Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 13, 2025
Virtual high schools have become increasingly popular as technology has advanced and educational needs have evolved. Here is an overview of key data and trends associated with them: Enrollment and Growth Enrollment Numbers : Virtual high schools have seen significant growth in enrollment. In the United States alone, millions of students are now taking at least one online course.
ED Surge
MARCH 17, 2025
Several years ago, Oklahoma City Public Schools shuttered more than a dozen of its school buildings. It was part of a realignment process in the district to right-size student populations within schools some were overcrowded, others were underenrolled and to make the school experience better and more consistent for students across the city. But what to do with all of those empty buildings?
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Cool Cat Teacher
JANUARY 6, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter School leadership is not about ego; its about transformation. Whether you're striving to improve school culture, make assessment meaningful, or rebuild your reputation as a leader, this episode is packed with practical insights to guide you in your school leadership growth journey.
All About STEM
JANUARY 28, 2025
Schools – Register today for an IET Faraday® Challenge Day! Free, STEM activity days with a real-world challenge and annual competition for pupils aged 12-13 years. IET Faraday® Challenge Days aim to encourage more young people to study and consider exciting and rewarding careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) by using creativity, innovation and problem-solving skills.
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.
Computer Science Teacher
MARCH 23, 2025
Ive been rather wrapped up in moving the last few weeks so havent been thinking about high school, or K-12, computer science education as I intended since my last blog post. Mark Gurdial thought has been doing some thinking. Check out School teachers dont need to recruit students into CS: An alternative model for K-12 computing education for his latest post.
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Teach Hub
JANUARY 24, 2025
One of the most challenging things a teacher has to deal with is watching one of their students struggle to read. While theres no one-size-fits-all solution, there are effective strategies that can make a real difference. If you want to help a hesitant reader change from not liking the library to loving it, these tips can help. Understanding the Reluctant Reader What exactly makes a child a reluctant reader?
Computing Education Research Blog
MARCH 23, 2025
The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) is in the process of updating their influential standards. Its a long process, and it started last summer with a visioning document called Reimagining CS Pathways. Part of their new reimagining includes dispositions which are meant to cross all content and skill areas. I am arguing here that Sense of Belonging in CS should not be in that set.
Defined Learning
JANUARY 17, 2025
Fostering collaboration among students and educators enhances learning, builds essential skills, prepares students for the future, and more! Explore practical methods to enhance collaboration such as project-based learning, game-based learning, and leveraging digital tools to align technology with students' needs and goals leading to meaningful engagement.
STEM Education Works
APRIL 1, 2025
The Future of Practical Quantum Computing On February 19, Microsoft announced the creation of a new computer chip, the Majorana 1. But this is no ordinary computer chip: its a quantum computer chip! Thats right. Along with several other quantum processors that have been announced over the past few years, this revolutionary device has the potential to lead the way toward a future of practical quantum computing.
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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.
STEM Education Guide
JANUARY 14, 2025
Early childhood education is crucial for a child’s development. Establishing a strong foundation through Pre-K writing activities lays the groundwork for essential skills that greatly contribute to a child’s future academic success. By engaging in these activities during the pre-K years, children develop crucial abilities that pave the way for their educational journey.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 17, 2025
How to use Digital Quick Writes This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: summarized by NoteGPT Summary In this video, Jacqui Murray discusses the concept of quick writes as a dynamic and engaging way to teach writing in the classroom. Quick writes are short, spontaneous writing exercises that allow students to express their thoughts and ideas without the pressure of formal writing tasks.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Reading fluency the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression remains a critical yet often overlooked component of literacy development. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 68 percent of U.S. students are not reading at proficient levels. By fourth grade, students transition from learning to read to reading to learn.
Cool Cat Teacher
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter AI wont kill education. But will it kill learning? The challenge isnt AI itselfits whether students can still think for themselves when the answers are always one click away. Cheating isnt new. The only change is how fast students can find the answers without questioning if such a thing is really a good idea.
All About STEM
MARCH 7, 2025
British Science Week is a 10-day celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) taking place 7-16 March 2025, and this year’s theme is ‘Change & Adapt’ To celebrate British Science Week, BBC Teach will stream a KS2 Live Lesson so learners can discover what it takes to become an astronaut!
Computer Science Teacher
MARCH 7, 2025
I love programming. I took a computer science course as an undergraduate and really fell in love with programming.While I made my living writing code for many years, my wife once wondered if I would have been happier with coding as an avocation rather than a vocation. Thats a bias I have no doubt taken in my teaching career. But is it the right bias for developing high school CS curriculum?
Middle Web
MARCH 19, 2025
Communication, adaptability, and problem-solving are among the "soft" social-emotional skills that are behind-the-scenes champs of the learning process. Literacy interventionist Kelly Owens shares 10 ways she is weaving the "intangibles" employers prize into existing lessons. The post Soft Skills: Superstars of the Learning Process first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Teach Hub
JANUARY 22, 2025
How do you teach students to care? Is it even possible? Teaching students to care can feel like a tall order as an educator , but its absolutely possible. Developing empathy starts with helping kids become more aware of others’ feelings. When students learn to express their feelings and understand others’ needs, they can interact better.
Box Light
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
EdTech is constantly evolving, shaped by visionaries whose ideas push boundaries and redefine possibilities. Many of the tools that power todays schoolscommunication networks, interactive displays, AI-driven learning and collaborative applicationswere developed by Black innovators whose contributions have reshaped science, mathematics and engineering.
Talk STEM
JANUARY 6, 2025
talkSTEM videos provide great real world connections to the science TEKS to build excitement about science. The videos can be used as phenomena to launch the learning of a science concept. talkSTEM has created a spreadsheet to help you easily find videos that will best support student learning. This spreadsheet is freely available once you log in to talkSTEM.
STEM Next
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The lights dim and a group of girls take the stage. As they begin their routine, their costumes light up in sync with the music, flashing to beats they created themselves. This is no ordinary dance recital its a showcase of creativity, teamwork and the power of STEM in motion. At STEM From Dance , girls dont just learn about STEMthey bring it to life.
STEM Education Guide
JANUARY 14, 2025
Charlotte Mason is known for many things, one of which is her classification of certain texts and tales as living books. These are books that extend beyond the page, profoundly altering the readers thoughts, feelings, and views. Its a noble goal for literature. So, where and how can you find the best living books for your learners? If youd like a FREE STEM activities eBook that I made with my kids, you can download it here: Benefits of Reading Charlotte Mason Books In 1988, a teacher named Emily
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 15, 2025
This is a new Ask a Tech Teacher series on College and Career with a focus on military options. High school students contemplating a military career should research extensively, speak with recruiters, and perhaps participate in preparatory or introductory military programs to make an informed decision. Each branch of the military has unique offerings, so aligning personal goals with the branch’s culture and opportunities is crucial.
ED Surge
MARCH 31, 2025
The state of early care and education today is, in a word, unsustainable. Thats what a recent survey of 10,000 early childhood educators found, and its what providers continue to share anecdotally. With the pandemic in the rearview and the accompanying funding it brought the field now a fading memory many early education providers find that they cannot keep up with rising costs, staff shortages and low morale.
Cool Cat Teacher
MARCH 28, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today is AI Literacy Day, Friday, March 28, 2025. So, as my part in celebrating this day, I thought the best people to speak about this topic is my students. So, I issued a call to my AP students and two of them showed up this past Tuesday and we recorded this show. I think that their honest, intelligent, reflective thoughts of the issue of their generation and their concerns and hopes for the future where my student
All About STEM
JANUARY 22, 2025
The NEW British Science Week Activity Packs are OUT NOW! Choose from Early Years, Primary or Secondary. The British Science Association has created these booklets in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and they are brilliant resources packed with project ideas and information on running CREST Awards.
Computer Science Teacher
MARCH 30, 2025
One of the great problems of teaching computer science is that there is a limited amount of time to teach and an unlimited amount of things that can be taught. There is very little degree of agreement of what must be taught. Teachers do the best they can but there is a good amount of variation on what gets taught. One thing that seems to always (or close to always) get left out is writing safe and secure code.
Middle Web
MARCH 30, 2025
Eighth grade teacher Sarah Cooper shares a class snapshot to show how much our students can understand. She believes it's the obligation of social studies teachers (and others) to explore imperative issues of the past and present, "even when it would be infinitely easier not to." The post Giving Students Agency to Help Tilt the World first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Teach Hub
JANUARY 14, 2025
As much as you would love to plan everything down to the minute, life throws curveballs, and being a teacher doesnt guarantee immunity. When you wake up feeling under the weather, that sudden wave of panic might hit as you realize you need to prepare for an unplanned day off. But dont worry; with a little foresight and organization, you can create a system that lets you step away knowing your classroom is in good hands.
Box Light
JANUARY 22, 2025
They love the 3D printers, said Riann Offutt-Price, STEM teacher at Cheatham County School District in Tennessee. They love to watch them. They like to see what we're printing, how long it's going to take. Its pretty mind-blowing for them. 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.
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