ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Salina Gray titled " Teaching to Transform: (W)holistic Science Pedagogy (WSP)." For teachers, this approach requires “a commitment to an ever-developing self-awareness, to science and its practices, [and] to science as a transformative agent.”

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2024

During class time, there are many difficulties these students encounter that prevent them from engaging in learning, including being hungry or not knowing how to communicate with the other students at their table.

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Publication Schooling Communications Student Engagement 274

CoderZ

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In order to equip todays students with the necessary skills and knowledge to address tomorrows challenges, districts must empower schools and educators to develop a successful curriculum and culture for computer science education.

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Computer Science Computer Science Sciences 59

Defined Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Maintaining student engagement throughout the school year can be a challenge. Learn how integrating hands-on learning activities such as STEM, project-based learning (PBL), outdoor activities, gamification, and more helps maintain student engagement and develop essential skills like creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration.

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Student Engagement Gamification Problem Solving Creativity 99

Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

What strategies were used to improve student engagement and academic outcomes at Quest Academy? Nicki explains the process for supporting students who need additional help, including the use of “Mastery Minutes” for reteaching and reassessment. Three teachers implementing the Modern Classrooms Project—Dr.

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Competency-Based Learning Learning Personalized Learning Student Engagement 274

Box Light

JANUARY 22, 2025

Since the district introduced MimioSTEM solutions, learners have been immersed in innovative technologies that spark curiosity, foster creativity and bring science, technology, engineering, and math to life. As a result, student engagement and hands-on learning have reached new levels.

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Innovation Student Engagement Creativity Engineering 109

ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

The game does the heavy lifting, while the included lesson plans and student-facing lesson slides make in-classroom implementation turnkey and enjoyable. Students can start as early as upper elementary school with programs like Ozaria , a narrative adventure game that sets a foundation of core computer science (CS) concepts.

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Computer Science Computer Science Sciences 269

ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

This is part of a three-article series covering key principles to consider when building out computer science programs in your academic setting. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born. Read the other articles here and here.

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UDL Computer Science STEM Learning 318

Vivify Stem

JANUARY 13, 2025

Get your students engaged about the science of heat transfer with a 5E STEM challenge that culminates with students creating a heat shield to protect a space craft and (chocolate) crew! Radiation: Give one student a ball. Here is a good one: Finally, ask students to apply these concepts to new scenarios.

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Engineering Science Sciences Elementary 52

The Trendy Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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). Pro Tips Play a video during the waiting period to keep students engaged. Happy teaching!

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Science Sciences Chemistry Student Engagement 52

ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

As part of this program at Morris County Vocational School, in New Jersey, where I teach, students engage in research about key issues at our school and learn how to plan effective professional development to support the staff.

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Schooling Education Education Automotive 351

Chillax Science

MAY 3, 2023

Science education has undergone significant changes over the years, with modifications to curricula and instructional methodologies aimed at improving teaching and learning outcomes. Unfortunately, the majority of these trends do very little in the work of advancing science education. What are science education teaching methods?

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Data Science Science Sciences Education 105

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As the frequency of severe weather events increases and the Earth’s temperature inches upward, emotions have intensified for a lot of students in the United States and it turns out that many keep their concerns about living on a warming planet to themselves.

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Research Research Professor Critical Thinking 341

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. Called Math 11 A and B, these classes, which students take as freshmen and sophomores, constitute a “leaky pipeline,” Weissman says.

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Math Calculus Algebra Mathematics 363

Ellipsis Education

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A Month in the Life of a Computer Science Advocate: Collaborating with AI to Advance Education As an educator and leader in K-12 computer science, I have always sought tools that enable meaningful innovation while keeping teachers and students at the center of every decision.

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Computer Science Computer Science Sciences 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2023

AI is used in education to improve learning in multiple areas, including science, math, and languages. AI integration can make health and physical education more effective, entertaining, and personalized for teachers and students. This method enhances learning by raising engagement levels and encouraging teamwork and friendship.

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Teaching Physics Artificial Intelligence Gamification 395

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. The students she’s kept up with, Zuniga says, report carrying an understanding of calculus forward into other STEM courses.

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Calculus Research Research Math 325

ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Being a computer science teacher, I thought I had a natural affinity for technology that could translate into a successful tech-agnostic approach to curriculum and instruction; however, by Thanksgiving of the following year, I had led one too many uninspiring and demoralizing online classes where it felt like I was talking into a deep, dark void.

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EdTech Schooling Calculus Student Engagement 314

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Her mother was a middle school science teacher whose parenting “really incorporated a lot of that curiosity and wonder and awe, kind of like we saw at the Smithsonian here today,” she says. Rivera grew up to become a middle school science teacher, too. Don't forget to have fun with your students. They learned a lot.

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Education Education Publication Biology 350

Teach Science for All

APRIL 28, 2023

I’ve been collaborating with several science teachers on ways to support multilingual students in the science classroom.

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Science Sciences Engineering Student Engagement 64

ED Surge

MARCH 21, 2022

Marcy Brown is the Director of Technology for the small district, tasked with the procurement of all educational software and hardware for a group of roughly 1,400 students and 300 faculty members. In her 16 years with SCCSD, Brown has held four different positions, beginning as a self-described “tech savvy” earth science teacher.

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EdTech Earth science Computer Science 318

All About STEM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The British Science Association & CREST Awards offer a comprehensive guide to primary CREST which maps projects with the curriculum. While CREST activities are often used as enrichment tools to encourage extra-curricular student engagement with STEM subjects, many directly support learning within the science.

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Primary Curriculum Student Engagement Science 162

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Education Galaxy provides online assessment, practice, and instruction in a highly engaging environment for students. Education Galaxy supports math, reading, language arts, and science at the elementary level (K-6). Education Galaxy’s programs are unique because they are built with student engagement in mind.

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Personalized Learning Education Education Learning 349

ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It can facilitate immersive learning environments , allowing educators to craft virtual classrooms or historical settings so that students engage in interactive and captivating lessons. Experiential learning is enhanced , offering a safe platform for hands-on activities like science experiments.

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Learning Gamification Flexibility Student Engagement 309

ED Surge

MAY 9, 2023

Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. One benefit of CoCo is its mild learning curve, says Tiffany Zides, a digital literacy and computer science teacher at Clarke Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts. No one wants to be at the bottom of a leaderboard.

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Gamification EdTech Math Student Engagement 335

ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2024

Engaging and Fun Digital learning tools should be interactive and entertaining, capturing children's attention while fostering learning. Look for apps and programs that use bright colors, interesting animations and fun characters to keep students engaged.

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Elementary Technology EdTech Artificial Intelligence 314

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Nardolilli’s experience in designing educational games goes back to when he would create science-themed birthday parties at an after-school science center. For example, Nardolilli says, “I’ve noticed that my students make fewer mistakes in identifying angles now.”

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Teaching Math Research Research 357

Know Adam's Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

To transform student performance, we must build a classroom culture and environment for students to actively engage in. Providing authentic learning opportunities and releasing responsibility to our students increases student engagement and performance.

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Critical Thinking Science Sciences Student Engagement 100

STEM Next

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) had told science teachers that kids learn science best through a hands-on, interactive, student-centered, and inquiry-based approach (see NSTA Position Statement ). The report asserted the highest priority was to revitalize K-12 science and mathematics education.

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Science Sciences STEM Math 111

Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

During this time, Ms.Washington earned a Masters in Elementary Education while working full-time, further developing expertise in instructional strategy, student engagement, and peer mentoring. Here is where she became a highly effective educator and instructional leader.

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STEM Sport

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Creating curriculum maps focused around the distinct needs of your children and students is key to their current and future success. Tailoring curricula and the teaching approach is especially important when choosing curricula for special education students who have unique needs.

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STEM Education Education Problem Solving 56

Educators Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

As students engage with these online history games, they get to develop multiple skills including: decision making, perspective-taking, the ability to weigh various types of evidence, compare and contrast sources, and many more. The games cover history, math, ELA, Science, Cultural Literacy, and more.

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Government Geography Mobile Learning Primary 321

ED Surge

JULY 14, 2022

Ed Finn, founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, wrote a summary of Eileen Hunt Botting’s book, “Artificial Life After Frankenstein ,” for the National Academy of Sciences Issues in Science and Technology.

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Science Sciences Economics Schooling 55

Teach Hub

MARCH 11, 2025

Physical engagement, such as walking while brainstorming or using hand gestures during a language lesson, taps into multiple areas of the brain, reinforcing connections and enhancing comprehension. The Science Behind the Wiggles How often have you seen a sea of wiggly students squirming in their seats?

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Learning Physics Energy Math 61

PCS Edventures

MAY 15, 2023

This challenge has a simple solution — integrate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) into your summer program! If your goal is to implement a program that specifically targets skills in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science or Social Studies, we’ve got you covered! Let’s dive in. References: Cooper, H.,

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Science Sciences Flexibility Mathematics 92

STEM Sport

AUGUST 2, 2023

This learning style is commonly used when teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) because its real-world connections help students gain a deeper understanding of complex concepts. Regardless of grade level, it can be difficult to keep students engaged throughout project-based lessons.

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Learning Critical Thinking Problem Solving 52

All About STEM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The British Science Association & CREST Awards offer a comprehensive guide to primary CREST which maps projects with the curriculum. While CREST activities are often used as enrichment tools to encourage extra-curricular student engagement with STEM subjects, many directly support learning within the science.

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Primary Curriculum Student Engagement STEM 130