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6 Online Resources About Letters

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Here are resources to help you teach about letters ( click here for updates to list ): Alphabetimals –learn the alphabet with animal sounds Find the letter–easy, medium, hard Hands on Learning- -20 letter websites Learn Letters with Max (video) Owl and Mouse Learn Letters Starfall Letters Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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College Students Are Doing Less Homework. Should Instructors Change How They Assign It?

ED Surge

Encouraging students to complete work outside of class has always been a struggle. But many college professors say it has gotten even harder in recent years as students prioritize their mental health, have trouble adhering to deadlines and are more skeptical of the purpose of homework. One cause is the pandemic, and how it disrupted middle and high school for today’s traditional-aged college students.

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Six Strategies to Help English Language Learners in Math

STEM Discovery Education

The majority of the 5.5 million English Language Learners (ELLs) in the U.S. public school system speak Spanish as their first language, which makes the capability of teaching math in Spanish, using bilingual teachers or teaching assistants, a high priority. Many of these students may have difficulty learning effectively in English and require specialized or […] The post Six Strategies to Help English Language Learners in Math appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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How Creative Technology Can Help Students Take on the Future

ED Surge

Today’s students will enter careers that haven’t even been imagined yet. With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. But how can schools equip students with these essential competencies? Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at A

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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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Connect with Boxlight at Micro K12 TechFest North 2024

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Get ready! Boxlight is coming to Micro K12 TechFest North at Tulalip Resort in Tulalip, Washington on October 10, 2024! Swing by Booth #207 to see our innovative solutions in action. Discover how we enhance classroom safety and boost student engagement, making a significant difference in educational practices. Don’t miss this chance to elevate the teaching and learning experience!

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Chittick School – STEM Field Trips (10.4.2024)

Northeastern University

Our first field trip was on Friday, October 4th: 35 x 5th/6th graders from the Chittick Elementary School came for a visit. This school is a perennial school in our field trip series: this is their school’s ninth visit since 2012! Students learned about the engineering design process, then split up and alternated activities. In our Civil Engineering-focused activity [first image], students visited Northeastern’s Earthquake lab (EQL) (thank you CEE Professor Nancy Varney for running t

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Percentage Calculator - Step-by-Step

Basic-Mathematics

Use this percentage calculator to find the percentage(is in "x% of is"), the rate(x%) or the base(number after of) step-by-step

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All About Robots

STEMe

Robots are everywhere, in our everyday lives from the robot vacuums that clean our floors, to the medical robots that help out during different surgeries to the newly emerging robot self-driving cars. But what is a robot? What is a Robot? At the base of it a robot is a machine that is meant to do tasks, robots have a job to accomplish. They can be designed to be controlled by a computer or by a person directly through something like a controller but the robot must be given commands to follow.

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Percentage Change Calculator

Basic-Mathematics

The percentage change calculator will compute the percentage increase/decrease and show you step-by-step solution

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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.