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NoRedInk- Enhance Students Writing Via Targeted Practice and Adaptive Exercises

Educators Technology

NoRedInk is a website that helps students become better writers. It offers a wide variety of writing and grammar activities together with targeted exercises that help learners develop specific writing skills. NoRedInk online writing curriculum includes various types of adaptive exercises designed to enhance students writing style in terms of fluency, grammatical accuracy, and writing mechanics.

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Having Trouble Hiring at Your College? Try Improving the Jobs.

ED Surge

Several years ago, I chaired the search committee for a new administrative associate in my department. I was glad to participate in the process, and so was the rest of the committee, because we knew how important this role was to the functioning of our department. Our administrative associate manages complex budgetary and scheduling processes using byzantine systems and works closely with faculty who—let’s face it—aren’t the easiest people to placate.

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Promoting Diversity and Inclusion In Robotics Education

Robot Lab

By Devin Partida. Image source: Black Girls Code. Diversity and inclusion are vital to creating a robotics education curriculum that invites all students to explore STEM. Many teachers today, at all levels, are working hard to make their approach more inclusive and equitable for all kids. It can sometimes be confusing working out where to get started.

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There’s Still Time to Do School Discipline Differently, Researcher Says

ED Surge

As students and educators head into their third full year of schooling during a pandemic, they’re doing so amid a flurry of conversations happening around support for their mental health. What are behavioral issues and discipline going to look like this year? And where are the opportunities to make sure consequences are doled out equitably? That’s what New York University researcher Richard Welsh tried to glean by looking back at how discipline practices have evolved throughout the pandemic.

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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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Careers in Math? Great Careers Available for a Math Major

Basic-Mathematics

Have a math major? Want to major in math? Love math? Great! Learn about the many rewarding careers in math available out there.

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CSULA and YMCA Bootcamp Gets Students Excited About Web Design

CTE Learning

From August 1st-4th, the CTeLearning team and the Web Professionals Global Organization facilitated an online web design and social entrepreneurship bootcamp for students in the Los Angeles area. The students in the bootcamp were mentored by staff from the California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) Pathways Program and YMCA of Los Angeles. In the span of just four days, students learned technical skills, entrepreneurship skills, heard from industry experts and built their very own websit

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A Guide on Surviving School

STEMe

Mississauga, ON PROCRASTINATION TO Productivity. We often tend to avoid doing huge tasks because of their magnitude. As a result, we give in to procrastination and leave them for later, closing in on the due date. While some might find themselves working effectively under pressure, procrastination poses a danger to academic performance in general. According to a study published in PLOS One, procrastination can lead to higher levels of anxiety, stress, and depression.

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CSULA and YMCA Bootcamp Gets Students Excited About Web Design

CTE Learning

From August 1st-4th, the CTeLearning team and the Web Professionals Global Organization facilitated an online web design and social entrepreneurship bootcamp for students in the Los Angeles area. The students in the bootcamp were mentored by staff from the California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) Pathways Program and YMCA of Los Angeles. In the span of just four days, students learned technical skills, entrepreneurship skills, heard from industry experts and built their very own websit

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Explore Story’s Power to Bring Us Together

Middle Web

In The Gift of Story John Schu shows how to use the roles of story as clarifier, healer, inspiration, compassion, and connector to bring reading alive. Literacy leader Sarah Valter loves how ‘Mr. Schu’ emphasizes the many ways stories can weave us all closer together. The post Explore Story’s Power to Bring Us Together first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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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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Aug 12, Solving for a Specific Variable Worksheet

Online Math for All

Solving for a Specific Variable Worksheet

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What can stars reveal about galaxies and what can cultures reveal about stars?

Futurum

What can stars reveal about galaxies and what can cultures reveal about stars? Published: PART 1: THE SECRETS OF STARLIGHT: WHAT CAN STARS REVEAL ABOUT GALAXIES? Astrophysicists Professor Raja GuhaThakurta and Dr Amanda Quirk , from the University of California Santa Cruz , USA, are studying starlight to explore the mysteries of our two neighbouring galaxies, Andromeda and Triangulum.

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Aug 12, Solving for a Specific Variable

Online Math for All

Solving for a Specific Variable - Concept - Solved Examples

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STEAM in History: Elizabeth Magie

PCS Edventures

While history has not always been a defender of women in STEM, headstrong women have always made history behind the scenes. A quick search on the famous board game Monopoly may give credit to a man named Charles Darrow. However, it is the not-so-famous Elizabeth Magie with whom the game's origins may truly lie. Click for free printable posters and trading cards about Elizabeth Magie and more STEAM role models to share with your learners!

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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!