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How Are U.S. Students Doing in Math? About as Well as Their Parents Did in 1995

ED Surge

The results are in and theyre not great. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. International data on math and science released earlier this month gave the globe its first chance to compare progress since the pandemic. For the United States, it appears that the COVID-19 pandemic reversed more than 20 years of progress in math scores, based on results from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.

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Let’s inspire our future workforce together! If you’re an employer in our region, join the LCR Careers Hub Employers Network and enthuse the next generation. We can help you develop your talent pipeline, support your CSR ambitions, and inspire your employees of the future.

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The Power of Peer-Led Discussion in Literature Circles

Teach Hub

Do you have a chatty class that loves to talk? Instead of disciplining them for talking about irrelevant things, you can give them something to talk about. Peer-led discussion groups offer students a dynamic space to engage in meaningful conversations with their classmates. The power of peer-led discussion in literature circles helps students develop critical thinking skills as well as shape students into insightful, collaborative learners.

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Social Emotional Learning Activities for Every Age

STEM Sport

Emotional quotient, commonly referred to as EQ, is a measurement used to gauge someones ability to understand their emotions, regulate their emotions, and read the emotions of others. EQ is something that is strengthened throughout a childs development and their strength in this area helps share who they will be in adulthood. One way to effectively help strengthen a childs EQ is by incorporating social emotional learning (SEL) activities into the classroom.

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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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The Most Popular Easy Prep Challenges featuring Cardboard

Teachers are Terrific

Let’s talk about easy preparation and a free material! I have resources to share and tips about using cardboard! Think about it- Cardboard is free. Every package you receive is in a box. Items you purchase come in boxes. Even better, this is true of the parents of your students, and they will send their boxes to you! I promise you will have more cardboard than you will ever use!

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The STEM Stereotypes That Hold Students Back Aren't What You Think

ED Week

Girls may not underrate their math performance compared to boys, after all. But math-oriented sciences are a different matter.

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The Genetic Miracle of Parthenogenesis

STEMe

Bangalore, India Ever wondered how parthenogenesis works? This fascinating reproductive process is a type of asexual reproduction that involves the development of female gametes without any fertilization. In other words, the unfertilized egg develops into a new organism without sperm. This phenomenon is often observed in plants, insects, and even some reptiles.