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Why Every Parent’s Home Needs to Have STEM Toys

Toys should invoke imagination, engage physical and metal skills for the age appropriate level of the child. STEM toys do just that. Kids are naturally curious, and the important thing to to foster a love […]

How to Help Students Land the STEM Jobs of the Future

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FIRST is a non-profit organization that uses robotics to encourage science and technology learning in kids. The program allows kids to work cooperatively in a competitive environment, all while building, enhancing, and testing their robots. […]

How to Become A Tutor

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There are many people who are looking for an extra way to make some money. The possibilities are endless and some people feel as if there are so many options that it is overbearing. However, […]

This Tech Tool Can Save Teachers 10 Minutes Per Class

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Using a tool created by Vivi, video-screening and screen-mirroring technology can play to a classroom without slowing a school’s wifi down or slowing down the process that students need to work. This technology allows sharing […]

The Particular Agony of Teacher Observations

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Teacher observations are very difficult to deal with as a teacher. Some people get really nervous and start to act a little bit different during observations. Some times, there are people who do not care […]

Teaching Is as Stressful as an ER. These Calming Strategies Can Help.

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Picture that you are surrounded, outnumbered 25, maybe 30 to one. Your role is a complicated one; a delicate balance of educator, mediator, role model , entertainer, advocate and referee. The idea is overwhelming in […]

Maintaining a Healthy Classroom Environment — School Planning & Management

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You want to make sure that your students are present and actually attempting to learn within the classroom. Sure, a classroom is more than a place where someone is supposed to learn. It is, and […]

Top 12 Classroom Fitness Activities

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There are a bunch of different fitness activities that can be done in the classroom settings. Depending on the type of teacher that is teaching, there are a ton of different things that can be […]

The Secret to Finding ‘Aha’ Moments in Math Class

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There are a bunch of different tricks that people use to learn something on a consistent basis. Everyone is a different learner and retains information at a different rate. However, the best learners are ones […]

Makerspace Starter Kit Updated

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Makerspace Starter Kid has entertained kids for some time now. This product is for kids wanting to explore their creativity while at school or other places. Upon it’s first release, the kit was available for […]