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

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When some students hit an obstacle in school or college, they can take it as a sign that this whole education thing just isn’t for them. And when women and men came into that environment, women reported a lot less interest in computer science than men. That delayed the project a full year. Who could I be here?

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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.

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Does ‘Flipped Learning’ Work? A New Analysis Dives Into the Research

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Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. I didn’t think that was fair to people practicing flipped learning.”

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8 STEM Community Service Projects

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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning is a core part of a student’s education. Educators are tasked with finding engaging ways to get students interested in STEM learning starting as early as kindergarten and into high school. Below are ways to get students of all ages engaged in STEM learning.

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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? The process of science is messy!

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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The idea that exam results should be assessed differently based on a student’s socio-economic background is known as differential treatment, and Emil is investigating whether such policies can improve equality and efficiency in education and labour markets. Is differential treatment fair?

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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.