Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 10, 2025

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogythe tech topics most important to your teachingas 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: Category: Parents Here’s how to turn on SafeSearch on Google: Open [link] in a web browser.

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Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Creativity Professor 288

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

Weve been crunching the numbers, and your votes are in. Heres the countdown of the top EdSurge stories about the college world in 2024, based on readership. Nearly half of the stories in our top 10 involve the impact that AI tools like ChatGPT are having on campuses. No surprise there, considering that just about every week brings new AI products, and students rushing to social media to share how theyre using them on assignments.

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Professor Accessibility Teaching Research 172

All About STEM

JANUARY 10, 2025

National Apprenticeship Week starts on the 10th of February and Amazing Apprenticeships have you covered with an amazing resource bundle and new Apprenticeship Arcade games! The Apprenticeship Arcade is packed with interactive games and quizzes to help young people explore and learn about apprenticeships.

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Learning STEM 163

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

Imagine a recent graduate armed with a degree but struggling to convey their specific skills to potential employers. Now picture that same graduate confidently presenting a suite of microcredentials that precisely showcase their abilities. This scenario isnt just possible; its becoming increasingly necessary in todays competitive job market. Yet, some educational institutions view microcredentials with skepticism, dismissing them as unfamiliar to employers and not worth the investment.

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Communications Achievement Critical Thinking EdTech 146

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.

Teaching

All About STEM

JANUARY 10, 2025

Fantastic news! We are proud to announce that after delivering the ASK Programme in Cheshire and Warrington for 7 years, our area is expanding to include the Liverpool City Region!

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Schooling Learning 130

All About STEM

JANUARY 10, 2025

Our 6-week STEM Club packs are fantastic for class or STEM club. You can select an activity for a single session or choose your favourite collection and use them all for a 6 week STEM club. You can even mix and match!

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STEM Schooling 130

Scientix

JANUARY 10, 2025

CC-BY, provided by author Our SPECE AND STEAM project aims to increase our students’ interests in science, technology, mathematics and engineering. Apart from this, by integrating STEM disciplines with each other, it is aimed to raise students as individuals who think creatively, can solve problems and have 21st century skills. In our project, a girl named Carmen wants to be an astronaut.

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Problem Solving Mathematics Primary Creativity 52