Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2024

Earlier this month , we posted books you might like to read this summer. Now, we’ll focus on what do you want to accomplish with your summer? Here are popular AATT articles. Pick the ones that suit you: How to Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer 15 Skills To Learn this Summer and Use Next Year 6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program 12 Tech Tasks To End the School Year Here’s How to Motivate Summer School Students Seven Fun Math Activities for the Summer Break How to Blend Learnin

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MAY 30, 2024

This story was originally published by The 19th. Last year, the Department of Commerce announced a historic first: Companies applying for a federal grant program had to provide a plan for offering child care to their workers. The grant money comes from the CHIPS and Science Act, which passed in 2022 and includes $50 billion to expand semiconductor manufacturing and research in the United States.

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All About STEM

MAY 30, 2024

If your students love gaming, check out this awesome Bronze Award from CREST Awards! Your students can use ergonomics to design a game controller as a CREST Awards project. This CREST activity covers everything from choosing a console and drafting a design to modelling and marketing.

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MAY 30, 2024

Indian River School District in Vero Beach, FL faced the challenge of engaging students in hands-on, interactive learning. Traditional teaching methods often left students disengaged, and teachers struggled to integrate new technology into their existing curriculum. Kerri Wall, the Lead Sparkologist for Instructional Technology, took the initiative to bring more STEM equipment into classrooms.

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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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Middle Web

MAY 30, 2024

A Year for the Books is, in equal parts, about love of reading and how to organize a student-centered classroom environment for elementary and middle school students. ELA teacher Laurie Miller Hornik especially likes “Turning Beliefs about Teaching and Learning Into Actions.” The post Routines for Creating Reading Communities first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Stem Activities for Kids

MAY 30, 2024

It’s so important to give students challenges that are… actually a challenge! Students may not be successful every time they attempt a STEM challenge, but that’s okay! The most important thing is to follow the engineering design process and learn from it, whether it be through failure or success. To help you understand the differences between authentic and impostor STEM better, I’ve put together a handy PDF!

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Teach Science for All

MAY 30, 2024

Washington State LASER is hosting an upcoming FREE online workshop on Tuesday, June 4th 3:30pm-5:30pm titled- Increasing Student Learning: A view of science, math, and literacy learning from Smithsonian Science Education Center There are still spots available. Click HERE to get more information and to register. This event also qualifies for 2 equity clock hours.

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STEM Sport

MAY 30, 2024

Finding ways to connect students’ education to current events is a great way to increase lesson engagement. With the Paris 2024 Olympics coming up, facilitators and parents can use this exciting worldwide event to get students engaged in STEM learning. These can be used during summer camps or at home to improve STEM literacy and help students avoid the summer slump.

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MAY 30, 2024

Fine motor skills are essential for young students, particularly in kindergarten and first grade, as they lay the foundation for more complex tasks like writing, cutting, and manipulating small objects. Developing these skills can significantly enhance a child's ability to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) activities.

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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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