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Teachers Believe That AI Is Here to Stay in Education. How It Should Be Taught Is Debatable.

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I think the way that the data science and data literacy movement in particular is approaching this is through bite-sized modules. Try two weeks on a concept in mathematics, try this data set to cover the existing unit you already have on ecosystems in biology, teach the booms and busts of economics through data from the Federal Reserve.

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5 Innovative Tech Projects for High Schoolers

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For example, a student interested in marine biology could design and 3D print a model of a coral reef ecosystem. Through hands-on experimentation and learning, students acquire essential technical skills and develop critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration skills that are indispensable for success in modern times.

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Why ‘Brain Rot’ Can Hurt Learning — and How One District Is Kicking It Out of School

ED Surge

That reward-seeking brain system makes adolescents vulnerable to what researchers call problematic digital media use, Marciano says, which is characterized by behaviors like constantly thinking about their phone, feeling negative emotions when theyre unable to use their phones, and withdrawal symptoms.

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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

ED Surge

A biology laboratory coordinator in an integrated science department at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Kohn perceived the tool as useful. Artificial Tools, Human Judgments When EdSurge first spoke to Kohn, the lab coordinator, he was using ChatGPT as a teacher’s assistant in biology courses.

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Should High School Students Do Academic Research?

ED Surge

Often the skills young students learn through doing research, like critical thinking, are what help them later on rather than the research itself, she says. “If In one biology class at Radford, students conducted research on a specific fungus among bees.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

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Even after 144 years, Ward’s Science continues to be a leading provider of a full range of science products, kits, and resources for AP Science, Biology, Chemistry, Digital Science, Earth Science, Physics, and more for elementary-age students through High School (and beyond)–including Makerspace environments. How do you use it.

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Wauwatosa School District Science Detracking Efforts (Part 3 in a Series)

Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

The audit revealed that the system of regular and advanced science coursesparticularly in subjects like biology, chemistry, and physicswas contributing to disparities in learning outcomes. After careful evaluation, the team chose OpenSciEd as the primary curricular resource for biology and chemistry courses.

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