ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year has seen ample debate about the value and fairness of colleges prioritizing diversity among the students they serve. New research suggests one way to consider the question: by looking at how the mix of students in a given course affects their grades. A study published in the journal AERA Open found that students earn better marks in college STEM courses when those classrooms have higher percentages of students who are underrepresented racial minorities or the first in their families to

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Teaching Kids to Use Tally Charts: Fun and Educational Activities As parents and educators, we are constantly on the lookout for creative and engaging ways to teach children important skills. One such skill is the ability to use tally charts, which are a simple and effective way to collect and organize data. Tally charts are not only a fundamental part of mathematics and statistics, but they also play a crucial role in helping children develop their analytical and observational skills.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity gaps stemming from challenges such as inadequate internet access, strategically directs investments towards international companies that share their mission and actively contribute to its realization.

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Online Math for All

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Adding Two Digit Numbers Mentally

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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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STEMe

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Fairfax, VA As the elderly population increases in countries worldwide, there is a greater portion of the population at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). AD, characterized by abnormal plaques and fiber tangles in the brain, is a progressive brain disorder wherein the connections between brain cells undergo degeneration and eventually die. This progression slowly causes worsening memory and cognition in the afflicted person as the neurons capable of transmitting messages between the brain and bo

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Teach Science for All

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This week I attended an online book chat hosted by AERA Science Teaching and Learning SIG. The Book Chat was with Dr. Mark Windschitl of the University of Washington. We spent an hour with Mark sharing about his incredible book Teaching Climate Change.

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Online Math for All

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Writing Variable Equations from Word Problems

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Unlike many people in the country, Lindsey Henderson was thrilled by what she saw in the latest international test scores. A secondary mathematics specialist for the Utah State Board of Education, Henderson was asked to interpret the results of the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, for the state. When there’s positive results about Utah that her bosses want to put out, they will get advanced notice, she says, and so she got a tap on the shoulder to check out the PISA results

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