Tue.Aug 06, 2024

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Tech Ed Resources for your Class–K-8 Keyboard Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of

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Become an Impactful STEM Ambassador!

All About STEM

Do you work in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths or have a STEM background? You could make a real impact by becoming a STEM Ambassador! Join STEM Learning’s 45-minute online session to find out how you can get involved in valuable STEM outreach with young people.

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To Create a New Story of Learning, We Must Change the Role of the Student & Teacher - Mindset 3

Know Adam's Blog

In his book Cultures of Thinking in Action , Dr. Ron Ritchhart sets out eight mindsets that educators must embrace when creating a culture of thinking in their school. The third mindset he speaks to in the book is: To Create a New Story of Learning, We Must Change the Role of the Student and the Teacher.

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CREST: SEND Bronze Award

All About STEM

CREST has created a fantastic Bronze Award SEND resource. The ‘Pizza Box Project‘ allows students to work like scientists, designers and engineers as they learn about packaging construction and design to make their own strong pizza boxes. Then it’s time to put them to the test!

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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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A Search for Life: Astro-Rover STEM Challenge

Vivify Stem

Post by Kristina Klammer August 20, 2024 Could there be alien life in space? For centuries, humans have pondered the possibility of life beyond Earth. It’s a question that captures the imagination of both scientists and students alike—one I hear in my classroom every year when we explore space. In this exciting science and engineering unit, students will dive into the essential ingredients that life needs to survive in our solar system.

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People Are Hunting for Education ‘Fads.’ What Does That Say About Schools?

ED Surge

It was announced by sweeping statements. When the New York City Public Schools chancellor, David Banks, caused the largest district in the country to change how it taught students to read last year, it was with a sense of alarm. Statistics showed that many of the city’s students in third through eighth grades couldn’t read proficiently, which Banks blamed on the city embracing a “fundamentally flawed” approach to reading instruction.

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