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How Higher Ed Institutions Are Strategically Managing Change

ED Surge

It is no secret. Higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges that are forcing strategic changes. Since the onset of the pandemic, institutions have grappled with financial sustainability concerns exacerbated by falling enrollment rates and political pressures on academic freedom. As dissatisfaction among higher ed employees rises , there is growing concern about retaining faculty amid widespread burnout.

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Apprenticeship Support for Schools & Colleges

All About STEM

The Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for Schools & Colleges (ASK) Brochure is out now! Click to take a look and discover the fantastic activities and assemblies available, they’re FREE! We’re looking forward to visiting our schools and colleges to offer apprenticeship and T Level support.

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Science Matters: Literacy Research is the Key to Improving Reading Outcomes

STEM Discovery Education

How can we improve reading outcomes for all of our students? Educators have asked themselves this question countless times. They have tried different strategies, software products, and professional development as potential answers. But with only 35% of U.S. fourth-grade students proficient in reading, where does reading instruction go from here? Numerous terms, including the science […] The post Science Matters: Literacy Research is the Key to Improving Reading Outcomes appeared first on D

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Host a Research Placement or Experience: Employer Benefits

All About STEM

The Research and Experience Placement Programme allows Year 12 students to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation. Students are bright, capable, and can complete a variety of tasks!

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Conquering Fear, Uncertainty, & Doubt as Adults in the Classroom

Know Adam's Blog

How Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt Affect Teaching and Learning Outcomes Teachers face different types of pressure throughout their careers. As teachers, we want our classrooms to be fun, challenging places full of curious and engaged students. Balancing that desire against the question, ‘how is this going to help every student do well on the upcoming standardized test,’ can cause stress, uncertainty, doubt, and even fear.

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Capybara

STEMe

Do you know which is the biggest rodent in the world? It’s the capybara ( Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris ). It stands at 4.6 feet long and up to two feet high to the shoulders, and it weighs 77-143 lbs. They’re as big as a large dog. There are two kinds of capybara: the greater capybara ( Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris ) and the lesser capybara ( Hydrochoeris isthmius ).

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Empowering Educators: Learn How To Bring AI To Your Classrooms

STEM for Kids

Raleigh, NC USA 4/25/2024 As the education landscape continues to evolve, educators are increasingly looking for innovative ways to prepare students for the future. To address this need, STEM For Kids is excited to announce a free webinar titled “5 Practical Ways To Include Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Critical Thinking, Diversity, & Career Connections In School Classrooms.” Curious about the impact of Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Bard?

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Songbird Migration at Night Versus Artificial Light

STEMe

| Phoenix, Arizona Have you ever wondered why you never see songbirds migrating despite the groups that supposedly fly hundreds of miles every year? You've never seen them because they migrate at night when most of us are asleep. This is due to numerous reasons, mainly having to do with self-preservation and knowing where to migrate too. Perhaps the most basic explanation for this is the simple fact that most of their natural predators, such as hawks and falcons, migrate during the day.

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Apr 27, How to Find the Vertex of a Quadratic Function in General Form

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How to Find the Vertex of a Quadratic Function in General Form

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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Where Americans Are — and Aren’t — Politically Divided on Education

ED Surge

There are plenty of heated debates happening about what should be taught in schools: whether it’s over the type of books students should read , how LGBTQ topics are discussed or how to talk about racism. There are a few problems with those debates, says Morgan Polikoff , one of which is that they’re not particularly informed by evidence about what people want for public education.

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Apr 27, Writing Quadratic Functions in Standard Form Worksheet

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Writing Quadratic Functions in Standard Form Worksheet

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Apr 26, Writing Quadratic Functions in Standard Form

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Writing Quadratic Functions in Standard Form

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