Fri.Mar 14, 2025

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Celebrate Pi Day and Maths Day

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Two math celebrations are coming up: Pi Day and World Maths Day Pi Day Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant (pi). It is observed March 14 since 3, 1, and 4 are the three most significant digits of in the decimal form. Daniel Tammet, a high-functioning autistic savant, held the European record for reciting pi from memory to 22,514 digits in five hours and nine minutes until 2015 when Rick de Jong of the Netherlands recited pi to 22,612 digits in five hours and

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Download the Future of Education Technology for K12

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Im honored to contribute to The Future of Education Technology for K-12 , a new publication exploring how AI, digital citizenship, career exploration, cybersecurity, and classroom technology are shaping the future of education where I share my thoughts alongside other thought leaders including Ms.

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Spring & Summer STEM!

All About STEM

Spring has sprung, flowers are blooming, and the sun is shining! Grab the chance to get outside in the fresh air and enthuse your learners with these fun and creative activities. (Don’t worry, many of them are suitable for indoors too.) You could build a bug hotel, create rainbow roses, build a LEGO sundial, catapult water balloons or sail a baking soda power boat – tons of exciting fun!

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Through Play to Mathematical Knowledge

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CC-BY, provided by author At Luko Elementary School during the 2023/2024 school year, students from 5th and 7th grades, along with their teacher Ruica Miki, participated in a variety of activities during math classes as part of the school project Fun Mathematics. The project aimed to introduce students to mathematical games, apply mathematics in creating cards and decorations, spark interest in mathematics, and develop peer learning, mutual tolerance, and digital literacy.

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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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Easter STEM Activities

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Spring has sprung! The new season and the rapid arrival of April makes it the perfect time for parents and educators to tap into seasonal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities that will get students excited and engaged in STEM. In this article, you will find Easter STEM activities for all ages – preschool through high school – that are easy-to-implement and focus on helping improve student STEM literacy through hands-on learning opportunities.

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