STEM
A Challenge to Bring Making Into Hour of Code
For Hour of Code, dig deeper below the surface of computer science. I'll even offer a specific activity to try out, even if you're not a computer science expert: Challenge your students to build a mechanical 4-bit Boolean adder, inventing their own physical logic gates.
Practi Promotes Math Practice, Supports Deep Analytics
Practi combines a flexible content authoring tool for teachers/publishers with a gamified practice app for students and a robust analytics engine that captures learner practice behavior to enhance and inform further development of both content and practice.
10 Kid-Tested, Smart Parent-Approved Toys & Games
Just in time for holiday shopping, here are 10 "kid-tested and smart parent-approved" toys and games that capture kids’ imaginations, hold their interest over time and even teach them a thing or two.
1,500+ Smart People Doing Innovative Work
We just wrapped the 3rd Annual Smart Lists! After looking back at the past two months of publishing about 20 ‘Best of’ lists, we wanted to share a final list of every category we featured this year.
Infographic | The Rise of Maker Ed
New infographic, that is designed specially for teachers shows how the “Maker Movement” has developed into “Maker Ed" and provides additional resources for joining the "Maker Ed" movement.
Med Students Use Art to Observe, Data to Spot Trends
Innovations in medical education are improving the affect and effect of doctors in training. Med schools are exploring uses of big data to improve diagnosis and trend spotting while others are incorporating interdisciplinary studies to improve observation and communication skills.
3 Lenses for Developing Deeper Driving Questions
Three questions give us a set of lenses through which to consider the content and how our students might apply thinking through creative, collaborative tinkering-based projects that result in thoughtful products of their learning.
EdTech 10: It’s a Small World
It's been a fun few days hanging out with Mickey and 3,000 of our friends at the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium. Here's 10 big updates in EdTech.
Meet DreamBox Learning CEO Jessie Woolley-Wilson
By: Octavia Goredema. "At DreamBox, we seek to do well in order to do good. We knew that pioneering adaptive learning in 2006 was not enough. Until we served every child who wanted and needed DreamBox, our work was not done." - Jessie Woolley-Wilson
5 Ways Parents Can Support STEM Learning
By: Sarah Cornelius. How can you help encourage (or spark) an interest in these fields with your child? You don’t have to be a rocket scientist, surgeon, or coding guru to do it! Take a look at these five simple tips to engage your child in STEM learning outside of the classroom.