Tag: STEM
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Personalized Learning Starts with Less Teacher Talk, More Student Voice
Personalized learning is becoming a big part of the 21st-century classroom. It’s a new approach to teaching and learning that involves less teacher talking and more ... -
Come for the computers, stay for the books: Libraries are re-booting to become the tech hub for schools
Column by Chris Berdik Traci Chun, a teacher-lirarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in ... -
How Can Technology Be Used to Decrease the Dropout Rate?
It seems that the phrase “high school dropout” is often accompanied with the word “crisis.” Depending who you ask, kids everywhere are giving up on education ... -
The Ever-Expanding List of Online Degree Options
When online education began, students had access to precious few degree programs. Typically, only classes that required little communication and less hands-on training were candidates for ... -
11 Amazing Tools and Games That Teach Kids to Code
Parents and educators across the country understand the importance of teaching kids how to code. Not only can it help them learn valuable skills that they ... -
Trailblazers in Edtech: Johnjoe Farragher
The Tech Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Trailblazers of Edtech” series. This series profiles the top edtech influencers in the world. To create this series, ... -
Why Professors Shouldn’t Ban Smartphones
As smartphones have become more common, educators have struggled with the question of what to do with smartphones in the classroom. For K-12 educators, the answer ... -
10 Edtech Tools for the Flipped Classroom
The traditional model of teachers lecturing in the classroom and students completing practice and homework on their own is changing. Instead, students are learning on their ... -
11 Edtech Tools That Make Formative Assessment a Breeze
Formative assessment is a chance for teachers to put their creative and evaluative skills to the test. Formative assessment occurs during a learning situation. For example, ... -
GDPR and Educating Employees on Cybersecurity
Out of the many negative outcomes of cyber threats in 2017 legislation change is another financial risk business dealing with Europe will need to embrace. So ...
