Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This is a topic dear to my heart–non-college options for high school grads. The Ask a Tech Teacher team has a good summary of why students should consider journeyman trades and vocational schools over college: From Play to Profession: Why Kids Should Discover Skilled Trades For years, the dominant message to young people has been that college is the only pathway to success.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Traditional discipline isnt working. Educators are seeing an increase in student behavior issues, but suspensions, detentions, and punitive measures often make things worse. In todays episode, Joshua Stamper , educator and co-author of The Language of Behavior , shares how he shifted from punishment-based discipline to relationship-driven strategies and how it transformed student behavior in his school.

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Middle Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Stealth learning and assessment blur the boundaries between learning, assessment, and fun. Teacher educator Curtis Chandler shows how simulations and practical projects help students across subjects gain knowledge while enjoying the process. Included: some lesson design tips. The post A Stealthy Approach to Learning and Assessment first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Online Math for All

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Digital SAT Math Problems and Solutions (Part - 116)

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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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