Sat.Nov 05, 2022

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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educators Technology

Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news. Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. As parents and teachers we need to make sure our kids and students do not fall for such news and that they are empowered with the necessary media literacy skills to help them safely navigate this fake-news-infected world.

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Knowing more about your body-A hearty greeting to our heart

STEMe

Toronto, Canada Clench your fist and look at its size this is approximately the size of your heart. Our heart works diligently every minute and second to support our life, but don't take it for granted, as the 12 fun facts below will impress you with the diligence of our life source. 1. A healthy heart valve is about half the size of a coin. The heart valve grows between the atrium and the ventricle, between the ventricle and the aorta, acting as a one-way valve to ensure the unidirectional move

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NSHS seeks long-term substitute Math teacher for immediate opening

Newton STEM

The Newton South HS Mathematics Department seeks to hire a long-term substitute for an immediate opening. Responsibilities include teaching 4 classes (3 preparations): two Math 2 honors classes, one Math1 accelerated/honors class, and one Statistics class. Consideration will be given to individuals able to cover a portion of the total assignment. Contact Mathematics Chair Alex Kraus at krausa@newton.k12.ma.us.

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Knowing your body: A long list about lungs

STEMe

Toronto, Canada Lungs are a pair of organs with air-filled sacs located on either side of your chest. It is an intricate organ that facilitates our inhaling and exhaling of the air, from which we get our life-sustaining gas, oxygen. For an oxygen molecule to reach our blood, it starts its journey in our mouth and goes down our trachea to our bronchial tubes.

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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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6th Grade Math Problems

Basic-Mathematics

A variety of 6th grade math problems students need to know how to solve in 6th grade.

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Nov 6, X Intercepts of a Quadratic Function

Online Math for All

X Intercepts of a Quadratic Function

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