May the 4th Be With You: Best Free Star Wars Teaching Ideas By Diana Restifo last updated 1 May 24 Star Wars Day, May 4th, is a great time to turn the magical allure of the Star Wars movie franchise into fun and fascinating lessons
Climate Change Data Tool Provides New Learning Opportunities By Erik Ofgang last updated 19 April 24 The nonprofit EcoRise and AT&T have partnered to make robust climate change mapping data available to students.
Educator Edtech Review: Makeblock mBot Neo and Ultimate Robotics & Coding Kits By Frank Pileiro published 19 April 24 Makeblock offers interactive and engaging programmable robotic kits designed for fun hands-on learning experiences
Using AI and Robots To Build Social Connections For All Students By Erik Ofgang published 17 April 24 Yale doctoral student Rebecca Ramnauth studies the ways in which AI and robots can increase connections between humans
Best Free Earth Day Lessons & Activities By Diana Restifo last updated 16 April 24 These free Earth Day lessons and activities will help teachers explore this crucial subject with K-12 students in an engaging, age-appropriate way
Best Astronomy Lessons & Activities By Ray Bendici published 15 April 24 These best astronomy lessons and activities to help teach and celebrate the study of celestial objects, space, and much more
Bringing AI, STEM and Robots To American Samoa By Erik Ofgang published 9 April 24 An influx of robotics carts has allowed schools in American Samoa to integrate AI into the curriculum
Building Equity Through Next Generation Science Standards By Ray Bendici published 2 April 24 How one district is addressing DEI while implementing NGSS
Best Solar Eclipse Lessons and Activities By Diana Restifo published 28 March 24 Free solar eclipse lessons and activities
Educator Edtech Review: Slooh By Frank Pileiro published 15 March 24 Slooh offers Next Generation Science Standards-aligned content and access to control telescopes at some of the best locations on the planet.
Pi Day Lessons & Activities By Ray Bendici, Diana Restifo published 14 March 24 These Pi Day lessons and activities can help provide infinite learning opportunities.
BetterExplained: How To Use It To Teach By Luke Edwards published 5 March 24 BetterExplained teaches math in a straight-forward way that works.
Best Free Engineering Lessons and Activities By Diana Restifo last updated 20 February 24 Explore these top engineering lessons and activities for K-12 classrooms.
CodeHS: How To Use It To Teach By Luke Edwards published 19 January 24 CodeHS is a coding course program designed for easy learning online with comprehensive options for students.
Teaching Forensic STEM Lessons By Erik Ofgang published 17 January 24 Teaching chemistry and STEM by using crime scene-style forensic investigations
SciSummary: How To Use It To Teach By Luke Edwards published 3 January 24 SciSummary is described as ChatGPT with a PhD, offering summaries of science using AI.
Tinkercad: How To Use It To Teach By Luke Edwards published 18 December 23 Tinkercad makes 3D design and more super accessible for education.
Here’s What We Should Take Away From PISA Math Score Drop, Says Sal Khan By Erik Ofgang published 11 December 23 The latest PISA results showed U.S. Math scores plummeting but the real story is both more bleak and positive, says Sal Khan.
Discussing Climate Change with Students and Teachers By Ian Peterkin published 1 December 23 Award-winning educator Edward Cohen talks about the importance of having difficult classroom discussions around climate change.
She Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Teaching STEM Gave Her Purpose By Erik Ofgang published 21 November 23 Jessica Hicklin is using edtech to help make in-prison education more accessible. It’s a mission inspired by her time incarcerated.
