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STEM Learning Impact Report 2022

All About STEM

As part of the STEM Learning family, we manage the STEM Ambassador Hub in Merseyside, Cheshire and Warrington, working closely with the regional Science Learning Partnerships in Merseyside and Warrington and Cheshire and Wirral. The STEM Learning team has just released their latest Impact Report for 2022 which includes how National Delivery Partners, STEM Ambassador Hubs, STEM Ambassadors.

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Using big datasets to find out what affects children’s quality of life

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Using big datasets to find out what affects children’s quality of life. Published: The Understanding Society study, run by the University of Essex in the UK, has been interviewing residents in around 40,000 UK households annually since 2009 to find out about their lives and how they change over time. This provides a gigantic dataset for uncovering the effects of global events – not least the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences of children.

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CREST Awards: Resources for STEM Clubs!

All About STEM

You will never be short of inspiration for your Science or STEM Club with fantastic projects from CREST Awards! CREST helps young people aged 5-19 to become independent and reflective learners through enquiry-based project work. CREST Awards are flexible and can be run in schools, clubs or at home. With no set timetable, projects can start whenever you want, and take as long as you need.

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WALL OF CURIOSITY

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How do we know when a child is gifted? This topic is quite complex. Many studies have been published about this. For Treman in 1925 the main criterion in order to evaluate whether the child is gifted was the level of intelligence. Later in 1972, Marland referred to multiple criteria in his report (Clark, 1997; Davasl?gil, 1990). According to the report, gifted and talented children are those identified by professionally qualified persons who by virtue of outstanding abilities are capable of high

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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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Apply: Year 12 Nuffield Research Placements – North West-Specific Application Information

All About STEM

All About STEM is delighted to be the Nuffield Coordinator for the North West, covering Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Our role is to recruit and support businesses, academic institutions and other relevant stakeholders to host Y12 students to undertake a Nuffield Research Placement and to work with successful students applicants, and their teachers.

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Love STEM? Volunteer as a STEM Ambassador!

All About STEM

Being a STEM Ambassador is about engaging and enthusing young people with science, technology, engineering and mathematics. You will help encourage students to consider further study of STEM subjects and progression into related careers, inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals. It offers the chance to give something back to education and the wider community, whilst giving you the.

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Why Is Mental Health Important?

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Do you remember the last time you weren’t feeling well? Maybe you scraped your knee, had a nasty stomach bug, or even caught the dreaded coronavirus! After a few days, when your body fights hard, you make your way to recovery! Sometimes it’s simple to tell when you fall sick. What happens when you can’t see what’s wrong? When we talk about health, we usually jump straight into working on our physical health and treating any symptoms we see or feel.

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MITES Saturdays: Fall Symposium at MIT, Dec. 3

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MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering and Science) is a rebranding of the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs. Each year, MITES Saturdays (formerly SEED Academy) engages about 100 students in Grades 8-12 in Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence in a series of STEM-related activities. On December 3 , 10AM-3PM, these students will present their final projects in the MITES Saturdays Fall Symposium in the Stratton Student Center at MIT.