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As AI Chatbots Rise, More Educators Look to Oral Exams — With High-Tech Twist

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As educators have looked to alternatives to assigning essays, one idea that has bubbled up is to bring back oral exams. It’s a classic idea : In the 1600s it was the basic model of evaluation at Oxford and Cambridge (with the grilling by professors done in Latin), and it was pretty much what Socrates did to his students. "I

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What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms

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Research shows that everybody finds things like that annoying, but if you're a first-generation college student, those start to trigger worries about belonging, because there's a belonging uncertainty there,” he says. And when women and men came into that environment, women reported a lot less interest in computer science than men.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Science Fair

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A Teacher’s Guide to Science Fair Post by Michelle Bogden & Natasha Wilkerson August 1, 2023 Are you a teacher responsible for running Science Fair this year? Read on for our Science Fair Guide: Steps to Success! What is Science Fair? Steps to Success First, a word of warning.

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Science Research Academy in Lexington coaches middle-school students: Budding researchers and science fair contestants

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Science Research Academy in Lexington offers hands-on scientific exploration to middle school students (ages 11-16), teaching them how to build their own unique scientific research projects from the ground up. Science Fair : January-April , at times determined by participants’ availability.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Published: At first glance, a student’s exam scores might seem like an uncomplicated way to measure academic ability. The first student has an extremely high grade point average (GPA) from their school exams, while the second student’s GPA is still good, but not as high. Is differential treatment fair?

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SIGCSE 2022 Day 2

Computer Science Teacher

One project is Sisters Rise Up which provides mentorship for women taking AP courses. First Paper Session: Trends in CS Teacher Professional Development: A Report from the CSTA PD Committee. Last of my morning papers was Who Belongs in Computer Science? She’s got a lot going now as well. She is an inspiration.

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Learning about STEM from First Graders

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What can we expect from first and second grades in STEM classes? After a few years with upper elementary grades, I found myself in the midst of a new adventure – first and second-grade STEM! But, a few surprises came my way during the first days with the very smallest engineers.

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