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edutecheditor.bsky.social
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@edutecheditor.bsky.social
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Exploring #ComputationalThinking, edtech, and #WolfLang. Always looking for folks to write about teaching and learning. Connect at edutech@wolfram.com.
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theeddesigner.bsky.social
Create a scenario in which a participant will need to apply their learning. The more real-world the scenario, the more your participants will be able to relate to it and the more authentic the question will be for your participants (which leads to more buy-in). || #EduSky #AcademicSky
How to write quality quiz questions: Scenarios, nuanced distractors, and a feedback dialogue
Discover how to write quiz questions that are authentic, clear, nuanced, and supportive of learning. With tips on writing scenarios, crafting defensible distractors, and creating a meaningful feedback dialogue that turns assessments into real learning opportunities.
theeddesigner.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
edutecheditor.bsky.social
Student choice allows students of all ages to feel engaged and active in their learning. (via @nwea.bsky.social) buff.ly/xdt2up3 #EduSky
How to engage students by providing more freedom of choice - Teach. Learn. Grow.
Ceding some classroom decision-making power to students in favor of more freedom of choice can deepen investment and ownership in learning.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
edutecheditor.bsky.social
Explore the different ways that Wolfram|Alpha can help with your classes! Chemistry, anatomy, and more #WithWolfram. buff.ly/IT2jOjQ #AcademicSky
Queries of the Heart, or 8 Ways Wolfram|Alpha Can Help with Your Classes
Wolfram|Alpha queries can teach you about anything, from chemical reactions to heart anatomy and everything in between.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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cultofpedagogy.bsky.social
How do we get students to really own their learning? This week, Zaretta Hammond offers five "learn-to-learn" strategies that help students build their learning power.
www.cultofpedagogy.com/learn-to-lea...
Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power with Learn-to-Learn Skills | Cult of Pedagogy
We can teach our hearts out, but in the end, only the learner learns. So, how do we get students to own their learning?
www.cultofpedagogy.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
edutecheditor.bsky.social
Add #ComputationalThinking to your classes with prebuilt lessons and activities from Computational Thinking Initiatives. buff.ly/pIBBAXP #EduSky
Computational Thinking Initiatives
Empowering the computational generation with artificial intelligence programs for middle-school and high-school students. Art & Science Fairs, Leagues, Adventures, Camps, mentorships. Get…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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teacher2teacher.bsky.social
Wherever your Ss' strengths lie, this choice board invites them to analyze a book by doing what they do best!

Via educator @onthesamepageelt.bsky.social : onthesamepageelt.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/1...
Image shows a grid titled "Post-Reading Activities," with fifteen squares featuring prompts inspired by professions: "Detective: Who or what in the story would you investigate if you were a detective? Write a report with an analysis and a series of recommendations," etc.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
edutecheditor.bsky.social
Mistakes are great—for learning, that is. Using error analysis can help students better understand math. (via @Edutopia.org) buff.ly/M8Aqp9r #MTBoS #iTeachMath #MathSky
Using Error Analysis to Boost Engagement and Student Talk in Math
Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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derekbruff.bsky.social
We're trying out a new format on the UVA Teaching Hub! CTE director @michael-palmer.bsky.social has contributed an annotated assignment for the site. The collection explores a digital media project he's used successfully in his general chemistry course. teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...
September 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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wolframresearch.bsky.social
Dark mode isn't just for apps.
See Italy's glowing nightlife from space #WithWolfram:
https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoGraphics
Satellite image of Italy at night, obtained using Wolfram Language.
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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restofworld.org
When Africa’s internet goes down, this ship answers the call
https://restofworld.org/2025/africa-internet-cable-repair-ship/
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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plach.bsky.social
It’s that time of the year 🎃
Trick or treat Boolean search meme. There are six panels featuring different Halloween themed Boolean searches with jack-o’-lantern styled Venn diagrams illustrating: trick OR treat, trick AND treat, trick XOR treat, trick NOR treat, trick NAND treat, trick XNOR treat
October 10, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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miriamposner.com
I made my students a little “book” (just using Google slides) to show them how you all answered my question about how you take notes for research. Just to show the variety.
How Do Scholars Take Notes?
How do scholars take notes? I like seeing examples of different people’s notetaking, so I asked scholars to show me how they take notes for research.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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edutopia.org
Understanding the science of learning can help you fine-tune instruction to meet the needs of all learners. 🧠🎻

Here are 5 research-backed tips for aligning your teaching with brain science!

#EduSky #EdResearch
15 Tips to Align Your Teaching With Brain Science
From attention to metacognition and memory, here are 15 tips to apply the latest insights from cognitive science to how students learn.
edut.to
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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wolframresearch.bsky.social
Why is turmeric yellow, saffron orange-red, paprika deep red? 🎨
Find what they all have in common with function MoleculePlot.
Celebrate #NationalChemistryWeek the #WolframWay
https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MoleculePlot
Molecular structures of curcumin, crocin and capsanthin, with their respective name labels.
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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deblatorre.bsky.social
My FB Memories reminded me today that I really am a math and stats nerd.
Halloween cartoon showing a normal and a paranormal (ghost) distribution
October 24, 2023 at 1:17 AM
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teacher2teacher.bsky.social
This math game asks Ss to think through the concepts that underlie their problem-solving:
Strips of paper with math statements ("Multiples of 5 end in 5," etc) are arrayed into baskets labeled "Always," "Sometimes," and "Never"
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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jen.litandtech.com
✍️ When students collaborate on dialog scenes and turn them into videos, magic happens. Writing becomes alive, arguments get sharper, and storytelling transforms. Discover how one classroom turned writing from a chore to an adventure! 🎥 www.litandtech.com/2023/06/coll... #EduSky #StudentCreativity
Collaboratively Written Scenes: Dialogs on Video For The Win
high school students collaboratively write scenes to show they can write arguments and narratives.
www.litandtech.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
edutecheditor.bsky.social
Research suggests that inattention in the lecture hall is contagious. If a student sits beside someone not paying attention, they may start goofing off as well. (via @blakeharvard.bsky.social) buff.ly/AOymi7b #AcademicSky
Attention Contagion in the Lecture Hall - The Effortful Educator
Are inattentive behaviors contagious in the classroom?If so, how do they negatively impact students?
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October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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wolframresearch.bsky.social
I guess y'all really like graphics...
More than 600 user-submitted visualization functions to the Wolfram Function Repository!
https://resources.wolframcloud.com/FunctionRepository/category/visualization-graphics

#Wolfram #WolframLanguage #visualization #graphics #plots #graphs #lines #images
Wolfram Function Repository category: Visualization and Graphics.
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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theeddesigner.bsky.social
We get so uncomfortable when we ask the class a question and are met with silence, but students need time to process. If we talk over that silence then someone who might want to respond doesn’t have a chance to. || theeddesigner.com/2025/06/05/t... #EduSky #EdChat #AcademicSky
Teaching skills: Building rapport and facilitating engagement. explore practical approaches for forming groups, managing silence, and giving impactful feedback that fosters connection and deeper learning.
October 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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edutopia.org
— @thejosevilson.com

#EduSky #MathSky #ITeachMath
“Most of my work as a math teacher isn’t even math. It’s helping students believe that they can also do math. We don’t talk about that enough.” —José Vilson, Educator
October 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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tbelmont.com
Ahead of my #NYSCATE24 session next week on podcasting in the classroom, I put together a blog post with 4 classoom activities to prep students for recording their shows. Here, the emphasis is on digital citizenship and purpose moreso than technical skills. #EduSky www.timbelmont.com/4-classroom-...
4 Classroom Activities to Prepare Students for Podcasting
Bringing podcasting into the classroom is an exciting prospect. These audio projects allow students to express themselves creatively and authentically while demonstrating their understanding of classr...
www.timbelmont.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:25 AM
edutecheditor.bsky.social
“With media being so ubiquitous, students need to learn to better discern what they see online. In doing so, they develop what’s known as media literacy.” buff.ly/s0PRgmu #MediaLiteracy #EduSky
Link Roundup: Media Literacy
Media — it’s inescapable. Heck, you’re engaging with media just by reading this blog post. How can you teach students about media literacy?
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October 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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teacher2teacher.bsky.social
The first rule of T Afreen Bhaidani's math class?

EVERYONE can learn math at high levels.
Whiteboard message reads "Reminders for Math Students: 1. Everyone can learn math @ high levels. 2. When you believe in yourself, your brain thinks differently. 3. Mistakes grow your brain. Struggle is good for you. 4. It isn't important to be fast in math. It is more important to think deeply and creatively. 5. You can do hard things."
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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natureportfolio.nature.com
Over the last year, Nature’s Careers team has been tapping into its global community of readers, writers, friends and colleagues to compile a list of laboratory hacks to help make scientists’ working lives easier. Here’s a list of 99 of those hacks. #Academicsky 🧪
These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
go.nature.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM