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4 Approaches to Detect AI Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

AI-generated writing, currently centered around ChatGPT, already is a disruptive force in education. Check out these articles: How ChatGPT Can Improve Education, Not Threaten it –from Scientific American ChatGPT threatens education at all levels – here’s how it can be stopped –from Tech Radar ChatGPT: The Next Firestorm in Education –from AACSB ChatGPT has this to say about itself being a threat to student writing skills: Detecting AI writing can be a difficult task

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Federal Government Launches First-of-Its-Kind Center for Early Childhood Workforce

ED Surge

While the national labor force has long since rebounded from the pandemic, the child care sector has lagged behind , experiencing a slow recovery that continues to this day. In the three years since the arrival of COVID-19, families have struggled to find high-quality, affordable child care for their children. Child care providers have been hard-pressed to find qualified workers to fill their open positions, often because retail and service industry employers have emerged as better-paying compet

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Creating Careers: A Step Ahead (NHS) 14+

All About STEM

Calling all 14+ students! “Build your skills, knowledge and experience in health and care with support from a team of experts, taking you a step ahead!” Take a look at the fantastic selection of sessions below from the Liverpool City Region Careers Hub and scan any QR code or click an image to find out more. Find out more about Creating Careers All About STEM (All About Futures) partner with.

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Why All of Us Could Use a Lesson in ‘Thinking 101’

ED Surge

Research in psychology has led to a clearer picture of common pitfalls in human reasoning — instincts people are wired to make that may have helped our caveman ancestors but that now lead people to make biased decisions or incorrect assumptions. Woo-kyoung Ahn, a psychology professor at Yale University who directs the Thinking Lab there, decided to teach an introductory class called “Thinking” that lays out the most common mistakes of human reasoning and strategies to correct them.

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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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Amazing Apprenticeships: Parent Perspective Podcast

All About STEM

Have you listened to Series 2 of the Parent Perspective podcast yet or shared it with parents at school? It’s an eight-part series and in each podcast, Amazing Apprenticeships cover all of the questions that parents & carers have about the options available to their children. Episodes include: 1 – The Choice 2 – The Support 3 – The Money 4 – The Open Mind 5 – The Emotions 6 – The Versatility 7.

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LCR Employers Network: Join us!

All About STEM

Join the Liverpool City Region Careers Hub Employers Network so we can inspire our future workforce together! Find out about how you can get involved, and how we can help you develop your talent pipeline, support your CSR ambitions, and inspire your employees of the future. All types of businesses across all sectors have signed up to help bridge the gap between education and employment and you can.

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STEM Resources for Budding Engineers

Robot Lab

By Katie Brenneman There’s a dearth of good engineers out there. As technology evolves, so does its complexity. Just as important as maintaining the momentum of technological progress is equipping the next generation to pick up where the last one left off. Part of our obligation today is creating and compiling keystone resources that will aid young engineers in their journey to achieve new breakthroughs.

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MimioStudio Version 12 is Here!

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Since its introduction to the classroom technology market, MimioStudio™ educational software has helped teachers create engaging, interactive lessons and activities to support learning. To further advance teaching and learning in the classroom, innovative updates have been included in MimioStudio version 12.

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6 See Through Animals

Smore Science

Table of Contents Have you ever tried to walk in through a door, only to be greeted by a bang, since you couldn’t figure out the presence of a glass door? This might seem quite a trouble for you, but there are see-through animals that use transparency as a tool to survive. Listed below are six such transparent animals, that would surely give you a tough time with spotting!

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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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10 Math Activities for Middle School

STEM Sport

Math is a key element of STEM education. At the primary and secondary education levels, it is essential students improve their math literacy and exercise the ability to connect these concepts to the real world. As parents and educators, there are ways to get middle school students engaged in math-focused STEM activities that help increase their comprehension and retention.

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Top 5 Opportunities To Write Meaningful Thank You Notes at Work

STEM Education Guide

There are many opportunities to write thank-you notes at the workplace. While you should make an effort to say thank you whenever possible, there are several occasions where writing a thank-you message is worth the effort. Sharing your gratitude and appreciation can help you demonstrate your soft skills. Thank-you notes can be handwritten in a lovely thank-you card, sent in an email, or an instant message (such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

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What is Momentum?

MooMoo Math & Science

What is momentum? An airplane that in the sky has momentum, a baseball in motion has momentum, a stationary car does not have momentum. You can think of momentum as mass in motion, any object that is moving has momentum. You can use the following formula to calculate momentum. P = Mass x Velocity P stands for momentum. Mass is a scalar measurement and velocity is a vector so is momentum a vector or a scalar measurement?

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How to create an email group in Gmail

The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

Creating an email group in Gmail is a great way to easily email a group of people such as students, parents, clumb members, or deparment colleagues. Here are the steps to create a group (mailing list) in Gmail as of 2023: Navigate to contacts.google.com Check off the people you want in the group (a checkbox will appear when you hover over it) Click the icon at the top of the page that looks like a tag (it will say "Mange Labels" when you hover over it) Click "Create label.

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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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Feb 22, How to Solve Percentage Problems in Aptitude Easily

Online Math for All

How to Solve Percentage Problems in Aptitude Easily

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