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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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In response, Schneider and researchers from Michigan State and the University of Helsinki in Finland developed a curriculum called Crafting Engagement for Science Environments and published a related book. Chemistry and physics teachers within these schools will deliver the curriculum. Department of Education and will last five years.

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A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

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“USPS will probably kill us if we try to mail sulfuric acid,” says Ara Austin, a clinical assistant professor and senior director of online engagement and strategic initiatives at Arizona State University (ASU). She researched which undergraduate degree could help her reach that goal. No one has done it before.” ‘A

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New Effort Hopes to Make ‘Weed-Out’ Courses More Equitable

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Organic chemistry , anyone?) Research by the nonprofit Gardner Institute and other groups has found that these typically-freshman-year classes tend to prune some kinds of students from academic tracks more than others. Research shows students may drop out or change their major based on these gateway courses.” history surveys.

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Facing Pressure on Enrollment, Will Colleges Support More Transfer Students?

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“It’s ironic,” Del Real Viramontes says, “because I remember going to UC Riverside, where I work now, visiting, and never in my wildest dreams did I think I was gonna be back as a professor.” It’s really unacceptable,” says John Fink, a senior research associate and program lead at the Community College Research Center. “As

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

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Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. This has amplified Jon’s voice with teachers and professors. There's research. And I said, she said chemistry before and he said no. It's amazing. It’s January's – something like that.

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Left-brain or Right-brain Dominant? Explore the Ideal Subjects to Nurture your Strengths

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With a strong foundation in statistics, you can pursue a career as a data analyst, market researcher or actuary. The Sciences The sciences, including physics, chemistry and biology, are perfect for left-brain dominant individuals. You can pursue a career as a scientist, researcher or science educator.

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How Instructors Are Adapting to a Rise in Student Disengagement

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In our first installment of this podcast series last month, I shared the scene from a digital media course where I saw students watching sports highlights on YouTube during a lecture, shopping for beds on Facebook marketplace and playing video games on their iPhones as the professor did his thing on stage. And surveys back that up.

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