics education from an early age. Under the skill […] The post Why Educational Robots Should Be Part of Every Child’s Learning Journey?

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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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Middle Web

MARCH 11, 2024

Students need to know what to expect when they enter our classrooms, writes teacher Kelly Owens. Consistency on the front end paves the way for more student autonomy and engagement throughout the lesson. Three tips can help teachers achieve "the loyalty to learning we want!" The post Consistency: the Invisible Backbone of Teaching first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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STEM Education Works

MARCH 11, 2024

Pi Day: a celebration of curiosity, creativity, and the wonders of math. How many digits of pi can you recite? 3.14159265 … that’s all I’ve got. Read more to see how you can turn that into a classroom activity, plus we will explore the magic of Pi Day, from its history to its delightful celebrations. History Long ago, before fancy mathematical tools, computers, and calculators, people were curious about shapes like circles.

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Online Math for All

MARCH 11, 2024

Angles in a Parallelogram Worksheet

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ED Surge

MARCH 11, 2024

Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Ninety-two percent check social media daily. But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall.

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