Tue.Dec 20, 2022

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Is College Worth It? A Father and Son Disagree on Whether to Finish Their Degrees

ED Surge

Finishing a college degree is hard. It’s an endurance race: It takes determination to keep going, and a belief that it will all be worth it in the end. But what if the current generation of students is just less sold on needing a college degree than their parents are? That’s the case for one family outside of Detroit. The father, Paul Carr, is 47, and he’s pushing to finish a college degree he started right after high school but stopped pursuing when he found out his then-girlfriend was pregnant

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Innovative Ways to Use AR & VR in Learning in 2023

Magic EdTech

How do you prepare students for the workforce of tomorrow? Skill development and getting students ready for the workforce, Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in learning are great ways to prepare students. These immersive learning experiences allow students to experience real-life scenarios virtually. To explain complicated concepts better, AR & VR training can go far beyond the realm of possibilities of what they could actually experience in person.

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How Inflation Is Squeezing Early Childhood Educators

ED Surge

In Montana, Sheryl Hutzenbiler has noticed the price of eggs skyrocketing. Just a few weeks ago, she could buy five dozen for $11. This month, she paid $23 for the same amount. For Winifred Smith-Jenkins, in New Jersey, it’s those 5-ounce disposable cups that she buys for the kids in her early childhood center. Where she lives, they’ve increased from $19 to $30 for a 1,000-pack, which her staff and kids burn through quickly.

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Innovative Ways to Use AR & VR in Learning in 2023

Magic EdTech

How do you prepare students for the workforce of tomorrow? Skill development and getting students ready for the workforce, Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in learning are great ways to prepare students. These immersive learning experiences allow students to experience real-life scenarios virtually. To explain complicated concepts better, AR & VR training can go far beyond the realm of possibilities of what they could actually experience in person.

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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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Boxlight Brands Win Multiple New Products of the Year Awards!

Box Light

Boxlight has earned a total of five awards in this year’s THE Journal and Campus Technology awards - four New Product Awards and one Campus Technology award!

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Winter Break What-to-Do's

Box Light

For many students, winter break is a welcome relief from assignments, essays, tests, and all that goes with going to school. But for those who now have these young ones at home and want to keep them busy (besides time on their devices or creating their “watch list” on the family streaming channel), try a few of the activities below. Not only will the activities keep them occupied (so you can work, cook, nap.), they might just help keep their learning juices flowing until it’s time to head back t

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Dec 20, Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Worksheet

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Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Worksheet

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Expeditions in Education: Dacia and Steve Jones

STEM Education Works

Image courtesy of Expeditions in Education. We are so excited to introduce you to Expeditions in Education , an organization that focuses on STEM education through outdoor experiences. Specifically, they visit national parks around the country and create STEM challenges that connect real-world problems in the parks with the United Nations Global Goals.

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Dec 21, Multiplication Word Problems Worksheet

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Multiplication Word Problems Worksheet

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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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Pathogen-busting nanosurfaces inspired by insect wings

Futurum

Pathogen-busting nanosurfaces inspired by insect wings. Published: Keeping surfaces clean is more complex than you might expect. Pathogens can adhere to and multiply on almost any surface – but not all. Professor Prasad Yarlagadda , from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, is taking inspiration from insect wings to design nanosurfaces that destroy any bacteria or viruses that land on them.

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Dec 20, Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

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Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

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Dec 20, Subtraction Word Problems Worksheet

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Subtraction Word Problems Worksheet

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Dec 20, Word Problems on Multiplication

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Word Problems on Multiplication

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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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Dec 20, Worksheet on Word Problems on Four Operations

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Worksheet on Word Problems on Four Operations

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Dec 20, Word Problems on Four Basic Operations

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Word Problems on Four Basic Operations

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Dec 20, Addition Word Problems Worksheet

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Addition Word Problems Worksheet

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Dec 20, Word Problems on Subtraction

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Word Problems on Subtraction

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Dec 20, Word Problems on Addition

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Word Problems on Addition

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