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PCAS Expansion, Growth, Research, and SIGCSE 2024 Presentations

Computing Education Research Blog

Several of these courses are collaborations with other departments, like our Discovery classes with Physics, Biophysics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Linguistics. Research in PCAS We’re starting to publish some of what we’re learning from PCAS. What was their school like?)

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Can behavioural interventions improve biological health outcomes?

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Most perimenopause research in the US has collected data from non-Latina white women, meaning that women of other races or ethnicities (who are more likely to experience negative sociocultural and environmental factors) are underrepresented in current knowledge about perimenopause health outcomes.

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MIT Open House for Grades 6-12: Microrobotics and Synthetic Biology, Mar. 9

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Researchers from MIT, Boston University, and the University of Delaware will host an outreach event on Microrobotics and Synthetic Biology for middle and high school students , in two sessions on March 9. The program is primarily aimed to support and encourage female and underrepresented minority students to explore STEM.

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UCLA Life Sciences Revamped How It Teaches Math. Is It an Example Others Should Follow?

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The need for biology students to understand math concepts has become increasingly important, especially with the digital revolution sweeping across science. Figures from Pew Research Center indicate that Black and Hispanic workers and students are vastly underrepresented in STEM occupations and education programs.

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5 Innovative Tech Projects for High Schoolers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Great end-of-year projects for high school students, from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 5 Innovative Tech Projects for High Schoolers Project-based learning has gained significant popularity in recent times. For example, a student interested in marine biology could design and 3D print a model of a coral reef ecosystem.

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Dear Educators, a Balm for Deep Cuts: Navigating Racial Microaggressions at School

ED Surge

This meant I was consistently rewarded at school for putting my head down and striving to be a “good student” and “high achiever,” but never for challenging authority or speaking up when something was wrong. Accurate information directly impacts who gets what resources — aren’t you an educator and literal expert in communication and research?

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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

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A biology laboratory coordinator in an integrated science department at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Kohn perceived the tool as useful. As part of his role at the center, Aguilar conducted research into how teachers think about AI in classrooms. It promised to increase efficiency, he argued. The main findings?