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8 Time Management Tips For Dissertation Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s that time of hear when a lot of college students are writing dissertations as part of academic requirements. This is a daunting task but there are rules–suggestions–that will make it easier. The Ask a Tech Teacher team has a short list: 8 Time Management Tips For Dissertation Writing Embarking on the journey of writing a dissertation is a significant academic undertaking.

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Is Student Absenteeism a Growing Problem at Colleges, Too?

ED Surge

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of children regularly miss elementary, middle and high school. Is the same pattern of absenteeism playing out at colleges, too? If so, what’s driving the trend? And what can professors and higher ed leaders do about it? To find out, EdSurge interviewed Terri Hasseler, a professor in the Department of History, Literature, and the Arts at Bryant University in Rhode Island.

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LCR Careers Hub – School Online Sessions: Compass+

All About STEM

Careers Leaders: Compass + is a FREE tool from The Careers & Enterprise Company to help you benchmark, manage, track and report on your school’s careers provision. It’s available to all secondary schools, special schools, sixth-forms and PRUs in England. Liverpool City Region Careers Hub is offering four online Compass + training sessions that will take place after school and last under 1 hour.

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Integrating Technology via Tailored Professional Development

Box Light

Imagine a dimly lit room where adults endure another PowerPoint presentation, disengaged and uninspired. Imagine a brightly lit room with adult learners ready to be inspired by new experiences only for their motivation to be dampened by another static and mundane PowerPoint Presentation. This emphasizes the necessity of captivating and empowering professional development sessions to fully leverage technology's potential.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Amazing Apprenticeships: World Environment Day

All About STEM

World Environment Day takes place on the 5th of June 2024, it brings together millions of people from across the globe, engaging them in the effort to protect and restore the Earth. Amazing Apprenticeships has brought together a collection of resources that are perfect for World Environment Day.

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STEM Ambassadors: How to explain your job to an 8 year old!

All About STEM

If you’re a STEM ambassador volunteer, STEM Learning is offering a brilliant online session to help you present your career to youngsters by adapting your language and approach. The session covers the best ways of breaking down a complicated job title into bite-sized chunks that young people can understand.

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Fostering Innovation Through Youth Education in STEM and EdTech

Robot Lab

Image Source: Unsplash Technological innovation is on the rise, and the world of today looks very different for most than it did ten years ago. With most having access to formerly cutting-edge tech like smartphones and tablets, and new breakthroughs in blockchain and AI technology, the difference is notable; and likely will continue to be so as these innovations become more widely accepted.

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8 STEM Influencers: The Top EdTech Blogs, Podcasts, and Resources in 2024

CoderZ

Innovation in STEM education is steered by the minds of creative and skilled experts all over the world – STEM Influencers! In order to share their expertise with others, many of these edtech educators and professionals publish their knowledge, ideas, and experiences online through blogs, podcasts, video series, or other virtual resources. With all that there is to do as an educator, it can be a challenge to seek out the best edtech resources to help you guide STEM education and culture in

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New online APSI Physics 1 offering - June 24-27, through PWISTA

Jacobs Physics

By popular request, my June 24-27 APSI through PWISTA will now be online. You can sign up through this link. Online means you can attend from anywhere, and even bug out for a moment to feed/clean up after the dog/kid. :-) Demand was not there for a New York session in person, but we've had a number of requests for another online session! The PWISTA online session runs synchronously through Zoom from 9am to 3pm each day.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.