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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. Published: May 25, 2022. says Aimee.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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The goal is to improve science literacy among high school students by making lessons meaningful and relevant to their lives through a teaching method called project-based learning. The curriculum also primes students for college and potential careers in science. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too.

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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Despite the setback, I believe there is still a way for students to re-engage in school, support their communities and learn leadership skills. After taking a closer look at the social emotional learning (SEL) framework, it is clear there is a connection between SEL and service learning that educators can use and nurture.

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Announcing Our New EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellows

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EdSurge will publish and elevate their stories starting in the fall and continuing throughout the upcoming school year. EdSurge will publish and elevate their stories starting in the fall and continuing throughout the upcoming school year. kea High School in Hilo, Hawai‘i.

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Educators Team Up to Respond to Sudden Rise of ChatGPT

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In the past few weeks, education groups, schools and colleges have teamed up to offer resources for educators and draft policy papers in response to the sudden rise of so-called generative AI tools, chatbots that can compose answers to questions that sound like they are written by a human.

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Why My Students Had to Embrace Their Imperfections to Learn a New Language

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I am a social sciences and Spanish teacher and a mother of three children, and with that comes the social and self-imposed pressure to show that all the pieces of my life fit together like a shiny mosaic. At our all-girls high school, students want to impress their teachers to gain approval and self-worth.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

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It’s an ecosystem that could transform schools—sites for teaching and learning—into marketplaces—sites for buying and selling. It’s an ecosystem that could transform schools—sites for teaching and learning—into marketplaces—sites for buying and selling. And that raises questions. Universities are curators of content,” Saraf says.

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