In today's world it's important to teach students about cybersecurity.
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Un-complicating Cybersecurity: 3 Ways to Teach Students About Cybersecurity

Teaching kids about cybersecurity from a young age protects not only them, but also our communities, schools and companies, and countries from digital threats and attacks. This blog offers fun, new ways to teach kids about cybersecurity.

In today's world it's important to teach students about cybersecurity.
At HomeSphero Team

Un-complicating Cybersecurity: 3 Ways to Teach Students About Cybersecurity

Teaching kids about cybersecurity from a young age protects not only them, but also our communities, schools and companies, and countries from digital threats and attacks. This blog offers fun, new ways to teach kids about cybersecurity.

Celebrate National Robotics Week by building a custom robot with Sphero RVR.
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4 Activities To Celebrate National Robotics Week

National Robotics Week is an excellent opportunity to celebrate the world of robotics with students of all ages. The following STEAM and robotics activities serve as a springboard for inspiration and introduction to this exciting field.
The design of your middle school classroom can set your students up for success.
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The Middle School Classroom: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Throughout this article, you’ll gain insight into the differences between the middle school classroom and that of the elementary level, along with some classroom ideas for middle school and some organizational and decorating tips.
Students who prefer tactile learning like to get hands-on with projects in the classroom.
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7 Ways to Encourage Tactile Learning in the Classroom

Tactile learning, sometimes called kinesthetic learning, is considered one of the four main methodologies in the theory of learning styles. The others are auditory, visual, and reading and writing.
Relaxation techniques can help reduce student stress at school.
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Relaxation Techniques to Reduce Stress in the Classroom

At every age and in a variety of situations, a person experiences stress. This isn’t always negative, though. In fact, stress is the body’s natural response to circumstances that require quick action. Read on to find out more about the benefits of relaxation techniques and how to apply them to your classroom situations.

Auditory learners prefer listening instead of silently reading about a topic or looking at a diagram
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Auditory Learning Style & Strategies

The following information will help you identify your auditory learners in the classroom and at home and equip you with some ideas for activities and instructional strategies that’ll help these students succeed.
The elementary classroom is a great way to set the stage for a students educational journey.
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Elementary Classroom Guide: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The elementary classroom sets the tone for many students' first experiences in an educational setting. From structured activities indoors to outdoor fun at recess, collaboration and exploration provide opportunities for students to gain valuable academic, social, and life skills that’ll enable them to reach their goals.
To identify a visual learner, look for how they respond or react to information that is presented.
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Embracing the Visual Learning Style with STEM

In this article, we’ll focus on visual learners. What is considered visual learning, and how can teachers and parents optimize the visual learning environment?

Use these helpful tips when setting up your kindergarten classroom.
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5 Helpful Tips for Setting Up the Kindergarten Classroom

Kindergarten marks the first of many milestones in a student’s educational journey. It signals the transition into the realm of being a “big kid.” At the same time, exploration, collaboration, and play are still embedded into the curriculum and daily tasks and lessons. 
A boy and a girl sit at a table while dying eggs make silly faces into a spoon.
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15 Wacky Wednesday Ideas: Easy & Fun Activities

Making learning fun and engaging for your students can sometimes feel like pulling a cat out of a hat, especially if you’ve created multi-medium lesson plans for many years. Thankfully, there’s a quick and easy way to add some excitement into your in-person and virtual classroom: Wacky Wednesday.

There are several STEM trends in education we're expecting to see in 2022.
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5 STEM Trends in Education for 2022

2022 is in full swing and all of us at Sphero are looking ahead to an exciting new year in STEM and computer science education. 
Celebrate Black History Month by learning about 15 notable BlacksScientists, engineers and STEM visionaries.
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17 Black Leaders in STEM to Honor During Black History Month

February is Black History Month, an important time to recognize the challenges and injustices Black people have faced throughout history and into today. It’s also a time to celebrate and honor the many notable changemakers of color, especially those of which we can thank for pioneering the way through influential discoveries in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Students can learn STEM with unplugged coding activities with a screenless robot like Sphero indi.
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Unplugged Coding Activities, Tips, Games, & More

Unplugged coding is teaching coding concepts without using devices. It is learning how to code without writing lines of code. When coding unplugged, students use their knowledge to work on computational challenges that will help them understand the concepts they’ll use in coding projects.