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The GCHQ Christmas Challenge! (11-18)

All About STEM

The GCHQ Christmas Challenge is back! Every year schools & colleges across the country take on mind-bending brainteasers set by GCHQ puzzlers. “At GCHQ, we love creating puzzles and breaking codes. That’s why every year we create the GCHQ Christmas Challenge, a series of fiendish puzzles, designed by our very own team of codebreakers.

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Foundations of Biological Evolution: More Results & More Surprises

Stephen Wolfram

This is a follow-on to Why Does Biological Evolution Work? A Minimal Model for Biological Evolution and Other Adaptive Processes [May 3, 2024]. Even More from an Extremely Simple Model A few months ago I introduced an extremely simple “adaptive cellular automaton” model that seems to do remarkably well at capturing the essence of what’s happening in biological evolution.

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Google Chrome's QR Code Generator Moved - Here's Where to Find It

The Innovative Educator

Google Chrome moved its QR code generator. If you want to access it now, here's what you do: Click the three dots on the top right of your screen Scroll down to "Cast, save, and share" Select "Create QR code" The screenshot below shows exactly how to do this.

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Dec 5, Factoring by Grouping with an Interactive Lesson

Basic-Mathematics

Learn factoring by grouping with interactive lesson, step-by-step guidance, instant feedback, and clear solutions to help you master factoring effortlessly.

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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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Engagement Strategies for Summer & All Year

Middle Web

Elementary and middle school educators searching for practical, adaptable student engagement strategies that can be implemented immediately will find inspiration in 50 Strategies for Summer School Engagement. A valuable resource for all year long, writes Michael McLaughlin. The post Engagement Strategies for Summer & All Year first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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A Cut Above and Beyond: How Crosscutting  Concepts Foster Critical Thinking in Elementary and Middle School Classrooms

Kid Spark Education

Crosscutting Concepts Cultivate Understanding: What Are They? If you exist in STEM communities, youve likely heard of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) a K-12 educational framework designed to give students a deeper understanding of science and engineering topics. At Kid Spark Education (KSE), were well-versed in the power of NGSS to transform student understanding and achievement across grade levels.

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Does Facial Recognition Belong in Schools? It Depends Who You Ask

ED Surge

It was early in the school day when a 17-year-old gunman began firing into a classroom in the art complex of Santa Fe High School, roughly 30 miles southeast of Houston, in May 2018. He terrorized fellow students and teachers for about 30 minutes before surrendering to police, killing 10, injuring 13 others and leaving the town of 13,000 to mourn. Amidst calls from parents to ensure students’ safety after the shooting, the Santa Fe Independent School District school board approved $2.1 million f

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A Cut Above and Beyond: How Crosscutting  Concepts Foster Critical Thinking in Elementary and Middle School Classrooms

Kid Spark Education

Crosscutting Concepts Cultivate Understanding: What Are They? If you exist in STEM communities, youve likely heard of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) a K-12 educational framework designed to give students a deeper understanding of science and engineering topics. At Kid Spark Education (KSE), were well-versed in the power of NGSS to transform student understanding and achievement across grade levels.

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ASK Webinar: Using Apprenticeship Levels to Progress Your Career

All About STEM

On the 9th of December 2024, Amazing Apprenticeships is hosting an ASK Webinar for young people on how to use the different levels of apprenticeships to progress their careers.

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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.

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CEC: Sci4Us Primary & Secondary Careers Videos (STEM)

All About STEM

We love the Careers & Enterprise Company’s resource directory, it is an invaluable hub if you’re looking for career videos, activities, toolkits and more. If you haven’t visited the site yet, we have a fantastic recommendation to start you off – the Sci4Us Interviews!

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