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Pre-made Lesson Plans to Help Teachers

Pre-made Lesson Plans to Help Teachers

Back-to-school seasons means lesson planning and prep. Creating lesson plans for weeks after weeks of school can be hard and stressful, mainly if you need to adapt lesson plans to how your students learn. Douglas Stewart understands how stressful and time-consuming lesson planning can be. That’s why we partner with educational companies that have lesson plans created for teachers by teachers with their products to engage and teach students STEAM solutions. Here are just a few of our EdTech leaders with lesson plans available for free. Continue reading →

How to Engage Young Learners in STEAM Education

How to Engage Young Learners in STEAM Education

STEAM learning is designed to provide children with learning opportunities that combine fun hands-on activities with experiences that aid in their fundamental development. These technologies allow children to understand how tools help accomplish tasks and adapt. This balance of education and play naturally encourages young minds to ask questions, try new things, engage with their … Continue reading →

Edtech Wonderland ISTE Event Recap

Edtech Wonderland ISTE Event Recap

Douglas Stewart would like to thank everyone who was able to fall down the rabbit whole with us at our EdTech Wonderland ISTE Kickoff event this year in Denver! Here are just some of the amazing moments of our event. Want to learn more about our vendors or missed any? Check out these EdTech Leaders … Continue reading →

What’s next after ISTE Live ’24?

What’s next after ISTE Live ’24?

ASCA Annual Conference July 13-16, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri Either virtually or in person, join thousands of school counseling professionals for the premier school counseling professional development at American School Counselor Association’s annual conference. Discover best practices, resources, and evidence-based materials for your school counseling program. CSTA Annual Conference July 16-19, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada … Continue reading →

ISTE 2024 Kickoff Event Sneak Peek

ISTE 2024 Kickoff Event Sneak Peek

Douglas Stewart is excited to host the EdTech Wonderland Event at ISTE 2024. Our annual ISTE launch party will kick off the conference in Denver with whimsey, wonder, and a bit of curiosity. Fall down the rabbit hole into an immersive wonderland highlighting the best of EdTech experiences and entertainment. Don’t be late for this … Continue reading →

New Texas TA-TEKS Standards

New Texas TA-TEKS Standards

In today’s ever evolving world of education, Texas is changing their education structure to prepare students for a tech-based future. Let’s explore what the new Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TA-TEKS) mean for educators, students, and the entire educational landscape. Proclamation 2024 is the current instructional materials adopted for the state of Texas. … Continue reading →

Autism Awareness in the Classroom

Autism Awareness in the Classroom

According to the most recent estimates from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, currently about 1 in 36 children has been identified with ASD. As these numbers rise, it’s increasingly important for educators to understand how this range of conditions affects the way they teach and how they can more effectively provide … Continue reading →

POC in STEM

POC in STEM

Marie Maynard Daly Marie Maynard Daly was an American biochemist. She was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first African American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. In addition to her research of cholesterol, sugars, and protein, Daly was committed to developing programs … Continue reading →

Classroom Inclusivity & Accessibility

Classroom Inclusivity & Accessibility

Inclusion is an important topic of discussion within special education. Within inclusion settings, all students are placed in the same room to learn alongside each other, as opposed to removing students with disabilities to a separate space. In recent years, the amount of time that students with disabilities spend in general education classrooms has shown … Continue reading →