Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I And so I just tackled this as a science question, and I started reading the research on how people learn — how people learn physics. … And it showed me there were much better ways to teach than what was being used in most of our courses.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In Nevada, just 4 percent of students who took a career-oriented science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) course in the 2019-20 school year — 88 students total — were Black, even though Black students make up more than 11 percent of the state’s public school enrollment.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Then, they can develop their interest in taking other STEM courses as they continue in middle school and high school. I got to teach a brand new course in our district last school year. I got to teach a brand new course in our district last school year. We had a computer science unit that was built into the course.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

How to Use Vocabulary Builder on Your Kindle Paperwhite. Dr. Angela Peery has been an educator 31 years and has served as a secondary English teacher, secondary administrator, instructional coach, turnaround specialist, curriculum developer, and consultant. Selected Links from this Episode. VocabularySpellingCity.com.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Launching a STEM Council Seal of Approval for programs (e.g. Over 5,100 applications were submitted for STEM Scale-Up Grants. Numerous STEM externships are available for teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It’s also the result of a years-long campaign to identify and promote more students from underrepresented backgrounds into the district’s most challenging math courses. The school district now uses multiple pathways to get more students, especially those from underrepresented groups, into its accelerated courses.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

That legislation prompted a major shift in our instructional focus that ushered more students toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). That is to say, when our students embark on their post-secondary journeys, they should have what they need to succeed in whichever journey they choose.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Harris is well-known as an astronaut, but throughout his career he’s also collected an impressive list of STEM credentials, including an M.D., In response, NMSI runs programs designed to boost the number of STEM teachers, increase student access to AP courses and train existing teachers. Can you talk about what a STEM desert is?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

High-quality instruction in STEM requires both teaching expertise and content knowledge. Yet, at the elementary school level, many teachers haven’t had any specialized education or training in science, leaving them at a loss for PD in STEM. We’ve also learned a few PD in STEM lessons along the way. Here are a few: 1.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

On an ordinary June morning, kids descend on the campus of Auburn University to try science experiments at the college of education’s annual STEM camp. Not to mention the widespread suffering stemming from a virus that’s killed 100,000 Americans. Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online. Some kids have no internet.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2022

And, according to a new report I co-authored for Just Equations , the benefits of that elevated standing are starkly apparent: Based on data from surveys and interviews, “ A New Calculus for College Admissions ” reveals how deep-seated preferences for calculus weigh heavily in decisions about who gets admitted to college.

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Digital Promise

JULY 19, 2018

No student (or teacher) leaves their language patterns at the door when they enter a classroom – even classes like math and science, where language is often seen as secondary. One of the biggest challenges is that, in STEM, word problems, questions, texts and directions often contain unfamiliar terms, both technical and nontechnical.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In previous iterations of this course, we assigned deadlines. ET for a webinar “ How to Create Powerful STEM Learning Experiences with Technology, ” where I will share more about student collaboration, the engineering design process, and project-based learning. Make space for students to truly work as a team.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam. MOOC uses new AP Physics curriculum, could aid both students and teachers.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Asante Johnson is a technology integration coach and STEM teacher at District of Columbia Public Schools ’ Wheatley Education Campus. When I landed in New Hampshire, I was eager to see competency-based education in action at the secondary level.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

So, when I think about how to address those biases and how to actively understand them—and more importantly, challenge them—what do I do? How did you see white fragility manifest in the higher-education environment? I taught both elementary and secondary education. But let’s look at STEM, for a moment.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

But the state also approved college credit for courses completed online. So department chairwoman Sandra Gibbons and the faculty members at Moraine Valley used video conferences to plan out how to take curriculum online by the time classes resumed March 23. They discussed the technology at their disposal.

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techlearning

JUNE 4, 2018

The challenge is part of the Solarize Your World program, a research and education initiative created by the Concord Consortium, and industry partners to engage future engineers and STEM workforce in the effort to more effectively harness solar power. Since 1996, the organization has set the standard for quality online education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2021

With free financial literacy courses for high school and middle school, social-emotional learning, and digital literacy classes, today we highlight six ways you can help students learn real-world skills. Today’s show features six ideas for courses with this in mind and is sponsored by Everfi. Free Courses Mentioned in the Show.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2017

According to Zane State’s Provost and Chief Academic Officer Richard Woodfield, that can mean students who have not taken AP courses, have lower ACT scores or Accuplacer scores, or otherwise have shown interest in college but lack some preparation efforts. Carving out courses and pathways. On-campus and on-track.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 24, 2016

A couple of months ago I keynoted a STEM conference in Syracuse, New York. During one of our conversation periods a secondary science teacher said to me, “I tried giving my students some agency two years ago and it didn’t work.”

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 4, 2016

Addressing the issue of overly complicated introductory resources, AoCMM offers free courses for mathematical modeling that students can easily understand with an algebra background. We want to LOWER the barrier of entry for research by giving any student guidance and resources to perform meaningful analysis of real world scenarios.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And research supported by the Lumina Foundation suggests states that have adopted such an approach have seen growth in on-time graduation, the number of overall graduates and the percentage of students seeking STEM-related degrees. Many institutions are already thinking about how to encourage completion while addressing affordability.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2018

Kyle Pearce talks about how to make math visual for students. Discussing current theories supporting effective math teaching, Kyle helps us understand how to improve math understanding with kids who struggle. How to Make Math Visual. And how many years have you been teaching, Kyle? Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Initiative 2: Reconsidering Internet Filtering — Filtering policies had originally been set up to protect students, but they often frustrated secondary educators and students alike. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So how much DO you make, Erika? This “hush hush” attitude when it comes to discussing pay stems from anti-union propaganda from the 1950’s-1970’s as unionizing started to take hold across the United States. These courses can be in-person or online, and often only meet 1-2 days per week. What can I do to make ends meet?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2016

After numerous classroom projects and strong demand from their students, they decided in the spring of 2016 with the support of the school district to massively elevate 3D printing by installing a MakerBot Innovation Center, making MOHS the first secondary school worldwide with such an offering.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you want to know how to start an eSports program in your school. It will also share how to start an esports program in your school if you are interested. And we have grade checks every three weeks in every secondary school in the state.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

While many teachers agree with this premise, they don’t often know exactly how to teach these skills explicitly, especially because many of the mandates and required curriculum seem to push in the opposite direction. Warren teaches a course for students who failed the Ontario literacy exam, a graduation requirement.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Now, after realizing that academic stragglers who were retained frequently didn’t receive the support they needed, the state is changing course. Teachers told us, ‘Oh, of course, that’s a Katrina effect. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 15, 2021

Same goes for students, who at the secondary level could be managing the expectations of 7-8 adults across their school days. . Furthermore, I have struggled again and again with my own phone boundaries in my free time, so I can draw from that experience to teach students how to manage their ongoing relationships with their devices.

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Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The question of how to have this conversation with faculty was recently asked on a listserv and I wrote a rather lengthy response. Example – I want to use some NC-licensed content in my course, but students can only attend my course if they pay tuition. STEM discipline? Is that a commercial use? High-profile author?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Top online course designers who have also taught face to face tell us how. Advancement Courses sponsored this webinar. Check out their free 3-hour micro course, Launching Online Learning. I recommend Advancement Courses for online teacher professional development with over 280 courses.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. When she dropped out at the end of ninth grade, she didn’t know how to use punctuation or do multiplication. But too often, schools aren’t providing students with the appropriate help.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Adrian won the coveted Outstanding Secondary Teacher for Victoria last year. We’ll focus on apps that lend themselves to STEM as well as apps to facilitate integration across disciplines. The guest presenter this week is Adrian Camm, who is an innovative, mutli-award winning teacher at both the national and state levels in Australia.

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