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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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Unfortunately, a sizeable portion of this academic scholarship is locked behind paywalls thus restricting its access to those who can afford to pay. Several researchers and students are unable to afford the high costs required for access thus crippling their efforts to participate in the generation of quality knowledge.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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Think Like a Scientist The lessons focus on chemistry and physics, two “gatekeeper” subjects that are typically seen as more difficult, Schneider says. Many rural students have also struggled to access high-quality STEM education because of a lack of resources. Students will learn to think like scientists.

STEM 332
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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Sessions were prone to explanations such as how “physics-based simulations” became the buzzword in Hollywood, leading animation teams to use modeling techniques for hits like “Frozen,” “Brave” and “Toy Story,” which include life-like representations of walking through snow and bouncing curly hair. And I just find that really cool,” he adds.

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

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And finally, sometimes it makes sense to set our local contexts aside and explore the universality of a particular content area such as math, or physics, or social science. They don’t have access to exceptional resources or possess out-of-reach skills. Again, these are not perfect teachers.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? What might be the environmental impacts of shoes?

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

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They envision an ecosystem where learners buy access to courses without enrolling in colleges; where teachers profit directly from their teaching; where students track progress on ever-lengthening credential chains; and where people who invest in the right tokens gather in learning groups to explore topics of mutual interest. That’s a joke.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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She adds that Shoelace’s games now encourage students to raise more questions to their teachers in their physical classrooms, because they want the right answers. Students have also been asked to use the platform to make presentations for English or social science classes, she adds.