This month’s award goes to Kimberly Eure, a middle school teacher at John F Kennedy Middle School in Suffolk, VA! Kimberly is dedicated to helping her “quirky” students find books they love and applied for our grant in hopes that technology might be able to play a role in that! Read on to learn more about what Kimberly has planned.
On Monday, I am beginning a 74-day road trip that will take me all through some of the most amazing places in the United States and also enable me to visit some of the hardworking teachers who are working to mold today’s students. Though the idea for a road trip didn’t initially involve teachers (or really even Eduporium), I’m extremely excited with how it evolved.
Eduporium co-founder, Irina Tuule, discusses strategies that educators can use to ease into EdTech usage. By starting slow and integrating new STEM tools in any way that is comfortable to them, educators can set themselves up for increased student engagement and eventual success levels all while trying some different things—just like in The Little Red Riding Hood!
Padlet is an online platform that allows educators to create and collaborate easily and efficiently. A huge part of teaching in the 21st century is being creative and keeping the attention of students with unique content. Keep reading to find out how Padlet helps educators accomplish exactly that in a way that truly benefits students.
Heather Russell is a STEAM teacher from Ecoff Elementary in the Chesterfield (VA) County Public Schools. She is working hard to bring more coding and robotics opportunities to the students in the 39 elementary schools in her district and we’re more than happy to be able to reward her hard work and excellent application!
Every month, we are highlighting the work of an educator who is effectively utilizing EdTech solutions to empower his or her students with greater 21st century STEM learning experiences. And, this month, we’re featuring Mark Wakita, a science teacher from California, who loves using drones, VR, AR, coding, and movie making to enhance student learning in his classroom!
Educators are always wondering about the best technology for their classrooms and there isn’t always a definite answer. What’s best for one teacher and group of students depends on learning goals, classroom environment, and previous experiences with EdTech. Watch the video to learn why our Irina Tuule believes EdTech is simply like a pencil.
The littleBits team recently released four expansion packs—two for the Code Kit and two for the STEAM Student Set. And, for this week’s Eduporium Experiment, we’re getting into the Code Kit Expansion Packs, the additional components they include, and the bonus projects students can make!
Formative assessments can be used to count as graded work or simply for teachers to gain a clearer understanding of student progress. They can be formal or informal and the best ones often lend ideas for how teachers can improve their instruction. This takes time, however, and that’s why Formative helps teachers in individualizing instruction.
Updating your Raspberry Pi is very important for coders and makers and serves as a useful practice if you are hoping to get the maximum amount of features out of your Pi. No matter what version of the Raspberry Pi you are working with, you will want to keep your system updated and you can generally do so with the same basic steps.
