Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Digital Citizenship Week — October 14–18, 2024 You can get a lot of great ideas from Common Sense Education on their Digital Citizenship Week page : Digital Citizenship Week calendars, with fun activities and suggested lessons for each day AI literacy resources, like AI foundations course for educators, and AI literacy lesson collection for students Webinars and events to help build your teaching practice and implement digital citizenship in your classroom Family engagement resources to sh

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Don’t miss out, there is just one day left to apply for a CREST Awards Engage Grant! Engage Grants help schools run CREST Awards with students who are underrepresented in STEM. Engage Grant & Engage Simply CREST You can apply for an Engage Grant or Engage Simply CREST If you are awarded an Engage Grant you will receive £350 in grant money as well as up to £350 worth of CREST Awards.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question. The students are all familiar with shadows, have had fun with them and no doubt played shadow puppets, but that’s different from being able to explain them.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As AI continues to transform the world, it's more important than ever for educators to keep up with this rapidly evolving technology. That's why I’m excited to share that Google and Adobe offer free classes designed to certify educators in basic AI literacy. These classes empower teachers with the skills and knowledge needed to better integrate AI into their teaching practice, ensuring that both they and their students stay ahead in our increasingly AI-driven world.

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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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EiE Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Announcement for the release of new free-to-download family STEM activities by EiE Families, from the Museum of Science, Boston.

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