Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

According to this article, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder gave points to college students for submitting their phones before class. The professor found out that it helped in engaging the students more effectively. Our educational institutions have not coped up with the technological advances of current years.

Curriculum 216

Curriculum Argumentation Professor Research 216

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, Dr Emil Temnyalov , an economist at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, highlights the effects of socio-economic influences on these scores. Is it fair to judge a student from a low-achieving school against a privately-tutored student? As you can imagine, there are many arguments both for and against these ideas.

Economics 111

Economics Government Mathematics Publication 111

Futurum

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Professor Jeffrey Catchmark and his team at Pennsylvania State University in the US believe they have one such solution, using common plant-based materials to create sustainable food packaging. The materials also cost less than plastic, require no new equipment, and use existing production technologies.”

Biology 84

Biology Agriculture Engineering Critical Thinking 84

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2015

Look at what Harvey Silver says in his book, Compare and Contrast : By compiling the available research on effective instruction, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock found that strategies that engage students in comparative thinking had the greatest effect on student achievement, leading to an average percentile gain of 45 points.

Critical Thinking 248

Critical Thinking Problem Solving Argumentation Achievement 248

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

But, first and foremost, the story of the Second Law is the story of a great intellectual achievement of the mid-19th century. But in 1834, Émile Clapeyron (1799–1864)—a rather distinguished French engineering professor (and steam engine designer)—wrote a paper entitled “ Memoir on the Motive Power of Heat ”.

Energy 88

Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2018

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. Designed for grades 3-12. Need ideas on web tools? Class Debate.

Schooling 154

Schooling Government Research Research 154

Futurum

JUNE 21, 2022

This is a practice that an international network of scholars, including Professor Eithne Quinn from the University of Manchester in the UK, has found to be structurally racist. DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. DEFENDANT – the accused person in a court of law. Download the article.

Research 79

Research Research Professor Argumentation 79

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APRIL 13, 2015

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. Class Debate. They take questions.

Schooling 256

Schooling Government Research Research 256

Talk STEM

MAY 13, 2021

The rise of our digital landscape has not just provided convenience, it has also represented incredible international career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. There really should be no argument that there should be a more diverse makeup of STEM contributors. The Imperative for Diversity.

STEM 52

STEM Argumentation Accessibility Computer Science 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2016

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. Here’s a thorough lesson plan. Class Debate. They take questions.

Schooling 151

Schooling Research Research Argumentation 151

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Bess is an Assistant Professor of Geology at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in the US. DR BESS KOFFMAN Assistant Professor of Geology Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA. Through evaluating evidence and mapping out arguments, students can practice this important aspect of scientific communication. Email professors.

Geology 52

Geology Energy Communications Research 52

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. So how do you achieve change in any setting if that's the case? Well, the way you affect change is you have to overwhelm the system.

Research 354

Research Research Teaching Calculus 354

ED Surge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

I was struck by the tight argumentation in the recent Vox essay, “ The incredible shrinking future of college ,” written by New America’s Kevin Carey. The reporter who led the story, Beth McMurtrie, smartly put out a call for professors to share their stories, and more than 100 did. Read more from Jeff here.

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Argumentation Professor Publication Government 218

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

Ed was someone who wanted to independently figure things out for himself, and delighted in presenting his often somewhat-outlandish conclusions—whether about technology, science, business or the world—with dramatic showman-like panache. He always radiated a certain adventurous joy—together with supreme, almost-childlike confidence.

Computer 68

Computer Physics Science Sciences 68

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

The result is a compelling argument that education is less a data download and more a fitness program for our brains. ” Common Core Standards expect students to ‘value evidence’, ‘make arguments evidence-based,’ and ‘comprehend and evaluate complex texts’ as students draw conclusions.

Critical Thinking 264

Critical Thinking Argumentation Problem Solving Communications 264

Stephen Wolfram

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And that fall, as a way to focus my efforts, I taught a “Topics in Theoretical Physics” course at Caltech (supposedly for graduate students but actually almost as many professors came too) on what, for want of a better name, I called “non-equilibrium statistical mechanics”. SMP Version 1.0 was ready in mid-1981.

Physics 95

Physics Computer Mathematics Science 95

ED Surge

JANUARY 2, 2023

For example: California’s debate about revisions to its statewide math framework included provisions to shake up math instruction, in an attempt to keep it rigorous but also find a way to narrow achievement gaps among students of different races and income levels. Riling up many of these no-holds-barred K-12 scraps is “inclusivity.”

Argumentation 197

Argumentation Curriculum Achievement Math 197