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November 2024 Ed and Tech Blog
Collections of resources
Science ideas by topics
Hexagonal Thinking collection
Force and Motion Game ideas
STEAM and Literacy
Playful Learning Ideas
Eclipse resources ECE-5 all subjects
AI Resources
Poetry month resources
Women’s history Month: Women in STEM
Indigenous People’s resources
A great resource is the Native Land Digital site - https://native-land.ca/
Put in any address (such as where you live) to see which indigenous peoples lived in that location.
Then click on the links for those nations to learn more about them.
Decolonize your bookshelf
https://bsky.app/profile/msalang.bsky.social/post/3lbxdr53ixk2w
Indigenous in STEM
https://www.threads.net/@latinasinstem/post/DC4bM3ivPbk?xmt=AQGzizPF8CoKib_s-R448RbwIxflV3XpHVTDjVm9PrCfvw
Classroom Resources for Native American Heritage Month
7 Thanksgiving books from an Indigenous Perspective https://www.threads.net/@littlejusticeleaders/post/DC4bGQzycKt?xmt=AQGzuo-fnsUxV6fObqhiYQUhBcV8MASEVvpyNrGlnPPRHQ
Native Ways of Knowing Book Club
Additional Resources:
STEMy Stuff
Place Based STEM Article I had published
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/ad895decf8.html
Hour of Code offline activity https://www.nancypenchev.com/hour-of-code-offline.html
Chris Woods Daily STEM News https://dailystem.com/news/
STEM Everyday podcast Robotics in the classroom. https://x.com/dailystem/status/1861025687248785626?t=AJ-QDy-WQr756cCQBNA8Kw&s=19
Thanksgiving data for math
https://x.com/ExploreLearning/status/1861741877248029181?t=UBgZVdpvWFAPvOH-BYIVGA&s=19
Elementary Math Chat on Bluesky Dec 5
https://bsky.app/profile/mnmmath.bsky.social/post/3lbx2hmqrps2s
Code a snowflake
https://bsky.app/profile/msalang.bsky.social/post/3lbxdr53ixk2w
Music created by plants
https://www.threads.net/@plantwave/post/DC7GOCeilN_?xmt=AQGzyrroggbEyHm-v4XKlP2xLPFjbNBpL9defr5QN5x47g
https://www.threads.net/@plantwave/post/DC7bdj2o_rU?xmt=AQGzljqlYg6nEKWz_-btwPF4d3f2-MR5C4krao1_FanLZw
Amazing Pie Chart about Pies
https://www.threads.net/@geogannie/post/DC7qgXLyj6V?xmt=AQGzeFtZQs1RTvSzQJKZuH9ptmlZvdIAMRZB_eeWUT6hnQ
Speed explained rap
https://www.threads.net/@mattgreen.jgm/post/DDChvhOIUHF?xmt=AQGzaa9FOZnNmncVzIWAGUGoVZR-luwLfHZ1izmdRYlAvQ
Easy FUN STEM experiments
https://www.threads.net/@drjoscience/post/DDEvR7lM2GO?xmt=AQGzRuEqVepUhq9JnT_xxaO2B46E3JFoRqhAYHsrhwbVwA
Super Monarchs from Fish and Wildlife
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15N6DGYrpY/
December resources from Smithsonian
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mailchi.mp/4a9a2706c61a/wie0kl2al4-8330984?e%3Da3978934ef&source=gmail&ust=1733257357349000&usg=AOvVaw1voecX2HcPjOADDQ-ADSfg
PE, Arts, SEL
How gratitude boosts health with CoolCatTeacher Vicki Davis
https://bsky.app/profile/coolcatteacher.bsky.social/post/3lbxecpjuzd2u
Social Studies
Free high school history lessons
https://www.threads.net/@historyskills/post/DCOTKxRR-Uz?xmt=AQGzkv8GdZSVK_2V2bMM93fYuEUrvCviksbiKO_VJjZ41Q
Facing history and Ourselves Post election resources
https://mailchi.mp/new.../rural-education-is-having-a-moment #NCSS2024 recap is in today’s @newamericanhistory newsletter. Even if you were not able to attend, check it out for a crowdsourced list of resources and other great content. Subscribe to never miss out on all things history/geography/civics education!
American Civil War PD
https://x.com/LoisMacMillan3/status/1861399734382112900?t=fp-SkJF-F87ypQf6_tWvKA&s=19
Library of Congress resources
https://x.com/skmcdermott/status/1861751388381802496?t=O5CPxle2pUbAHw84SpOjcQ&s=19
Sources from NCSS
https://sites.google.com/cornellsd.org/ncss-2024-sourcing/home?fbclid=IwY2xjawG66fFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTLWuXxwBPNtsNFCC-RUwZiuBahqZNpGB4yg6oRjL0eKCU4A2SuwOIFwFw_aem_s2j9C0PvGvAJp6hwrNDvKg
ELA
Ban the Boring Book Report
https://x.com/lieberrian/status/1861394646775078994?t=_xX0EgnyJgfu19S7x3QZZQ&s=19
Top 100 Picture books
Other stuff
PowerPoint For Asking questions and Reviewing
https://x.com/DeputyGrocott/status/1854204091016348155?t=WU6pGEa5R21WdMu-gteUYg&s=19
Icebreaker debriefs
https://x.com/TCEA/status/1861394985003692211?t=RWrC0k4MMocvhIWD--lBRA&s=19
8 Tech Projects
https://x.com/TCEA/status/1860735140437086421?t=Fa3tDuAGGEjtQUWkFfqbVQ&s=19
Grading
https://bsky.app/profile/mrfishersays.bsky.social/post/3lbxec2yyp227
Museum in a minute- inside many museums
https://www.threads.net/@themobileretiree/post/DC5C3WGSib-?xmt=AQGzrgFb8ybPRIqTrBoteWKIc2VZ8Ofs0ZtwvBlKdr3gcA
$$$$$$$, Grants and awards
Teachers interested in having students participate in the 2024-2025 World of 8 Billion student video contest are invited to apply for mini-grants of $100-$500 to support students’ success in the contest.
InfyMakers award
STEM Grants
Digital Storytelling Challenge
https://nbcuacademy.com/the-edit/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMABhZGlkAasUgWa2TwoBHVsUGCxPjqsp4DcGurGxyLczsBRtUHthHkeYBAN5qLNbluPUkZrwi977ig_aem_KWrIq8r2cYAQbzI5maTfQA
Grant open until Jan 3
https://tryengineering.org/get-involved/ieee-members/stem-grants/?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email_20241108&utm_campaign=trye_newsletter&mkt_tok=NzU2LUdQSC04OTkAAAGWrHsVEi-cdvfFfGZZKFdDZOe2AMNvTorE-LIbcA5ecroDiMQeI8jhX3Z9hZbduba_OI0Yq_TzWVhIoQx7gabKmwo9BgRipIimDY1k5X9hGOB4muk
Math teachers awards due by early Dec
https://www.threads.net/@arizona_k12_center/post/DCHln1YyNOd?xmt=AQGz1VU0w9McfvJbDvlQfVEbMPb4ACBz6nbRUPQmlFpwJQ
Urban STEM Teacher Awards
https://x.com/NationalSCF/status/1861394618295668976?t=d7nEil9jo1af2W_vxIqkMg&s=09
Huxley Award for teaching evolution
https://bsky.app/profile/sse-evolution.bsky.social/post/3lbxbkqbkd52i
The U.S. National Science Foundation Game Maker Awards is an exciting opportunity for students in grades K-12 to showcase their creativity, technical skills and passion for game design. Now inviting entriesEntries for the NSF Game Maker Awards are due by Jan. 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. EST. Register your team today to get started.
Tech Tools
Padlet AI Tools https://padlet.com/zap9/padlet-ai-for-beginners-gdneyzu7cgq85v3
Comparing AI tools
https://www.edcafe.ai/blog/magic-school-ai-alternatives?fbclid=IwY2xjawGVp3JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWe0-O34iepNuhhU6FTA3TPOx7XYzQVeC3BNAATjCRkJzMBz2ax1MJ1xEw_aem_CljAtbRcMWqQKWWnEjhn7g
Letecia Citizen Wakelet for Tech Coaches
https://wakelet.com/wake/ibSw1C4tOgZA7ew_AGhkk
6 AI powered Google Tools
https://x.com/PHausEDU/status/1861745758300414010?t=TTy96hgnWZ-thyWKafPzGg&s=19
BlueSky Start up by Eric Curts
https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/11/bluesky-starter-tips-for-educators.html?m=1
PD opportunities
Applications are opening soon for 2025 – 2026 Fulbright Teacher Exchanges!
Fulbright is THE best thing I have ever done to grow and learn as an educator! There are many ways you can join in the fun! Check out the different programs at https://www.fulbrightteacherexchanges.org/
Collections of resources
Science ideas by topics
Hexagonal Thinking collection
Force and Motion Game ideas
STEAM and Literacy
Playful Learning Ideas
Eclipse resources ECE-5 all subjects
AI Resources
Poetry month resources
Women’s history Month: Women in STEM
Indigenous People’s resources
A great resource is the Native Land Digital site - https://native-land.ca/
Put in any address (such as where you live) to see which indigenous peoples lived in that location.
Then click on the links for those nations to learn more about them.
Decolonize your bookshelf
https://bsky.app/profile/msalang.bsky.social/post/3lbxdr53ixk2w
Indigenous in STEM
https://www.threads.net/@latinasinstem/post/DC4bM3ivPbk?xmt=AQGzizPF8CoKib_s-R448RbwIxflV3XpHVTDjVm9PrCfvw
Classroom Resources for Native American Heritage Month
7 Thanksgiving books from an Indigenous Perspective https://www.threads.net/@littlejusticeleaders/post/DC4bGQzycKt?xmt=AQGzuo-fnsUxV6fObqhiYQUhBcV8MASEVvpyNrGlnPPRHQ
Native Ways of Knowing Book Club
Additional Resources:
- American Indians in Children's Literature Website: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
- 2024-2025 Native Ways of Knowing Book Club and Webinars schedule and flier: https://bit.ly/2024NWOK-BookClub
- 2024-2025 California Indian Education Resource Guide Flipping Book: https://bit.ly/CIE_ResourceGuide
- CIEFA Calendar of Events: https://bit.ly/CIEFA-Cal
- Native Ways of Knowing Book List: https://bit.ly/NativeWaysofKnowingBooks
STEMy Stuff
Place Based STEM Article I had published
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/ad895decf8.html
Hour of Code offline activity https://www.nancypenchev.com/hour-of-code-offline.html
Chris Woods Daily STEM News https://dailystem.com/news/
STEM Everyday podcast Robotics in the classroom. https://x.com/dailystem/status/1861025687248785626?t=AJ-QDy-WQr756cCQBNA8Kw&s=19
Thanksgiving data for math
https://x.com/ExploreLearning/status/1861741877248029181?t=UBgZVdpvWFAPvOH-BYIVGA&s=19
Elementary Math Chat on Bluesky Dec 5
https://bsky.app/profile/mnmmath.bsky.social/post/3lbx2hmqrps2s
Code a snowflake
https://bsky.app/profile/msalang.bsky.social/post/3lbxdr53ixk2w
Music created by plants
https://www.threads.net/@plantwave/post/DC7GOCeilN_?xmt=AQGzyrroggbEyHm-v4XKlP2xLPFjbNBpL9defr5QN5x47g
https://www.threads.net/@plantwave/post/DC7bdj2o_rU?xmt=AQGzljqlYg6nEKWz_-btwPF4d3f2-MR5C4krao1_FanLZw
Amazing Pie Chart about Pies
https://www.threads.net/@geogannie/post/DC7qgXLyj6V?xmt=AQGzeFtZQs1RTvSzQJKZuH9ptmlZvdIAMRZB_eeWUT6hnQ
Speed explained rap
https://www.threads.net/@mattgreen.jgm/post/DDChvhOIUHF?xmt=AQGzaa9FOZnNmncVzIWAGUGoVZR-luwLfHZ1izmdRYlAvQ
Easy FUN STEM experiments
https://www.threads.net/@drjoscience/post/DDEvR7lM2GO?xmt=AQGzRuEqVepUhq9JnT_xxaO2B46E3JFoRqhAYHsrhwbVwA
Super Monarchs from Fish and Wildlife
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15N6DGYrpY/
December resources from Smithsonian
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mailchi.mp/4a9a2706c61a/wie0kl2al4-8330984?e%3Da3978934ef&source=gmail&ust=1733257357349000&usg=AOvVaw1voecX2HcPjOADDQ-ADSfg
PE, Arts, SEL
How gratitude boosts health with CoolCatTeacher Vicki Davis
https://bsky.app/profile/coolcatteacher.bsky.social/post/3lbxecpjuzd2u
Social Studies
Free high school history lessons
https://www.threads.net/@historyskills/post/DCOTKxRR-Uz?xmt=AQGzkv8GdZSVK_2V2bMM93fYuEUrvCviksbiKO_VJjZ41Q
Facing history and Ourselves Post election resources
https://mailchi.mp/new.../rural-education-is-having-a-moment #NCSS2024 recap is in today’s @newamericanhistory newsletter. Even if you were not able to attend, check it out for a crowdsourced list of resources and other great content. Subscribe to never miss out on all things history/geography/civics education!
American Civil War PD
https://x.com/LoisMacMillan3/status/1861399734382112900?t=fp-SkJF-F87ypQf6_tWvKA&s=19
Library of Congress resources
https://x.com/skmcdermott/status/1861751388381802496?t=O5CPxle2pUbAHw84SpOjcQ&s=19
Sources from NCSS
https://sites.google.com/cornellsd.org/ncss-2024-sourcing/home?fbclid=IwY2xjawG66fFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTLWuXxwBPNtsNFCC-RUwZiuBahqZNpGB4yg6oRjL0eKCU4A2SuwOIFwFw_aem_s2j9C0PvGvAJp6hwrNDvKg
ELA
Ban the Boring Book Report
https://x.com/lieberrian/status/1861394646775078994?t=_xX0EgnyJgfu19S7x3QZZQ&s=19
Top 100 Picture books
Other stuff
PowerPoint For Asking questions and Reviewing
https://x.com/DeputyGrocott/status/1854204091016348155?t=WU6pGEa5R21WdMu-gteUYg&s=19
Icebreaker debriefs
https://x.com/TCEA/status/1861394985003692211?t=RWrC0k4MMocvhIWD--lBRA&s=19
8 Tech Projects
https://x.com/TCEA/status/1860735140437086421?t=Fa3tDuAGGEjtQUWkFfqbVQ&s=19
Grading
https://bsky.app/profile/mrfishersays.bsky.social/post/3lbxec2yyp227
Museum in a minute- inside many museums
https://www.threads.net/@themobileretiree/post/DC5C3WGSib-?xmt=AQGzrgFb8ybPRIqTrBoteWKIc2VZ8Ofs0ZtwvBlKdr3gcA
$$$$$$$, Grants and awards
Teachers interested in having students participate in the 2024-2025 World of 8 Billion student video contest are invited to apply for mini-grants of $100-$500 to support students’ success in the contest.
InfyMakers award
STEM Grants
Digital Storytelling Challenge
https://nbcuacademy.com/the-edit/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMABhZGlkAasUgWa2TwoBHVsUGCxPjqsp4DcGurGxyLczsBRtUHthHkeYBAN5qLNbluPUkZrwi977ig_aem_KWrIq8r2cYAQbzI5maTfQA
Grant open until Jan 3
https://tryengineering.org/get-involved/ieee-members/stem-grants/?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email_20241108&utm_campaign=trye_newsletter&mkt_tok=NzU2LUdQSC04OTkAAAGWrHsVEi-cdvfFfGZZKFdDZOe2AMNvTorE-LIbcA5ecroDiMQeI8jhX3Z9hZbduba_OI0Yq_TzWVhIoQx7gabKmwo9BgRipIimDY1k5X9hGOB4muk
Math teachers awards due by early Dec
https://www.threads.net/@arizona_k12_center/post/DCHln1YyNOd?xmt=AQGz1VU0w9McfvJbDvlQfVEbMPb4ACBz6nbRUPQmlFpwJQ
Urban STEM Teacher Awards
https://x.com/NationalSCF/status/1861394618295668976?t=d7nEil9jo1af2W_vxIqkMg&s=09
Huxley Award for teaching evolution
https://bsky.app/profile/sse-evolution.bsky.social/post/3lbxbkqbkd52i
The U.S. National Science Foundation Game Maker Awards is an exciting opportunity for students in grades K-12 to showcase their creativity, technical skills and passion for game design. Now inviting entriesEntries for the NSF Game Maker Awards are due by Jan. 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. EST. Register your team today to get started.
Tech Tools
Padlet AI Tools https://padlet.com/zap9/padlet-ai-for-beginners-gdneyzu7cgq85v3
Comparing AI tools
https://www.edcafe.ai/blog/magic-school-ai-alternatives?fbclid=IwY2xjawGVp3JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWe0-O34iepNuhhU6FTA3TPOx7XYzQVeC3BNAATjCRkJzMBz2ax1MJ1xEw_aem_CljAtbRcMWqQKWWnEjhn7g
Letecia Citizen Wakelet for Tech Coaches
https://wakelet.com/wake/ibSw1C4tOgZA7ew_AGhkk
6 AI powered Google Tools
https://x.com/PHausEDU/status/1861745758300414010?t=TTy96hgnWZ-thyWKafPzGg&s=19
BlueSky Start up by Eric Curts
https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/11/bluesky-starter-tips-for-educators.html?m=1
PD opportunities
Applications are opening soon for 2025 – 2026 Fulbright Teacher Exchanges!
Fulbright is THE best thing I have ever done to grow and learn as an educator! There are many ways you can join in the fun! Check out the different programs at https://www.fulbrightteacherexchanges.org/