Cool Cat Teacher
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter AI wont kill education. But will it kill learning? The challenge isnt AI itselfits whether students can still think for themselves when the answers are always one click away. Cheating isnt new. The only change is how fast students can find the answers without questioning if such a thing is really a good idea.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
What does Blackness mean to you? My Black is colorful, quick-witted, dynamic, innovative and brilliant. My Blackness meant I grew up getting my hair straightened with a hot comb that would burn the tops of my ears if I didn't quickly and effectively hold my ears down. It meant my mom had a personal deep fryer and would make me catfish and french fries for breakfast before I went to school.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
If you haven’t heard of Bini Games, you’re not alone. When they contacted me about sharing their website with my readers, I checked it out and agreed it was a great idea. Their offerings are designed to support multiple facets of child development through engaging, interactive, and fun gameplay. Here’s a more detailed peek into how they assist cognitive growth, critical thinking, and creativity: Unlocking Learning Fun: How Educational Bini Games Foster Child Development Parents
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub has released recordings of Parent & Carer Information Sessions so Careers Leaders can share these resources in newsletters, via websites and on social media to support families. The Creating Careers Pathways series is designed to give parents and carers the information they need to help their young person find 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.
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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Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
A lot of teacher-authors read my Ask a Tech teacher. In this monthly column, I share a popular post from the past month from my writing blog, WordDreams Good efriend Terri Webster Schrandt reminded me of National Love Your Pet Day last year on her blog, Sunday Stills. I’ve waited all year to add my own celebration! According to National Today Calendar, February 20 is Love Your Pet Day.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The British Science Association has updated its series of step-by-step videos to include even more CREST Awards! Eight new Star Awards videos have been added to accompany their 16 Superstar demonstration videos for educators.
Middle Web
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Julie Hasson looks into how teachers benefit from regular reflection on changes, challenges and celebrations to better understand experiences, choices, and consequences. Along with regulating, relating and reframing, reflection can help us recharge and build greater resilience. The post How Teacher Reflection Aids Growth & Resilience first appeared on MiddleWeb.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Idaho is poised to become the first state in the country to eliminate state-mandated child-to-staff ratios for early care and education settings a longstanding and universal licensing requirement used to ensure minimum quality standards and health and safety in environments where babies, toddlers and young children are being served. Its one of a handful of changes included in a bill that seeks to deregulate key components of the early care and education industry.
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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.
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.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Amazing Apprenticeships has released an informative collection of rapid reads to offer guidance on finding an inclusive employer, application support, functional skills and the types of on-programme support available for apprentices with additional needs.
Middle Web
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Educators can benefit from Teach Like a Queen, a book featuring seven famous women whom the authors believe model (collectively) selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. A light read with helpful insights, writes Katie Durkin. The post Teaching Like a Queen: 7 Lessons in Leadership first appeared on MiddleWeb.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Debi Ryan insists that bad days are few and far between in her line of work as a school-based speech language pathologist. The good days, she says, are abundant thanks in great part to her ongoing enthusiasm for and belief in the power of communication in the lives of children and adults. She calls her job soul-filling, and she has anecdotes to back it up.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogythe tech topics most important to your teachingas 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: Email Phishing Category: Parents Q: I got an email that looks legitimate, but Im not sure.
All About STEM
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The British Physics Olympiad encourages the study of physics and recognises excellence in young physicists through ten annual physics competitions. The olympiad may be closed for online entries, but there is still time to enter the Junior and Senior Challenges on paper!
Teach Hub
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Looking to boost student engagement and collaboration in your classroom? The three-step interview learning strategy is an effective approach that fosters active participation, improves communication, and helps students develop critical life skills like active listening and teamwork. Here well explore what this strategy is, the benefits it offers, and how you can seamlessly implement it into your teaching routine.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Here are some excellent themed video collections to use in your classroom ( click here for updates on the list) : Big Think BBC Bitesize Bright Science –short videos on various science topics Clip Syndicate Coverr –short videos; free download; no login Critical Past –original videos from mid-1800’s and forward of amazing events in world history.
The Science Penguin
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
As you may have heard, STAAR 2025 will be a little different due to the new TEKS. Dont let details about the STAAR test bog you down! Science Penguin has got you covered! Here are the main facts you need to know about this years test: There are 32 questions, with 39 total points. That means that 7 questions are worth 2 points. Question types include: multiple-choice, multiselect, multipart, hot spot, drag and drop, and short constructed response.
Teach Hub
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Many teachers invest so much in their students, their lessons, and managing the demands of their classroom that they dont even realize when exhaustion creeps in, and what once felt fulfilling now feels overwhelming. Teacher burnout isnt just feeling a little tired or stressed, its a deep, persistent fatigue that drains your energy. It affects your mood, your motivation, and your ability to find joy in things you once loved.
CSTEM
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
By: Reagan Flowers, PhD If youve been following us, youve likely noticed that we discuss high-quality STEM learning experiences. And for good reason. The long-term learning gaps created by COVID-19 school closures, a rapidly shifting job market, and funding cuts in the current climate make access to STEM education more essential than ever. STEM is not just for future scientists, mathematicians, or engineersits for everyone.
Computing Education Research Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
I am sorry to miss the SIGCSE 2025 Technical Symposium this week. I so want to hear Mitchel Resnicks keynote for his Outstanding Contribution award, and to cheer on Manuel Prez-Quiones for his Distinguished Service award. Theres going to be a great session on Ethics, Power, and Persistence with papers from ACM TOCE, including a paper by Aadarsh Padiyath (see his recent blog post here ) whom I co-advise with Barbara Ericson, and a paper by Noelle Brown, on whose dissertation committee I served.
CoderZ
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
What happened to STEM? I found myself asking this question while listening to a panel discussion at a workforce development conference in October. The speakers especially those from the manufacturing industry kept making the point that their firms needed STEM professionals, particularly for engineering and product development roles. We need people who can do the math, one said.
STEM Discovery Education
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Engagement is the first step to accelerating learning. Before students can absorb new knowledge, they must first be drawn into the learning experience. The more invested they are, the more likely they retain information, develop critical thinking skills, and make meaningful connections to the subject matter. But many teachers face the challenge of motivating and […] The post Measuring Engagement: Tools to Capture Learning Evidence with Sandbox appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.
Carly and Adam
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Creativity is a skill that students need to develop just like any other subject. Finish the Picture activities are a simple yet powerful way to boost creative thinking, problem-solving, and divergent thinking in the classroom. These quick, engaging challenges encourage students to think beyond the obvious, transforming simple shapes into imaginative creations.
STEM Education Works
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
This month, we’d like to highlight the contributions of Black innovators who have shaped our world. One of my favorite stories to share is that of Lonnie Johnson an engineer whose curiosity and creativity led to the invention of the Super Soaker. His journey is a perfect example of how STEM skills, problem-solving, and a little bit of fun can lead to something amazing.
Stem Education News
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Imagine a learning environment where children explore, experiment, and discover through play using a screen-free robot with button-based coding instead of just memorizing facts. Education should focus on engaging experiences that build understanding, curiosity, and essential skills. This is where play-based learning comes init makes learning fun and prepareschildren for the skills of tomorrow.
The Trendy Science Teacher
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
One of my favorite ways to kick off the “Evidence of Evolution” topic is with a hands-on activity that gets students thinking about embryology. This quick and engaging task helps them spot patterns in how different species develop before birth, setting up a great discussion about evolution. Be sure to grab this activity at the bottom of the post!
Carly and Adam
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Are you looking for a way to make geometry more engaging and interactive for your students? 2D Shapes STEM Task Card s are the perfect solution! These hands-on, inquiry-based challenges help students explore geometric concepts through creative engineering activities using sticks and dough making math come to life in a fun and meaningful way. What Are STEM Task Cards?
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