Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2024

In response to the challenges of COVID, a dissatisfaction with local in-person schools, and increasingly diverse needs of the high school student population, enrollment in US virtual schools is now over 300,000 with about 20% of students taking at least one online course. There are pros and cons of attending class via computer. You can learn on your own schedule, but what if you have connectivity issues?

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ED Surge

JULY 17, 2024

“Are you a boy or a girl?” the 5-year-old asked, staring at me as she waited for my response. I froze. Having worked primarily with middle and high schoolers, I wasn’t yet used to the blunt inquisitiveness of our younger students. I was caught off guard. It was 2022 and I had recently been hired as the principal of an all-girls elementary school in New York, and it was my first visit to the school to meet students, staff and families.

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Computer Science Teacher

JULY 17, 2024

Day two starts with sessions for ALL attendees. I started proctoring a session called Classroom To Career – CS Curriculum With a Purpose. This was a session presented by Oracle Academy. Oracle presents these teaching resources and training for free. Always a popular price point for teachers. The curriculum is built for teachers and teachers can pick and choose which parts of it they want to use.

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Box Light

JULY 17, 2024

Nationally, school building projects have a budget that has a multi-billion dollar price tag, with additional billions dedicated to communications and audiovisual technologies. This significant investment, coupled with more money allocated for educational technology updates by school districts, marks a transformative period in educational infrastructure.

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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.

Teaching

Stem Activities for Kids

JULY 17, 2024

Get ready for your first day of school with STEM! While I recommend starting with a quick introduction of rules and procedures (which you can reiterate for the first several class sessions), don’t miss this opportunity to make a meaningful (and FUN) connection on your first day in STEM class and get students pumped about what’s to come! 1 – Try a Creative All About Me Activity with a STEM Focus!

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Middle Web

JULY 17, 2024

Rotation stations can help differentiate instruction as teachers prepare middle graders for an upcoming unit or topic or support re-teaching and enrichment after completing a unit of study. Dr. Laura Robb details one teacher's strategies in an ELA classroom with 28 students. The post Differentiate with the Station Rotation Model first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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EiE Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Out-of-School Time program seeks educators for pilot testing for grades 6-8.

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CoderZ

JULY 17, 2024

Built from the ground up Built from the ground up to help Texas teachers meet updated state standards, the new courses provide students in grades three through six with hands-on learning that lays the foundation for STEM careers DERRY, N.H. – July 17, 2024 – When the revised Technology Applications TEKS take effect this fall, Texas teachers can be ready with new, fully-aligned computer science courses from CoderZ by Intelitek.

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The Maker Mom

JULY 17, 2024

There are many camps and classes for kids to attend in London year-round that can get them started on STEM. Take the guesswork out of finding a summer camp for your child with these amazing STEM camps in London. You’ll find that this huge city has many learning opportunities in schools, museums, and more. Many of these organizations also have events throughout the year, so the fun doesn’t need to stop in the summer.

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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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Online Math for All

JULY 17, 2024

Digital SAT Math Problems and Solutions (Part - 3)

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