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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. in a robotics and programming application (with PASCO’s ErgoBot). Training and Workshops. bridge building kits.

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Bridging the Science and Coding Gap

edWeb.net

Then, after those days, they didn’t have any other use for the technology or use for coding outside of maybe LEGO Robotics that they might do at a camp,” said van Nood. Vernier creates easy-to-use and affordable science interfaces, sensors, and graphing/analysis software. Join the Community.

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2018 Education Innovation Clusters Convening: Looking to the Future

Digital Promise

Members of Digital Promise’s EdClusters Research Cohort (which includes Kathe Crowley-Conn of WeThinkBig in Madison, WI, Daniela Fairchild of EduvateRI in Rhode Island, and Carly Croman of LeadLocal in Tucson, AZ) discussed the successes and challenges of conducting social network analysis on their regional networks.

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Making MAKEing More Inclusive

User Generated Education

Maker education spaces can be as large as full high school workshops with high-tech tools, or as small and low-tech as one corner of an elementary classroom. In an analysis of every MAKE magazine cover since the first issue in 2005–36 in all–Buechley found that the photos portrayed a “very narrow definition” of Maker activities.

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How Do We Know If Technology Is the Solution or the Problem?

Edsurge

Rather than create dependencies and turn children into submissive robots, as many fear, technology may actually be leveraged to enable greater autonomy and develop real leadership skills among students. Still, there may be some lessons that teachers can learn from the tech industry of today to prepare the leaders of tomorrow.

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How a Science Research Program Taught Students to Pursue Futures Fueled by Passion

Edsurge

Then I attended a six-hour workshop that radically changed my approach to teaching. At that workshop, I was introduced to a model that involved developing a 3-year program, a version of which I later adopted at my school. government to develop and maintain the national Ballistic Missile Defense System.

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What the research says about the best way to engage parents

The Hechinger Report

In January, adults could attend two 30-minute workshops on everything from how to set limits to understanding trauma — topics the parents had suggested themselves. “I Last fall, the students themselves explained new homework policies. At another event, teachers taught parents math games to play with their children.