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What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms

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Research shows that everybody finds things like that annoying, but if you're a first-generation college student, those start to trigger worries about belonging, because there's a belonging uncertainty there,” he says. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings.

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5 Skills Graduates Need to Be Successful

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Creativity and problem-solving will come in handy in brainstorming solutions and revolution steps for projects, while communication and networking are invaluable when interacting with team members or potential clients. Excellent communication will help you showcase your skills and abilities to potential employers.

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How Education Service Agencies Transform Data Fragmentation to Data Integration

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Interoperability is not just jargon; it's the key to unlocking seamless communication among different data systems, applications and devices. The fact that we were very specific in what we were attempting to achieve was pivotal to our success. Ever wonder what the buzz around interoperability is all about?

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Why Educators Should Lean in to AI to Better Support Students

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Upon the release of ChatGPT in the fall of 2022, we noticed that some of our students had suddenly become “experts” at synthesizing research and organizing their term papers, often resulting in perfect scores on their written assignments.

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American Students Deserve a Multilingual Education

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There are a number of research organizations collecting data about foreign language study and multilingualism in the U.S., however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations. Nationwide research is also relatively infrequent — the most recent in-depth study of U.S. The answer? Not enough.

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In College Math, Faculty Is Key. But Will This Insight Actually Help Students?

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Because there are more chances to demonstrate what they’ve learned, she can push them to be more precise in the way they communicate about math. Spoon's experiment coincided with research about how student performance is influenced by instructional practices. So far, Spoon reports that the changes are invigorating.

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Surprisingly to some, the health sciences field, encompassing professions like epidemiology, pharmacy, and even medical research, relies heavily on mathematics. Cryptography, the practice of secure communication in the presence of adversaries, is deeply rooted in mathematical concepts such as number theory and algebra.