Tue.Aug 02, 2022

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The Many Reasons Students Quit College

ED Surge

There are 36 million Americans who have earned some college credit, but not an actual degree. More colleges than ever are trying to help these students return to finish what they started. But so far, colleges are better at attracting these learners than helping them get across the finish line. Why is it so hard? What do these students want? What challenges do they face?

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MimioConnect – Now with More Features!

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The innovative MimioConnect ® blended learning platform has helped teachers deliver interactive lessons for students in both tradi tional classroom settings as well as those learning remotely. Now, MimioConnect has added new features to enhance collaboration and facilitate more seamless teaching and learning experiences.

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How can we help local organisms to survive?

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The Karner blue butterfly is one of many organisms that are endangered. Let’s learn about the Karner blue and how it can teach us to support our local endangered species ! What is the Karner blue butterfly? In 1861, the Karner blue butterfly was discovered in Karner, New York. At just one inch in wingspan, this little friend can fit inside a water bottle cap.

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Back to School STEM Activities

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Summer is coming to an end and students, parents, and educators are preparing to begin the new school year. Many students experience summer slump during the off months, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The summer slump is a loss of knowledge from the previous school year that causes educators to have to repeat the curriculum before they can begin new lessons.

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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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Blackburn’s Best Advice for Beginning Teachers

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Teaching guru Dr. Barbara Blackburn's MiddleWeb articles – often written with new and novice teachers in mind – are crisp, succinct, practical, filled with examples, and respectful of teachers' time and the challenges they face. We've gathered a dozen of her most popular posts. The post Blackburn’s Best Advice for Beginning Teachers first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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STEM Sports July Newsletter

STEM Sport

See what STEM Sports has been up to this month. View full newsletter.

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Aug 2, Converting Recurring Decimals to Fractions Worksheet

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Converting Recurring Decimals to Fractions Worksheet

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STEM Sports August Newsletter

STEM Sport

See what STEM Sports has been up to this month. View full newsletter.

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Convertio- A Good OCR and File Conversion Tool for Teachers and Students

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Convertio is a file conversion tool that allows you to convert your files and documents to any format. Convertio supports numerous conversions between more than 300 different file formats. Convertio also offers optical character recognition (OCR) service that lets you easily convert images and scanned PDFs into editable text. Convertio is simple and easy to use.

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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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Supporting Digital Citizenship Through Ethical Monitoring

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We hear a lot about the importance of students becoming responsible digital citizens in the 21st century. And we couldn’t agree more. But when it comes to ethical monitoring—concerned with how school systems set up their digital classroom management tools and teachers use them—we hear far too little. If we truly expect learners to develop those desired digital citizenship skills, educators must first become ethical monitors of their students’ online activity.

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What is the James Webb Space Telescope?

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James Webb Space Telescope, Credit : NASA. And why is everyone talking about it now? Astronomy enthusiasts have known about the James Webb Space Telescope since its construction began back in 2004. However, it wasn’t launched into space until the end of 2021. On July 12th, 2022, NASA released the first images captured by this amazing telescope. And WOW, were they worth the wait….

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Understanding, detecting and combatting deepfakes in the real world

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Understanding, detecting and combatting deepfakes in the real world. Published: Dr Yu Chen , based at Binghamton University in the US, is developing a means of understanding and detecting deepfakes in online video systems. The findings will help advance the research frontier of audio and video streaming data security. TALK LIKE AN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEER.