This week, we thought it would be fun to highlight five more of our favorite tech tools for helping to bring STEM learning experiences to students who are taking part in full remote or hybrid learning to start out the school year. And, with that being said, we’d like to reiterate one more time that remote learning does not mean
A tool built to amplify both student productivity and retention, ideamapper essentially serves as a visual mind mapping tool by combining the practice of mind mapping with word processing. It’s designed to help your students establish visual connections among all the most crucial curricular concepts and pieces of information they need to know in all areas of the curriculum.
This month, Jim shares his thoughts and experiences with teaching PE remotely and, if not, no worries—you can learn about his creativity in this post as well! Like almost everybody else, Jim had to adapt his teaching style to accommodate distance learning and he definitely found some success with what he tried. Keep reading to learn more about him!
Reopening includes one of three likely courses of action: In-person learning, hybrid learning, or remote learning. When schools physically closed in March, we did not think that things would still be in such a state of uncertainty come August, but the reality is that almost all school leaders are preparing for a back-to-school season unlike any other.
Christine works with students at the Double Peak K-8 School in the San Marcos USD in California. As an Innovation TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), Christine helps facilitate hands-on learning for her students using robotics, 3D printing, circuitry, and other STEAM tools and she’s always finding new ways to help students build problem-solving skills.
Ashley is a K-5 STEM teacher at the Oak Grove Primary School in Prairieville, Louisiana. Using tech tools, like the Makey Makey among others, Ashley has helped create some amazing STEM and real-world learning experiences for her students over the last couple of years and truly empowered them to create some amazing projects!
AI is a technology that’s made a pretty substantial impact on our lives—whether we realize it or not. Educators are now relying on technology to teach more than they ever have and, before we dismiss how AI can play a role, it might be worth knowing more about just what that role is and how it can help teachers and
Michelle works with students in the library at the Tudor Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska, where she loves using technology with her students. In fact, she uses it so effectively that she’s been named the Library Media Specialist of the year by the TCEA and has a passion for helping students build real-world skills.
The team at Tech Will Save Us has created a unique line of STEAM learning tools—kits students can use to learn about a lot of different aspects of STEAM education. From conductivity and circuitry to coding and sewing, their increasing variety of options provides something for students with various interests to design and construct projects at home.
I’m Amrapali Sharma and, as a special educator, I follow an IEP (individualized education program) that is drawn up for each student, keeping in mind their current abilities, and including some reasonable goals we want them to work towards. Given what we’re now facing, a lot of that has gotten more challenging.
