Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
18 Digital Tool Musts in the Classroom This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: Summary 18 essential digital tools for classrooms, emphasizing their impact on modern education. Highlights Annotation Tools: Essential for digital note-taking. Avatars: Promote digital citizenship and privacy.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Los datos ya llegaron, y revelan algo interesante sobre los estudiantes bilingües de los Estados Unidos. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. No need to hop over to Google Translate. Chances are good that if you were one of the 5.3 million English learners in public schools, you’d know the opening line explains that recent data has something interesting to reveal about the U.S.’s bilingual students.
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Cool Cat Teacher
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in the classroom is a joy to me. My students are exceptional, work hard, constantly learn new things and continually teach me new things. My heart is in the school first and foremost. Since 2002, I've taught middle and high schools and coached teachers on instructional technology.
All About STEM
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This series, Creating Careers Pathways: Parent & Carer Information Sessions, will explore Apprenticeship and Technical Education (ATE) routes in the Liverpool City Region (LCR), designed to give you the information you need to effectively inform and prepare your young person for their best next step.
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.
Middle Web
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
When you ask students to research a topic, what happens? Chances are some students will struggle. The authors explain how they use Inquiry Charts to help middle grades students navigate the pitfalls of research and also develop agency as researchers and knowledge builders. The post Use Inquiry Charts to Boost Student Research first appeared on MiddleWeb.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. Here are a few tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher team for High School students who want to get the most out of these important years: Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students Developing a digital study plan can be a game-changer for high school students aiming to improve their academic performance.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
HOUSTON — On a Saturday morning in August 2023, a crowd gathered outside the Houston Independent School District administration building with protest signs in hand. The brutal, sticky heat of Texas summer already had people wiping sweat from their brows and handing out bottled water from ice-filled coolers. Teachers, parents and politicians took turns at the microphone, united in their criticism of the controversial state takeover of Texas’ largest school district.
Cool Cat Teacher
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter On September 18, episode 2 of Cool Cat Teacher talk will air on WDJY 99.1 in Atlanta at 4pm. These are the show notes for that episode. The following Wednesday, this show will air on the Cool Cat Teacher Channel on Youtube so subscribe at www.youtube.com/coolcatteacher so you don't miss an episode.
All About STEM
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The NEW Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for Schools & Colleges Brochure is out now! Click to take a look and discover the fantastic activities and assemblies available, they’re FREE! We’re looking forward to visiting our schools and colleges to offer apprenticeship and T Level support.
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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.
Middle Web
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Comprehension is a concern in every content area. If a student cannot comprehend the material, whether it's words or images, they cannot meet learning goals. Teaching coach Barbara R. Blackburn offers some simple strategies that can help you scaffold comprehension for your students. The post Boosting Comprehension Across Subject Areas first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Starfish Education
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
These best-practices for launching a great STEM year foster a collaborative learning environment and get kids interested in learning!
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The Role of Phosphorus Properties in Sustainable Technology for Classrooms When you think about how to educate the next generation, what do you hope to see? A school classroom of the future, one equipped with technology for students to learn and grow, is also designed to be sustainable. Some wouldn’t regard it as just a vision because phosphorus properties are special ingredients in the development of sustainable technology for education.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. Even more concerning is that only 9 percent of Black eighth-graders are at a proficient level, or above. As a Black male educator in northeast Denver, I have seen firsthand the results of poor engagement and learning in math classrooms.
Cool Cat Teacher
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This episode will release on YouTube on September 18 at 11 am and first aired on WDJY FM 99.1 in Atlanta at 4 pm on September 11, 2024. These shownotes are provided for our radio and television viewers and listeners until the show releases. The YouTube video will be posted here when it goes live.
All About STEM
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Green Careers Week will take place from the 4th to the 9th of November and new resources for 2024 have just been released! Green Careers Week is supported by fantastic partners including The Department of Education, The Careers & Enterprise Company, STEM Learning, UK Space Agency, and the National Careers Service.
STEM Discovery Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Educators today wear many metaphorical hats, especially as technology develops. They are expected to become film directors, vloggers, and coding experts, not to mention navigating the world of AI and feeling the burden of their students’ online safety. It can be easy to forget that a key part of the mission of educational technology (EdTech) […] The post Five Ways to Create Immersion in the Classroom appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.
Teach Hub
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Co-teaching, where two educators work together to deliver instruction to a group of students is not just a growing trend in education, but an innovative approach that enhances and strengthens learning experiences for teachers , students, and the school. Here we’ll take a closer look at the numerous benefits co-teaching has to offer. Benefits for Students In a dual-teacher setting, students are offered a multifaceted educational experience.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Using digital books Category: Problem-solving As you discuss reading and the technology tools that inspire students in this activity, here’s a poster with nine reasons why students w
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Ready or not, across the country, a new crop of kindergarteners has entered the K-12 school system. Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are developmentally, what academic, social and emotional skills they bring, and what support they need to set them up for a successful school year. That job has become more difficult in recent years, according to numerous surveys , research studies and EdSurge interviews, as the last few classes of kindergarteners
Cool Cat Teacher
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode of the Cool Cat Teacher Talk Show we explore how to engage students in learning with hands-on, playful and project based learning strategies. Additionally, we discuss the importance of “the hook” and ideas for engaging students into learning from the moment they come to class.
All About STEM
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
All About STEM is proud to be the returning sponsor of the Outstanding Commitment to STEM Award at the 2024 Educate Awards. The shortlisted entrants have just been announced! The Educate Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating education within the Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.
Middle Web
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Free Reading Friday has transformed Laurie Miller Hornik’s 7th grade class into a reading community, without having to cut back on whole-class text studies. Students arrive on Fridays ready to talk and write about the free reading they've done outside of school during the week. The post A Way to Increase Free Reading Outside of Class first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Defined Learning
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
With the new school year in full swing, there is a wide range of tools and methods educators can explore to enhance student learning, from digital tools like AI-driven lesson creators to immersive technologies like augmented and virtual reality. Discover how to select the right teaching methods and tools based on purpose, promoting student engagement, and fostering essential skills through both tech and non-tech approaches like project-based learning.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Here are the most-read posts for the past month: 40+ Word Study Websites 15 Webtools in 15 Weeks–the video Creating and Using Curriculum Maps Video Tech Ed Resources for your Class–K-8 Keyboard Curriculum Tech Ed Resources for your Class–Digital Citizenship Tech Ed Resources–K-12 Tech Curriculum Tech Ed Resources–Lesson Plans 35+ Online Audio Resources 20 Online Resources About Digital Storytelling Here’s How to Get Started with Ask a Tech Teacher Here’s a preview of what’s coming up
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The need was becoming dire. A school district in Brighton, in the Denver metro area of Colorado, was having a hard time keeping teachers. The salaries in the district, 27J Schools, were low for the region. And in Colorado, voters have to approve higher property taxes to send additional dollars to schools, including for salary bumps , but by 2018 voters had refused six straight times.
Stephen Wolfram
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Yet Another Ruliological Surprise Integers. Addition. Subtraction. Maybe multiplication. Surely that’s not enough to be able to generate any serious complexity. In the early 1980s I had made the very surprising discovery that very simple programs based on cellular automata could generate great complexity. But how widespread was this phenomenon? At the beginning of the 1990s I had set about exploring this.
All About STEM
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Engineering a Sustainable World – Ages 14-18 Amazing news! The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will be launching a new virtual work experience platform on the 30th of September. During work experience, students can discover career routes and job roles, learn employability skills, complete tasks and quizzes and more.
Middle Web
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
"Not every management situation involves an innocent mistake from a student," writes teacher Dina Strasser, "but in middle school, I will venture to say that most of them do. Making curiosity a management habit of mind allows both student and teacher to reap the rewards." The post Curiosity Is My Favorite Class Management Tool first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Know Adam's Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The description of Mindset 5 from Dr. Ron Ritchhart’s Cultures of Thinking in Action comes from a quote from David Perkin’s book Smart Schools (1992), “Learning is a consequence of thinking. Retention, understanding, and the active use of knowledge can be brought about only by learning experiences in which learners think about and think with what they are learning.
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