ED Surge

APRIL 11, 2023

The breaking point for Julie Sherlock was a literal one. The elementary music teacher was burned out and so very tired, following years of feeling increasingly overburdened and bulldozed by students and administrators alike. But it wasn’t until she broke her leg last spring that she knew it was time to call it quits. Sherlock was walking down the school hallway, carrying her heated-up lunch back to her classroom to eat, when a student called out to her with a question.

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All About STEM

APRIL 11, 2023

International Plant Appreciation Day takes place on April 13 2023, so it’s the perfect time to head outside and appreciate our green earth. Your learners can celebrate Plant Appreciation Day with CREST and learn how to nurture nature and protect our planet. Plants provide us with oxygen, food, fibre, shelter, medicine, fuel and more (not forgetting their beauty).

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ED Surge

APRIL 11, 2023

This article is a partial transcript of an episode of the EdSurge Podcast. For the full interview, listen here. The pandemic has led to big questions about the value of higher education, and that has been especially true of liberal arts colleges. And some of the most powerful critiques have come from within. add caption here Perhaps the best example is a book written by two longtime professors called “The Post-Pandemic Liberal Arts College: A Manifesto for Reinvention.

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All About STEM

APRIL 11, 2023

Are you an Engineer that works in Climate, Renewables or Sustainability? Got Time to Give? Support Energy Quest! Do you have time to give? STEM Learning is streaming a 30-minute webinar on the 20th April at 1pm to showcase Energy Quest volunteering opportunities. “We are looking for ambassadors to support Energy Quest in their mission to help secondary students aged 11-14 find out all about.

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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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Futurum

APRIL 11, 2023

Controlling machines from afar Published: Industrial machines are at the heart of today’s economy and society, but training people to use them is a challenge. It is not possible for many students to be physically present to operate such machines, including learners in rural areas or those without access to transportation. Based at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in the US, Dr Justin Starr ’s PRAISE-ET programme is changing this by providing remote access to industrial and scient

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Box Light

APRIL 11, 2023

What started as a means for remote learning during school closures, MimioConnect has become an interactive teaching and learning platform for any learning environment. With its rich collection of tools, features, and pre-made lessons, MimioConnect is versatile and customizable so that teachers can plan activities and lessons that meet the unique needs of their students and/or classes.

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Defined Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

Students can develop computer science skills starting in the early grades—even without a computer—in project-based learning and other units.

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Middle Web

APRIL 11, 2023

DeAnna Miller's participation in a national teacher educators' conference after a long personal learning drought energized her and gave her hope for the future of public education. "I had an epiphany," she writes. "I was starved for professional engagement and camaraderie." The post Renewing Our Hope for Teaching and Learning first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Smore Science

APRIL 11, 2023

Table of Contents Jellyfish are fascinating creatures. Their unusual translucence is a fascinating sight. It wouldn’t be surprising to hear that jellyfish differ from us in many ways; one being that they lack a heart. Heartless Jellyfish Yes, jellyfish don’t have a heart; at least not in the way we expect hearts to be. Jellyfish do not have true hearts like us humans.

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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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Smore Science

APRIL 11, 2023

Table of Contents Dragonflies are a type of insect found all over the world (except Antarctica)! Did you know that Dragonflies are also called by other names, including darners, devil’s arrows, or devil’s darning needles? These magical insects have long bodies and four long, horizontal wings. However, they are easily identified by their pattern of flight, which involves hovering and whizzing around.

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