Fri.Mar 07, 2025

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Rethinking High School Computer Science

Computer Science Teacher

I love programming. I took a computer science course as an undergraduate and really fell in love with programming.While I made my living writing code for many years, my wife once wondered if I would have been happier with coding as an avocation rather than a vocation. Thats a bias I have no doubt taken in my teaching career. But is it the right bias for developing high school CS curriculum?

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British Science Week: Tim Peake – Space Live Lesson

All About STEM

British Science Week is a 10-day celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) taking place 7-16 March 2025, and this year’s theme is ‘Change & Adapt’ To celebrate British Science Week, BBC Teach will stream a KS2 Live Lesson so learners can discover what it takes to become an astronaut!

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Esports & Game Design in Education

PCS Edventures

More Than Just Playing Games! Students love video games. In fact, a recent study found that 85% of U.S. teens play video games regularly (Gottfried & Sidoti, 2024). But what if schools could take that passion and channel it into something moresomething that enhances engagement, boosts academic performance, and builds essential skills for the future?

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Mar 7, Logarithm Problems and Solutions

Online Math for All

Logarithm Problems and Solutions

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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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Phases of the Moon

MooMoo Math & Science

Summary of the video. Lunar Phases and Earth's Orbit: The Moon's phases are a result of its revolution around the Earth, taking roughly 27 days to complete a cycle. The changing illumination of the Moon as seen from Earth is due to the relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Moon Phase Progression: The lunar cycle begins with the New Moon, progressing through Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent before returning to

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