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National STEM/STEAM Day Nov. 8th

Ask a Tech Teacher

National STEM Day is November 8 and the unofficial holiday celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. Here are some great ideas for celebrating: Ten Ways to Celebrate National STEM Day with NASA | NASA. 49 STEM Activities for Students .

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Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades

eSchool News

Our students are spread across 31 elementary schools, two pre-K schools, and seven secondary schools. Meeting standards and managing devices One of our first challenges was that Massachusetts has specific digital literacy and computer science standards that are a bit different than the national CSTA standards used by many other states.

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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education

Hapara

More willingness to listen to other viewpoints instead of scorning or fearing what is unfamiliar is another indicator of inclusive education. These issues may appear isolated but largely stem from systemic problems facing the nation’s schools. Why is diversity an issue for schools? percent more likely to be held back.

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10 More Digital Citizenship Resources: The Web in the Classroom…Part 4

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

In this post I would like to introduce 10 more resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. If you are attending, check out my STEM and Maker’s Session.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Now there are dozens of online free educational videos that address most every academic topic imaginable. And they’re put out by recognized names in education — Khan Academy, BBC, Microsoft, Teacher Tube, as well as textbook providers like Origo. It has become the largest STEM video library of its kind.

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5 Tips for Digital Portfolios

The CoolCatTeacher

Welcome to the ten minute Teacher podcast hosted by author, educator, speaker and mom, the cool cat teacher Vicki Davis. So today we're talking with Tisha Poncho, 21 year veteran educator, about five tips for digital portfolio. So I have worked with students in the secondary classroom for portfolios.

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6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

eSchool News

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My STEM class, iCreate, is a part of our K-12 STEM continuum.