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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. According to research conducted at Stanford University, over 70% of high school students report feeling stressed about their academic workload. Start by identifying the subjects or topics that require the most attention.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Teaching financial literacy to teens can be made more effective and engaging by using real-world examples, such as interactive apps and hands-on activities like budgeting classroom dollars or planning events within a fixed budget. image credit to Deposit Photo Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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MAY 13, 2024

High School students will soon move into college and career where digital tools are de rigeur. Here are twelve recommended by the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students In the ever-evolving landscape of education, keeping students engaged can be a challenge.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). What is Model Teaching? How to get started.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, wrote an interesting article on changes in teaching since the pandemic. I think you’ll find a lot to relate to: Has Teaching Changed Since the Pandemic? March 13, 2019, for many educators in California and nationwide, was a day that will forever be etched in their memories.

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JULY 26, 2023

Teaching means adapting to different students who learn in different ways. Generally, there is no one effective approach to teaching a second language, which could be challenging given the individual differences and backgrounds of learners in a classroom. Some of us are naturals at linguistics, others, not so much.

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MAY 31, 2024

It’s graduation time for High School seniors, that moment when they take over their own bills, budgets, and balancing income with outcomes. The following seven tips by Harley Wade from State of Writing will help high school students learn how to budget properly. Maybe rent money was more flexible than expected.

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ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

When Mysa School started about eight years ago, the microschool movement was new. A school with about 40 students in Washington, D.C., The idea is that having smaller school sizes enables students to develop much deeper relationships at school, says Siri Fiske, founder of Mysa School.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Summer jobs for many high schoolers (myself included) was a right of passage, where we stuck our toe into the adult work-a-day world for a brief period before returning to school for more education. Retail Job Opportunities Retail jobs are ideal for high school students looking for flexible work schedules during the summer.

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JULY 8, 2024

Teaching Credentials : Prioritize tutors with teaching certificates or licenses, ensuring they’re trained in effective instructional strategies. Age Group Familiarity : Select someone experienced with teaching children in your child’s age group, as pedagogy varies significantly between elementary and high school levels.

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All About STEM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Date: 7 November 2023 Are you thinking about running CREST in school? The CREST Awards scheme is the British Science Association’s flagship programme for young people, providing a flexible STEM project framework that inspires and engages 5 to 19 year olds.

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JUNE 2, 2022

June 4th-8th: Buy a K-8 School License. Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. What is a school license? As many as the school wants. Benefits of a School License. provide an overarching curriculum map for using technology in your school.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If you teach online, you know what I mean. The ease with which it differentiates for student needs, focuses on what’s important (which rarely is a due date), and provides much-needed flexibility has changed the way many of us teach our physical classes. Good online instructors are what we always wished teaching would be.

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CoderZ

JULY 10, 2023

As educators, we eagerly anticipate the start of a new school year while using our summer break to recharge and prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. In this article, we will explore how embracing flexibility and innovation can enhance your robotics and computer science classes.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. In eight states, teacher turnover rates are the highest they’ve been in five years, with schools serving families with high poverty rates being hit the hardest.

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ED Surge

MAY 9, 2022

Last spring, we looked to summer with hopes that the 2021-2022 school year would be different, easier, better. Students returned to their school buildings, we had months of lower COVID rates and some of kids’ favorite learning strategies—like group projects, stations and flexible seating—came back. In many ways it was.

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MAY 20, 2020

As we struggle with adapting our classes to remote learning, I know lots of teachers who are realizing that their normal approach isn’t suited for remote teaching. Here are thirteen accepted pedagogical teaching strategies with proven records of success. Whole Brain Teaching. DoK is not a taxonomy (like Bloom’s).

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This podcast with Jennifer Seravallo is dedicated to helping reading teachers improve their teaching methods by providing practical tips and in-depth insights into differentiated reading strategies. book that is new? So what are you waiting for?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2023

On a Friday morning in March, students and teachers gathered at a hip hotel here to reimagine what their high schools could be. The delegation from Calvin Coolidge High School was thinking big — as in, global. When I first came to this school, I felt as if student voices didn’t matter. WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2024

Design for Mutual Benefit For any research and design project in a school context, consensus building among participants is paramount, as is ensuring the outputs of the work are targeted toward the needs of diverse student populations and that the resulting outputs can live independently of any research or efficacy study.

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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

School is not the problem. This statement was shared by a former middle school student of mine during his freshman year of high school. John* was getting all A’s and one B in stark contrast to the B’s, C’s, and D’s received in middle school. But my school doesn’t work that way. Morita, you were wrong.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

But how can schools equip students with these essential competencies? He shares insights into how schools can leverage creative tools to equip students with the skills they’ll need to thrive in a world where the only constant is change. The third most important skill is technological literacy, which includes AI and other technologies.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

What should we do in the week leading up to that inevitable time in October when all things seem to fall apart in school? My husband and I met as teachers in Atlanta, and while I left the classroom several years ago, he has been a high school administrator for the last six years. We have faced national teaching shortages before.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2023

One of my rituals at the start of each school year is to clean student desks and chairs. Year after year, before students arrive for their first day of school, I scrub and shine these desks. It is not often that we see an overhaul of the furniture in our public school classrooms, let alone in the middle of the school year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As this school year approaches an end and students start to plan on college life, the Ask a Tech Teacher team has suggestions on how to make that work well: Balancing Academics and Social Life in College College life is an exhilarating journey filled with learning, discovery, and growth. But, why is balance so crucial?

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Computer Science Teacher

JULY 19, 2022

For example As CS becomes more part of the system I expect teachers to have less freedom in what they teach and how they teach. In talking to a lot of teachers at CSTA 2022, I realized that most CS teachers have a lot of freedom in what they teach as CS and how they teach it. That is both exciting and scary.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Chaula Butterworth was a stay-at-home mom before the pandemic, raising her three school-aged kids. But as her youngest child’s school district sought to return to in-person learning in 2021, Butterworth felt something of a call to service. Photo courtesy of Montgomery County Public Schools.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

One cause is the pandemic, and how it disrupted middle and high school for today’s traditional-aged college students. With the flexibility that came with pandemic-era school, they’re not used to firm deadlines or strict grading. But complaining about students isn’t the answer, Cohn and other teaching experts say.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JULY 19, 2023

Serving at Reagan High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Misa has made a profound impact through her dynamic approach to educational leadership. Under her guidance, the school has not only seen significant growth in its International Baccalaureate (IB) Career Program, but also received numerous awards for student achievement.

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ED Surge

JULY 9, 2024

For the last year, EdSurge has been showcasing students enrolled in teacher preparation programs to understand who is going into teaching today — and why. The series, called “ America’s Future Teachers ,” comes at a time when the teaching profession is in turmoil. Some have left the field. Each story — each person — is unique.

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MARCH 21, 2023

The skills required to succeed in your post-High School life, be it college, a vocational training program, the military, or a job, are surprisingly similar. Being flexible and open to embracing change also helps graduates stay ahead of the curve in a competitive job market. Copyright ©2023 Askatechteacher.com– All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

During the busy parent-teacher conference season in the school calendar, teachers usually have to multitask. A flexible schedule allows you to make time for essential duties or emergencies. Also, you can ask your colleagues to help you plan or even track some records in school.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

their flexibility. It teaches the basic skills needed for students to become a professional. Flexibility. A short course is very flexible because it is an online school where every student manages their time of study. Here’s a great article by the Ask a Tech Teacher crew discussing : why take one.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 15, 2022

School leadership is more challenging than ever. Practical, encouraging ideas are shared throughout this show for principals, administrators, and anyone working to encourage school leaders. Practical, encouraging ideas are shared throughout this show for principals, administrators, and anyone working to encourage school leaders.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 2, 2022

Get ready to end the school year in a memorable and fun way for your students (and you!). Last year when I needed to take a college CEU course, I chose Advancement Courses and learned so much about teaching computer science in the classroom. Transcript of 9 Ideas to End the School Year Well - Episode 779. Subscribe to the Show.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Tools like ChatGPT have quickly destabilized our thoughts about the future of school and work. Instead of teaching specific facts and skills, teach timeless skills that allow students to adapt to any challenge or solve any problem. One role of schools is to prepare students for the future. The answer lies in zooming out.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

How to keep children safe online is the most popular question parents ask at my school. While they’re getting to that epiphany, here are ideas you can employ to support them on the way: Teach your children to use the internet. Don’t hope school teaches them. They may, or might teach them wrong.

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