Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Speech-to-text, audio, personal drawings and pictures, and writing about things kids love are all part of helping kids get excited about writing. In today's show, we talk to 15-year educator Randi Ahrndt about encouraging kids to get excited about writing as we discuss interactive writing strategies and one of the best free tools for teaching writing.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I began my teaching career as a Teach For America (TFA) Corps member in Jacksonville, Florida. I was part of a cohort of about 100 first-year educators, all united by a common mission: to serve under-resourced and underserved schools. Entering the classroom for the first time, I was filled with hope and passion, believing I could make a positive difference.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Teaching the days before big holidays is challenging. Students and teachers alike are ready for a break. Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. I’ve been there often. As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school.

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Got your attention didn’t I? More and more teachers are using online coding environments to teach computer science. I used one myself to teach Advanced Placement Computer Scie3nce Principles. I’m not sure I did the right thing. Let me explain. Recently I attended a panel talk at the CSTA New England conference on what high school teachers could do to better prepare students for university level computer science.

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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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All About STEM

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

An unforgettable night at the Educate Awards! For the tenth year, we were proud to sponsor The Outstanding Commitment to STEM Award and overjoyed to announce our phenomenal winner – Evelyn Community Primary School! “Evelyn’s exceptional entry showcased a profound commitment to embedding STEM throughout its curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I wish you and all yours a wonderful Thanksgiving on November 28th as well as a restful break. Enjoy your family and friends, take time to rest. I’ll be around only in a limited way, then, back fulltime December 1st.

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The tl;dr of it is no. At least not yet. As more and more people use artificial intelligent agents to help write code we’re learning that AI is not quite all there yet. Take this article from CIO magazine Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants It appears that there is still a lot of need for people who know how to code to do debugging and tuning or AI generated code.

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All About STEM

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

We’re looking forward to visiting our schools and colleges to offer apprenticeship and technical education support! 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!

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In our tech-driven world, the value of human connection can’t be overstated. While mastering technical skills is essential, students must also develop soft skills like communication, collaboration and critical thinking to thrive beyond the classroom. But as pressures to deliver future-focused curricula grow, how can educators ensure that students build these important life skills alongside their technical expertise?

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 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: Google extras Category: Parents Google search can be used as lots more than a resource search tool.

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

I get interesting messages from all sorts of places. Recently, I received this message on LinkedIn. I love the idea of bringing industry professionals in to talk to students. If you’re interested, check out their web page and use their contact form. I’m a software engineer at Microsoft and a volunteer computer science teacher at Kansas State School for the Blind Outside of work, I’m starting a free initiative to bring guest speakers from the tech industry into high school, community college, or

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All About STEM

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The latest edition of the British Science Association Education Newsletter is out now! If you’re looking for inspiration for British Science Week you can find new webpages to help you plan. There’s a CREST Awards project recommendation for older learners during Road Safety Week and a new blog on the power of nature-based learning.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Assessments have the power to shape educational outcomes, but are we truly measuring what matters? Ensuring that assessments are fair, inclusive and meaningful for all students is a growing priority for educators. Bias, whether systemic or unintentional, can affect accuracy, disadvantaging students from diverse backgrounds. This requires a critical look at both what and how we assess, ensuring the most important skills and knowledge are prioritized.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Create a holiday card for Thanksgiving or Christmas in KidPix or another drawing program and reinforce early writing skills while teaching mouse skills, toolbars and tool use: –Click for more KidPix lesson plans Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] “The content presented in this blog are the result of creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

It appears that a lot of people are leaving X (formerly Twitter) I confess to being one of them. Frankly, X isn’t the same for me. A lot of people seem to be moving to BlueSky and I have created an account there. You can find me at @alfredtwo.bsky.social I am trying to get the #CSed hashtag as a popular way to connect with other computer science educators.

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STEM Education Guide

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Looking for a good deal on a Sphero this Black Friday? We are keeping our eyes out for you this holiday season for the best deals. Spheros are my favorite toy for getting started with programming! Rather you are looking at one of the classic Spheros or one of the new ones; this is the coding robot for kids that we recommend this holiday season. It’s fun, engaging, and a great way to start learning to code with their Sphero Edu.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tim Lum is one of millions of students who returned to college as an adult, getting a two-year degree at his local community college. And this year, at the age of 36, he's one of 13 percent of the nation's college students who transferred institutions in fall of 2023. He describes the shift from a two-year college to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, which has about 20,000 students, as one of culture shock.

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Middle Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The most important step in learning to solve math word problems is reflection, writes math coach Mona Iehl, "yet it's often overlooked or sacrificed for the sake of time." Iehl shares her workshop approach to problem solving and how she builds quick reflections into her lessons. The post Zoom In on Reflection in Math Problem Study first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Box Light

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Get ready! Connect with Boxlight at the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) - Booth 705 November 24-26th, 2024 , at the Turning Stone Resort and Conference Center (Verona , NY ). Explore our innovative solutions in action and see how we’re enhancing c ampus and classroom communication.

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Basic-Mathematics

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

What is slope? Definition of slope, interactive exploration, along with concrete examples to enhance understanding.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As the legislative election in France approached this summer, a research team decided to reach out to hundreds of citizens to interview them about their views on key issues. But the interviewer asking the questions wasn’t a human researcher — it was an AI chatbot. To prepare ChatGPT to take on this role, the researchers started by prompting the AI bot to behave as it has observed professors communicating in its training data.

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Middle Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Stephanie Farley has come to realize that she’s a hybrid kind of person – she enjoys the blurring of traditional lines between categories. Here she shares how she uses elements of fiction to help students conceptualize and improve their nonfiction writing. And vice versa. The post Writing: Blurring the Fiction/NonFiction Line first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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EiE Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Brief recap of recent STEM activities from Youth Engineering Solutions and Engineering is Elementary at the Museum of Science, Boston

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Talk STEM

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We were delighted to collaborate with the Math Circle Network, a special project of the American Institute of Mathematics, in June, 2024 when our founder and CEO, Dr Koshi Dhingra, led a webinar open to all math circle leads from across the nation. We are grateful to the Math Circle Network for the kind invitation to share about talkSTEM’s math walk videos in our video library as well as our open source math walk guides that allow all educators and students to create their own math walks

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As interest in skills-based hiring increases, more and more companies and states are eliminating degree requirements. In response, some higher education institutions are creating microcredential programs that positively impact student success, but you don’t have to create an entirely new program to show your institution’s value. Skills-based credentials are valuable because they state specific skills in which a learner achieved or displayed competence.

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Middle Web

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Mandy Manning’s book is essential reading for teachers who are new to the world of language diversity and would be a great PD resource for general education teachers and staff. Teacher Jeanette Pine finds the book clear, concise, easy to navigate, and filled with important reminders. The post How We Can Support Multilingual Learners first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Vivify Stem

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Post by Kristina Klammer, Natasha Wilkerson, and Claire Meschkat Posted: November 19, 2024 Do you have a bunch of building bricks or LEGO® blocks in your classroom? Looking for low-prep STEM stations for younger students? Check out our free Building Bricks Challenge Mats , a perfect way to introduce K-5 students to STEM! Find them in our free resource library , and read below for all the details!

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The Trendy Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Forensics is an exciting course, but teaching it on a budget can be challenging. One fool-proof way to engage students while sticking to your budget is with a simple latent fingerprint glue-fuming lab. This activity showcases the science behind making fingerprints visible using cyanoacrylate (super glue). The process is safe, fun, and cost-effective, requiring no fancy equipment or chemicals.

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STEMe

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Sydney, Australia As the global population continues to grow and environmental concerns become increasingly severe, the food industry is undergoing a significant transformation. Traditional methods of meat production, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and excessive water use, are being scrutinised more than ever. In response, innovative food technologies like cultured meat and plant-based alternatives are emerging as potential solutions to these challenges.

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