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Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Researchers Are Betting on It

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Her application is called TalkMoves, and a version of Jacob’s research is now being used by the tutoring company Saga Education to train first-time tutors. A researcher at the University of Southern California, she has been working on AI-based professional development for math teachers for several years. This isn’t subjective.

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Universities Can Combat Misinformation By Sharing Research With the Public

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Here’s my New Year’s resolution for higher education: extend the reach of research to the people. research practices used to enhance transparency from design to dissemination). It’s part of a growing recognition that research really belongs to the people. The public, less so. These are great to emulate across disciplines.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

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As the math educator in residence at Just Equations, a nonprofit focused on the intersection of math and equity, I research math education and I think a lot about my years in the classroom. In one of the lessons , students accessed the Agriculture Department’s Food Access Research Atlas to locate food deserts in their city.

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Exploring Construction Fun: Magnetic Balls and Rods Building

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As a construction enthusiast, I can’t get enough of the endless possibilities offered by magnetic ( 1 ) balls and rods building sets. By manipulating the magnetic balls and rods, children are able to construct various shapes and structures. They not only provide hours of fun but also enhance learning through play.

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Teachers Feel the Strain of Politics. Can Better Political Engagement Help?

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Along with a rise in Holocaust denialism — fueled by misinformation, along with poor knowledge of the history — researchers have noted that disagreements over curriculum, book bans and politically contentious issues have ratcheted up the pressure on educators. It can be fierce.

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What Can Colleges Do Better to Help Latino Students Succeed?

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The nonprofit researches and promotes policies around Latinos in higher education. Latinos overall accounted for nearly one-third of the construction workforce in 2020, according to the U.S. Latinos overall accounted for nearly one-third of the construction workforce in 2020, according to the U.S.

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How Building Bonds in the Classroom Can Motivate Better Teaching

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Researchers pulled data for two years (the 2017 and 2018 academic years) from Missouri’s state-wide teacher evaluation system, in which students rated teachers’ effectiveness. These cognitive developments allow adolescents to reason abstractly, incorporate new information, and monitor learning progress faster and easier,” researchers write.

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