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Apr
16
2018
STEM Challenge: Questions, Argumentation and Use of Evidence
STEM for All: Personalize STEM Instruction with Accessible Technology
Knowing how to ask questions and use evidence in arguments is an important part of engaging students in science learning. When students defend or critique a position,... More...
Apr
9
2018
STEM Challenge: STEM Literacy, Vocabulary, and Discourse
STEM for All: Personalize STEM Instruction with Accessible Technology
Students in STEM need to master specific vocabulary and be able to use it in their science writing activities (journals, lab reports, etc.). These skills can be... More...
May
27
2015
Learning Comes Alive with Digital Storytelling
Digital storytelling is an engaging way to tell a story or present information by mixing computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips, and/or music. For struggling students, learning, comes alive as they:
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Apr
2
2015
Travel Brochures: Let's Go!
Parents, grandparents, and guests filed into the 3rd grade classroom. They “oohed” and “aahed” over each student’s tri-fold travel brochure about a different state.
This creative activity, which could be appropriate across... More...
Jan
21
2015
Potential of Podcasts
Dictionary.com defines a Podcast as being, “a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer.”
Podcasts containing news, stories,... More...
Sep
10
2014
Technology Tools for Learning Logs
Both teachers and students can find value in using Learning Logs. For a student, it is a way to keep a record of what he or she is doing and learning in terms of knowledge and skills—right then, as the learning occurs. It is especially helpful for... More...
Aug
14
2014
The Changing Face of Research Project Reports
An educational rite of passage is for students, somewhere from the upper elementary grades through high school, to carry out one or more research projects and present/report out their findings.
Recognize this familiar scene: A student is... More...
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