Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
#ISTE had an interesting discussion on how to foster digital citizenship in schools. This is especially critical because students are spending so much more time than ever before online. Here’s a peak at their conversation and then a link to the rest: The 5 competencies of digital citizenship. If you think teaching digital citizenship is all about warnings and recriminations, you might be doing it wrong.
Educators Technology
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
GoFormative is an educational platform that allows teachers to create various types of assignments that students can interact with in real time and across different devices. Teachers can view.read more.
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How to STEM
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Welcome to the Winter 2021/22 edition of our seasonal STEM guides! It contains: STEM related winter events and themed days/weeks Quick, easy website and activity suggestions for how to get involved (click on the pictures to find out more) Wintery 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.
Thimble
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
How Can Your School Think Outside The Box When It Comes to Taking Full Advantage of STEM Electives? STEM learning has exploded to the forefront… The post STEM Electives: What We Wish Educators Knew appeared first on Thimble Online STEM Classes.
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
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, a passionate educational consultant for T4Edtech, traveled to Italy and surrounding areas and has some interesting insights into their education efforts during the pandemic: From An Italian Train: Education during the Pandemic. I recently returned from a long-awaited trip to Italy in which I spent a considerable amount of time traveling throughout the Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio provinces.
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Starfish Education
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
About Prison Break The Mental Math STEM Games for Struggling Students series helps kids sharpen their math skills and strengthen their critical reasoning skills in a fun environment. Prison Break. The post Mental Math STEM Games- Prison Break appeared first on Starfish Education.
Teach Hub
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Challenges are present daily in schools, and students with specific learning disabilities experience many different challenges in addition to those a general learner faces. Deaf and hard of hearing students can find themselves in learning environments that are not conducive to their needs, therefore, creating a struggle in learning. This can become frustrating and overwhelming for students that are hard of hearing, giving them a feeling of defeat rather than a feeling of optimism.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
This is a great article for new teachers who might not have seen the traditional classroom experience. One teacher offers tips to help new starters who did their training in lockdown to feel at home in their classroom: New Teachers: 10 Ways to Claim Your Classroom Space. The first terms as an early career teacher are daunting: and it can be a while until you feel completely settled in your new role.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
Projector Screen is a great site for educators or parents looking to find screens, projectors, cables, and more for home or their classroom. Also, this is an ideal place to find good deals and other resources such as: how to build a home theater or how a green screen works. I highly recommend checking out Projector Screen Store by clicking here !!! *Projector Screen is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.
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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.
Know Adam's Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Educational leaders often speak about preparing the “next generation” for the future. In the years ahead, the next generation will work in jobs that are just emerging or don’t yet exist and will face challenges we can only theorize on today. While leaders often pay lip service to “investing” in the next generation, only one content area explicitly states that the next generation?
Teach Hub
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
What is Gratitude? Gratitude is a spontaneous feeling, but increasingly, research demonstrates its value as a practice—that is, making conscious efforts to count one’s blessings, according to Psychology Today. In the school setting, gratitude can keep teachers going. A simple “thank you for what you do,” “Is there anything I can help you with in your classroom,” or “I recognize your hard work and it is appreciated,” can go a long way and change the culture and morale of any building.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
An Exercise in Digital Storytelling. To engage my 11th-grade English students during the 2020–21 school year, I created a digital storytelling unit. Whether they attended school in person or remotely, it was a success. Students were able to explore various frames of reference, identify a personal story to share using digital media, and experience empathy throughout the process.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
Comic Strip Maker is an excellent online comic strip creator that reminds me of Comic Life. This is a simple tool to use that lets users, select their background, add text/speech bubbles, add stickers, and much more to create a digital comic. Best of all, educators can use this for project based learning and integrating digital storytelling into their classroom.
Teachers are Terrific
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Build a structure with a candy cane sounds like one of those wacky STEM Challenges I have invented! #right. Well, this one came about because I grabbed some boxes of candy canes at a really low price and then had to decide what to do with them. I thought about it briefly and then had a great brain pop! At first, I was thinking of giving each team 5 or so candy canes, but I decided that was not going to be cost-effective for me.
Teach Hub
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
If you have been in education for a while, especially secondary education, you might have heard the phrase “not everyone is going to go to college.” This is true for various reasons that range from affordability to desire to opportunity. Over the past two or three decades, public education has improved its ability to graduate students who are career-ready in addition to students who are college-ready.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Need a few websites and apps to fill in sponge time? Here are Thanksgiving websites that will keep students busy and still teach them: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks (app). Canadian Thanksgiving. Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities. Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life. Included on this real-life site is a video of the Pilgrim’s crossing to the New World.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
*A great way for students to practice their keyboarding/typing skills while school is doing Remote Learning. TypeTastic is an excellent K-12 site for students learning how to Type/Keyboard. TypeTastic's School Edition has an educational portal that allows educators to track, monitor, and assess student progress. This is a fun and great way to integrate technology into a classroom's curriculum.
Carly and Adam
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The following is a guest post from Kiki Prottsman. How Will You Celebrate CSEd Week? It’s almost here! Computer Science Education Week happens the second week of December each year, and this year is going to be more exciting than ever. If you’ve never heard of CSEd Week, it’s a seven-day period where educators bring a piece of computer science or coding into other areas of student life.
Teach Hub
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
“What’s for dinner?” is a timeless question around the world. Around this time of year, Thanksgiving causes us to be more curious about “what’s for dinner?” because we get the opportunity to eat foods that are meaningful or exciting to us. Foods we enjoy during the holiday includes personal and family favorites, traditional dishes, and everything from sweet to savory.
Stem Geek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
For a long time, skin picking has been viewed as little more than a bad habit. But as we learn more about the human brain and its various quirks, it’s become abundantly clear that skin. The post Top 7 Fidget Toys For Skin Picking (Dermatillomania) 2022 appeared first on STEM Geek.
Jacobs Physics
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The position-time graph to the right represents the motion of a cart on a track. The motion detector points to the left. Explain how to reproduce this graph. When describing motion, students only need to address two elements: a. Which way is the cart moving? b. Is the cart speeding up or slowing down? Yet, students trying to answer this question will tie themselves in knots addressing how the cart is "accelerating", trying to use words like displacement, velocity, vector, negative, positive, etc
Thimble
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Funding for Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) Thimble is a grade 4-12 standards-aligned and hands-on curriculum that teaches students science, engineering, robotics, and coding through… The post Thimble Federal Funding Guide for Public Schools appeared first on Thimble Online STEM Classes.
Ellipsis Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Stephanie Bennett Sr. Curriculum Development Specialist. Katie Baird Manager, Content Marketing Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” As you’ll read later, there is no one right way to go about this. That being said, education research communities have been fascinated by various models of instruction.
Carly and Adam
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk. STEM challenges aren’t meant to be “one size fits all.” There are different takes on challenges which can include new and different variations. Whether you are looking for a new challenge to try or need a few ways to differentiate a challenge that you are planning to do, this post will share four strategies to help you along the way!
MooMoo Math & Science
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
In order for a chemical reaction to occur, there must be enough energy to break the bonds that hold the particles together in a molecule. The speed at which new particles form is called the rate of reaction. Before a skateboard will move energy must be applied to cause the skateboard to move. In a similar manner, a chemical reaction must also have a boost in energy in order to get the reaction to occur This boost of energy is called activation energy and is the least amount of energy needed in o
Science and Steamteam
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
There are so many Christmas books that make wonderful read-alouds. Read-aloud time was always my favorite time of the teaching day. I loved that kids could sit on the rug with me, relax, and just listen. Of course, we always had some sort of discussion, but the children never thought of it as work. Christmas Books to Read Aloud. Here are a few of my favorite Christmas stories to read aloud, along with suggestions for some fun STEM activities.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Storyboard That the excellent learning tool that educators are using in a wide variety of ways (i.e. project based learning, graphic organizers, storyboards/telling, etc.) last week released a free teacher guide for different Thanksgiving activities. These activities are great for telling the story of Thanksgiving, labeling different items, telling what you are "thankful" for and more.
Basic-Mathematics
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Learn to find an endpoint using the midpoint of a segment with this lesson
Northeastern University
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
After 8 weeks our virtual after school program, Pathways To STEM, will be concluding with the last sessions occurring on Tuesday November 16th and Thursday November 18th. Tuesdays presentation will be given by Professor Ruobing Bai, a professor in the Mechanical and Industrial department, presenting on Soft Materials and Soft Machine. On Thursday Professor Adrian Feiguin, a professor in the department of Physics will be talking about The Spooky World of Quantum Mechanics.
Cool Cat Teacher
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. “Really, we have to write?” say some students. No more! If you're working to engage your student in writing that is engaging and exciting, Dr. Sarah Levine from Stanford University has some practical ideas for you and your students. In this episode, you'll learn ways to engage students in writing using digital media.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Blended Play is an excellent new site that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. Blended Play brings Game Based Learning to the classroom in a fun and easy way. All a teacher has to do is select the game (i.e. Mountain Climber, Viking Fleet, Sushi Take Over, Space Sale), add the questions, group the students into teams, and then display/project it on a board.
Chillax Science
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Combining Play & STEM Learning. Playing with figurines and learning science is a perfect match. Science & Play & Learning simply go hand in hand. Science toys can entertain children, spark imagination, and teach about scientific phenomena and living things. In this blog post, I share with you how to use an inexpensive toy to teach children about life cycles in a relax, Chillax Science way.
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