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Promys Europe: Mathematics Programme

All About STEM

Opening for applications soon – save the date! PROMYS Europe is designed to encourage mathematically ambitious students who are at least 16 to explore the creative world of mathematics. Participants tackle fundamental mathematical questions within a richly stimulating and supportive community of fellow first-year students, returning students, undergraduate counsellors, research mentors, faculty.

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Promoting Student Agency in Learning

Defined Learning

Over the past two school years, educators, students, and their families have experienced learning and living in new ways. There have been many challenges that we have all faced in education. For some educators, it was a necessary push to take risks, try new ideas or bring different technologies into their classrooms. Although those school years may not have gone as we had planned and we may not have covered as much of the content as we had hoped or had opportunities that we wanted for our studen

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Apply for Foundation or Degree Level BP Apprenticeships!

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Study and gain hands-on experience at the same time to kick-start your career! An apprenticeship is a great way to gain hands-on experience whilst you earn and learn. BP has foundation & degree-level apprenticeship programmes across the following areas: – Cyber security – Data analytics – Software engineering – Trading & shipping – People & culture (HR) – Finance (coming soon) – Engineering.

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A Solar System Model that Teaches the TRUE Size of the Solar System

Stem Activities for Kids

This post is a guest post written by Will Snyder of Mighty Wonderer. You can find out more about this solar system model at the Mighty Wonderer website or on YouTube. A True-to Scale Model of the Solar System That’s Perfect for Kids. How do YOU teach about the solar system? If you use paper models or a model that can fit on a desk, you will want to keep reading!

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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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Christmas Lecture: Mathematics – the Joy and the Magic!

All About STEM

Event Date: Tuesday 13th December Free LivMS Christmas Lecture, suitable for Y11 – Y13, teachers, and the public. “Christmas is the Season of Joy! In this year’s Christmas Lecture, we will be celebrating some of the most joyous and magical aspects of this wonderful subject. As the founder of Maths Week England, now the world’s largest national maths festival, teacher.

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All About STEM Recommended: Christmas Activities!

All About STEM

Have you visited All About STEM on Pinterest? Our Pinterest boards are packed with amazing activities! There are so many recommended projects and categories range from subject to season. All of our boards are regularly updated and you can view them all here. Christmas is coming up, take a scroll through our latest finds – there’s everything from Frozen Bubbles to Crystal Candy Canes!

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Sticky Techniques to Teach Academic Words

Middle Web

Traditional vocabulary strategies are passive exercises that have little impact in the long run, write Lynne Dorfman and Aileen Hower. Students need lots of exposure to a word before they can fully understand and apply it. They need frequent, engaging and meaningful encounters with words. The post Sticky Techniques to Teach Academic Words first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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STEM CAREERS: Business Operations Manager

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Business operation managers are called on to improve an operation’s effectiveness. They also improve the transfer of information between various internal departments so that they might work efficiently together.

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Online learning in COVID-19 detrimental to teen mental health, school satisfaction, performance

K-12 Education News

The unprecedented shutdown of classroom learning caused undue stress, low levels of social inclusion and low satisfaction with school for many -- and mental health issues for some, according to a new study.

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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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Celebrate World Computer Literacy Day with EiE

EiE Blog

World Computer Literacy Day is December 2nd! This celebration of computers began in 2001, founded by the National Institute of Information Technology, an Indian computer company, after research suggested that the majority of computer users around the world were men. What started as an initiative intended to encourage the development of technological skills, particularly among children and women in India, has since expanded with aims to "create awareness and drive digital literacy in underserved

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How to Choose the Right Microscope: A Step-by-Step Guide

STEM Education Guide

In this microscope buyers guide, I’ll cover everything you’ll need to make a decision on what microscope you’ll need. Also, I’d bet we all remember learning about the different parts of a microscope in science class when we were younger. It was a crucial first step when studying science. How exciting was it when you learned how to use it properly and watch the little microorganisms grow in the petri dish underneath the lens?

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STEM Sports December Newsletter

STEM Sport

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

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Nov 30, Conversion Between Degrees and Radians

Online Math for All

Conversion Between Degrees and Radians - Concept - Examples

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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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Nov 30, Conversion Between Degrees and Radians Worksheet

Online Math for All

Conversion Between Degrees and Radians Worksheet

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Nov 30, What are Unlike Fractions

Online Math for All

What are Unlike Fractions

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