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How to Showcase Your Skills when Applying for Your First Job

Ask a Tech Teacher

This article is for recent graduates, either from high school or college, ready to look for a first job. Here are some great tips on preparing your resume and spotlighting skills that will make you interesting to employers: You’ve been in school for the longest time, but you are now done with college, and it’s time to look for a new job.

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What a Homework Help Site’s Move to Host Open Educational Resources Could Mean

ED Surge

In May, the homework-help site that relies on student-generated content, Course Hero, dipped its toes into freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, course materials. The company took over hosting some popular OER offerings hosted by Lumen Learning, a courseware provider that argues that OER can make higher education more equitable.

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13 holiday activities for teens

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13 holiday activities for teens. Tweet. Share. 0. Skype. Reddit. +1. Pinterest. 0. LinkedIn. 0. Email. Are you looking for activities to keep your teenager occupied this summer? With schools out for the summer, we have compiled a list of activities that students can do at home over the holidays, all with an educational theme. Numerous recent studies have highlighted the benefits of participation in extracurricular activities 1 , from higher educational attainment 2 to improved mental health 3 to

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8 Reasons to Attend the #NYCSchoolsTech Summit on August 17th in Manhattan

The Innovative Educator

Any New York City teacher can register to attend the 10th annual #NYCSchoolsTech Summit which will be back in-person on Wednesday, August 17 at LaGuardia High School in Manhattan. At the Summit, you’ll find dozens of thought-provoking sessions, hear best instructional practices, gain ed tech insights, learn about new technologies and strategies, and network with colleagues.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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To boldly know what no one has known before

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To boldly know what no one has known before. Published: Dr Gail Zasowski is an astronomer based at the University of Utah in the US. Her research aims to understand more about the milky way, including its history, how it was formed and where its stars came from. The findings will teach us things that nobody has ever known before. TALK LIKE AN ASTRONOMER AND ASTROPHYSICIST.

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Teamwork with STEM

Get Caught Engineering

Team building. One of the over-arching goals of any STEM program is for students to improve communication and problem-solving skills, as well as to hone their ability to work with other students. In short – how to be part of a team. By the time students are in 3 rd or 4 th grade, we begin to expect them to be able to work cooperatively with their peers in small groups.

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The Mineral That Shaped Human History

Smore Science

Did you know that a mineral you eat every day was once so rare, it was worth its weight in gold? Wish you lived in those days? Think again. Wars were fought over it, people were enslaved to mine it, and thousands died without it. Is your salt shaker worth that much to you? Today salt is so common it’s in everyone’s home, but in the past salt was hard to get.

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Aligning How You Lead with Who You Are

Middle Web

Engaging with What’s Your Leadership Story? by Gretchen Oltman and Vicki Bautista will help leaders – especially newer ones – articulate their purpose and bring their whole selves to school each day. School leader Sarah Cooper appreciates the book’s practical honesty. The post Aligning How You Lead with Who You Are first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Aug 4, Unitary Method Time and Work

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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A Deep Dive into How Learning Works

Middle Web

In How Learning Works: A Playbook education researchers John Almarode, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey offer teaching and learning strategies that can help students grow into independent learners. Education consultant Anne Anderson shares some highlights from her deep dive. The post A Deep Dive into How Learning Works first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Aug 4, Word Problems on Unitary Method with Fractions Worksheet

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Aug 4, Unitary Method

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Aug 4, Worksheet on Word Problems on Unitary Method

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!

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Aug 4, Unitary Method with Fractions

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Aug 4, Calculating Unit Price

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Aug 4, Unitary Method Formula

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Aug 4, Calculating Unit Price Worksheet

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Aug 4, Unitary Method in Percentage

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Aug 4, Unitary Method Worksheet

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