Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 5, 2021
I’ve collected a series of back-to-school tips that are suited for in-person or remote learning. Pick those that work for you: 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. 3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons. 11 Back-to-school Activities for the First Month of School. Great Back to School Classroom Activities. Plan a Memorable Back to School Night.
Educators Technology
JULY 31, 2021
The return to school this year is different from previous years. It is a special event where teachers get to see their students after a prolonged period of physical absence during which distance.read more.
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Computer Science Teacher
AUGUST 2, 2021
Trying learn too many things can be a risky proposition. But sometimes it feels like the way to go. Regular readers of this blog know that I have been trying to learn Python and that I have been experimenting with the Internet of Things with Phidget devices. Mixing the two is a pretty obvious step but since I really want to set up some autonomous systems without tying down my laptop, it seems like the Raspberry Pi s I have accumulated would be the way to go.
The Blog of Phyz
AUGUST 2, 2021
Encore Post: Originally published February 21, 2020—in the last days of The Before Times. Sigh. UPDATE 2/23/20: Extant course chart added. We plan to launch our Physics of the Universe (POTU) course in 2021-22. Physics of the Universe is the physics portion of the three-course model for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation. California is where I live and work; Rio Americano High School is where I've taught physics since 1986.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 6, 2021
Are you looking for grading apps, tools, and resources that you can use to collect, calculate, and analyze your student’s grades? Or maybe you are looking for apps that allow students to calculate their own grades, which will save you time and effort. If so, check out our list below. If there are any apps that we missed, let us know. Gradebook and Grading Apps (for teachers). 1st Class GradeBook – 1st Class GradeBook app provides educators with contemporary grading features, including
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Vivify Stem
AUGUST 3, 2021
Get Your STEM Classroom Ready for Back to School! August is here, and that means back to school season! But don’t stress, we have you covered with our favorite STEM icebreakers, activities to introduce STEM to your students, and even classroom posters and freebies! Before we dive in, let’s first talk about what makes a STEM icebreaker. Ideally, STEM activities need to incorporate math and science concepts to solve a problem using the engineering design process.
How to STEM
AUGUST 2, 2021
Welcome to the Autumn 2021 edition of our seasonal STEM guides! It contains: STEM related autumn events and themed days/weeks Quick, easy website and activity suggestions for how to get involved (click on the pictures to find out more) Autumnal STEM resource recommendations. Diaries at the ready! The events listed below are a really good way to help theme your STEM activities and help children to make real-world links.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 2, 2021
Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Nicole McCray, has some thoughts on music and education. I think you’ll enjoy them: There are many schools that undermine the importance of music in schools. Yet, many benefits stem from a musical education. Musical training enriches students, and music plays an integral role in culture and overall development, spilling into other areas within our lives.
Talk STEM
AUGUST 2, 2021
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education has continued to see a growth in popularity across schools all over the country. That’s largely because it can work for kids with different learning styles and uses things like experimentation to make otherwise complicated subjects a bit easier. The ideas and concepts behind STEM are here to stay, and will only continue to grow as technology advances.
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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.
K-12 Education News
AUGUST 3, 2021
Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According to a new study, the reverse also happens -- learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain.
How to STEM
AUGUST 3, 2021
It is hard to ignore the global demand for innovation. Governments are dedicating departments to innovation, citing the acceleration of innovation as central to promoting prosperity and growth. Innovation centres are popping up at universities around the world to link academics with industry. Companies are placing innovation at the heart of their vision and mission statements.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 31, 2021
Here are the most-read posts for the month of July. Tech Tip #63: Reset Default Font. Tech Ed Resources–Mentoring and Coaching. A Year to Remember, A Year to Reflect: Pandemic Instruction. 11 Websites for Thinking and Learning. We Landed on the Moon July 20 1969. 5 (free) Posters on Teaching I. Tech Ed Resources–Lesson Plans. Tech Tip #44: Computer Safety. 9 Websites for Comics in Teaching.
STEMx
AUGUST 5, 2021
A federal perspective on public policy from our desk in Washington provided by Thomas Phillips, Sr. Congressional Affairs Specialist at Battelle. Q: That is a lot to unpack. Let's start with the bipartisan infrastructure deal. What's the overall scope of the package? Any impacts on STEM education? A: The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act. includes about $550 billion of new federal investment in America’s traditional “physical” infrastructure (roads, bridges, broadband, etc.) with
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
AUGUST 6, 2021
138: OTT: How to Successfully Integrate Science Into the Second Grade Classroom It is so easy to feel like there are not enough hours in the day to cover all the standards that we need to cover as 1st and 2nd-grade teachers. Often primary teachers in general feel like their number one task are to teach children how to read and how to add and subtract.
STEM Everyday Podcast
AUGUST 6, 2021
Matt Zigler is one of those teachers we need to clone and put into every school. Not only is he a fantastic artist, he uses his design skills to help kids create projects that help people in need. He also views his job as a “maker teacher” a little like a librarian, pointing the way to resources that kids and staff members need. The Wheelchair Stroller project his students created ended up all over the news, including NBC Washington and the CBS Evening News!
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 4, 2021
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. August. If you have a print copy of the K-8 curricula, you find that the posters are b&w (if you have the digital version, they’re in color). Send us an email at askatechteacher@gmail.com and we’ll send you a free digital copy of “65 Posters for your Classroom” This will include not only the posters in the curricula but more.
CTE Learning
AUGUST 5, 2021
Are you looking for a way to engage your students with career and technical education (CTE) curriculum in this challenging educational environment? The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, federal education funding passed as part of the CARES Act, can be used by districts for “purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software, and connectivity),” “planning and implementing activities related to summer learning and enrichment and supplemental after-school
CoderZ
AUGUST 5, 2021
When today’s students enter the future workforce, there will be significantly more technology jobs than ever before , and a vast majority of students will need to be equipped with computer science skills to be successful in their careers. Coding and programming have become essential skills that students will need to be prepared for their future jobs––many of which don’t even exist yet!
ED Week
AUGUST 5, 2021
Eighty science educators answer 10 years' worth of questions about science instruction.
The Tech Savvy Science Teacher
AUGUST 2, 2021
Picture Dictionary is a great addition to Microsoft's Immersive Reader. Immersive Reader is in so many apps and websites, Flipgrid, Wonderopolis, Buncee, Wakelet, ThingLink, and Nearpod just to name a few. I especially like this for English Language Learners. When learning English reading (or trying to read) a definition might not be sufficient. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and this is one situation in which I would say this is true.
CTE Learning
AUGUST 5, 2021
Are you looking for a way to engage your students with career and technical education (CTE) curriculum in this challenging educational environment? . The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, passed as part of the CARES Act, can be used by districts for “purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software, and connectivity),” “planning and implementing activities related to summer learning and enrichment and supplemental after-school programs,” “any act
CoderZ
AUGUST 4, 2021
Chaos, mischief, mayhem, commotion, madness! Well, we’re not just putting random words together- it looks like STEM activities in a middle school classroom! But can we even blame them? They are, of course, the little trucks of energy. What if you can put this energy to good use without losing your precious peace of mind? Middle school is a time of changes, a time to learn, a time to grow, and the learning is often retained in their minds to be applied in the future.
Jacobs Physics
AUGUST 5, 2021
Yesterday, my family and I took a rafting trip down the Colorado River. The trip began with the obligatory safety and instructional lecture. Dylan the perky guide assured us in an enthusiastic voice that we were about to have FUNNNN! And then when we didn't holler in ecstasy, he asked us again if we were about to have FUNNNN! Thank goodness the parents with two enthusiastic ten year olds in tow gave the requisite response so that Dylan moved on.
Computing Education Research Blog
AUGUST 2, 2021
The Guardian raised the question in the title in this article in June. Pat Yongpradit sent it to me and Peter Kemp, and Peter’s response was terrific — insightful and informed by data. I asked him if I could share it here as a guest post, and he graciously agreed. We’ve just started a 3 year project, scaricomp , that aims to look at girls’ performance and participation in computer science in English schools.
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