Tue.Jul 23, 2024

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Career Guidance in Cypriot Schools: How Students are Prepared for a Successful Future

Ask a Tech Teacher

Career Guidance in Cypriot Schools: How Students are Prepared for a Successful Future School education in Cyprus is recognized by the world community of educators as the most progressive and fundamental. A rich and interesting educational program has been created for students, the main goal of which is to make learning a positive process in the life of every child.

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Cellphone Ban, More Pay, ‘Disruptive Students’: New State Laws Address Teacher Priorities

ED Surge

There are plenty of changes teachers say could help them do their jobs better, such as adequate planning time and support for their well-being. Louisiana’s Department of Education decided to tackle some of these challenges by bringing together a group of teachers to recommend solutions — and they’re seeing change take shape. The Let Teachers Teach workgroup released its list of recommendations in May, and their ideas span improvements for dealing with issues including professional development, s

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Summer STEM Fun!

All About STEM

The sun is shining, so grab the chance to excite and enthuse your children with these fun and creative indoor or outdoor activities. You could make your own ice cream, build a LEGO sundial, catapult water balloons or sail a baking soda power boat – tons of exciting family fun! Recommended activities are added regularly so be sure to keep checking back.

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Teaching Our Students How to Be Text-Savvy

Middle Web

When Marilyn Pryle wondered whether her students were reading critically in real life, outside of school, she developed five questions for them to answer, whether they were consuming a book, video, post, article, or show. Here she shares her first question: What am I reading? The post Teaching Our Students How to Be Text-Savvy first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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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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A Montessori School’s Decade Long Quest to Engage its Diverse Students in Hands-On STEM

STEM for Kids

Raleigh, NC USA 7/24/2024 “[My child] has really enjoyed STEM class. Thanks so much for offering the kids such a great learning experience,” says a parent whose child has joined multiple STEM enrichment programs at Follow the Child Montessori School. Follow the Child Montessori School (FCM) and STEM For Kids are thrilled to recognize their 10-year collaboration since 2014, wherein the synergy between STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) enrichment and the Montessori method ha

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