Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 28, 2024

Summer is a great time to reset your personal pedagogy to an education-friendly mindset and catch up on what’s been changing in the ed world while you were teaching eight ten hours a day. My Twitter friends gave me great suggestions, but first: A comment on the selections : I did get more suggestions than I could possibly list so I avoided books that involved politics or hot-button subjects that teachers are divided on and focused on positive and uplifting reading.

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ED Surge

MAY 28, 2024

One California family had a tough choice to make. Julie Lynem’s son had taken algebra in eighth grade, but hadn’t comprehended some of the core concepts. That left the family to decide whether to make him repeat the class in ninth grade — and potentially disadvantage him by preventing him from taking calculus later in high school — or to have him push through.

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The Maker Mom

MAY 28, 2024

Portland is a proud regional center offering immersive STEM camps based on your child’s interests. These challenging programs encourage students to explore and understand topics that are at the forefront of learning these days. This city in Oregon offers many fun opportunities for kids to connect with others while they apply new knowledge in exciting ways.

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Online Math for All

MAY 28, 2024

How to Convert Between Polar and Rectangular Equations

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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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Online Math for All

MAY 28, 2024

How to Convert Between Polar and Rectangular Coordinates

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