Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 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: Compare-contrast Digital Tools Category: Problem-solving Have students use these tables to compare-contrast digital tools available for their education: Set them up in your spreadshe

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Artificial Intelligence Problem Solving Curriculum Creativity 388

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We’re halfway through “ Parable of the Sower ” by Octavia Butler, and we’ve arrived at a crucial turning point in the plot. The main character, Lauren Olamina, loses her family and home to an arson attack. I wanted my students to fully experience the severity of this loss, so instead of continuing with a workshop model I’d been using throughout the unit thus far, I decided to read to the class: I sat where I was for three weary, terrifying hours.

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Learning Research Research Technology 342

Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Looking for a fun and engaging way to tie literature with learning about elections? Our "Duck for President" STEM Activity brings Doreen Cronin's beloved character, Duck, into the classroom while introducing your students to important engineering principles and election concepts! This hands-on project is designed to complement the popular children’s book Duck for President.

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STEM Critical Thinking Problem Solving Accessibility 52

Basic-Mathematics

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Add and subtract polynomials with this calculator.

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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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STEM Sport

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Why am I learning this? When will this ever apply to my everyday life? Questions like this are common among students, especially in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. Educators and parents are often pushed to explain why what students are learning matters and how these skills will be applicable as they enter adulthood and the workforce.

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