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Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

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Schools are confronting vast achievement gaps among students and an exhausted teaching force. For Dr. Shawn Smith, Chief Innovation Officer at McGraw Hill , that means serving up the content that each student needs—at the right time and in a way that directly connects to their interests.

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Can data science help us achieve a stronger start and brighter future for children?

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Can data science help us achieve a stronger start and brighter future for children? Published: Dr Rachel Wilcock , Data Science Lead at Nesta , explains how data science can be a powerful tool for social good. What is data science? How does Nesta use data science for social good?

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Data science: a powerful tool for social good

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Data science: a powerful tool for social good. Data scientists use scientific methods and computer algorithms to extract knowledge and information from large datasets. Thanks to data science algorithms, when you use a search engine, such as Google, to look for anything, the most relevant results appear first.

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The Higher Education Model is Broken. Together We Can Fix It.

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At conferences and on calls I see innovative presidents, administrators and faculty sharing ideas and solutions that we all used to hold close to our chests. These are degrees that prepare students for great jobs, in disciplines like cybersecurity, supply chain management and data analytics. The solution is within reach.

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Teaching Out-of-the-(Zoom) Box: Outdoor, Informal, and Appropriate Technology Education for Recruitment, Retention, and Motivation of STEM Teachers

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When thinking about science education during the pandemic, a critical theme emerged: space matters. Teaching and learning about science education through video-conferencing software does not provide the appropriate environmental conditions to adequately prepare teacher candidates for real-world, in-person teaching (Rapanta et al.,

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How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students?

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This usually means a university student who is in training to become a teacher Self-learning — an approach to learning where students teach themselves by following instructions and figuring out answers on their own STEM — subjects related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics When did you last make something in school?

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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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This means that testing different predictions and scenarios can be done rapidly, and better characterisation of the orebodies can be achieved. Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research. What are your proudest career achievements so far?

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