Tue.Oct 29, 2024

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Goal Setting for a Fourteen-year old

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Can a high school freshman be goal-oriented? Should they—or is this too early? Though many deliberate, no one yet has invented a time machine to unring the proverbial bell. And high school requires the ringing of many academic, social and economic bells. Many future-shaping decisions become final based on these four years. Zoe, like your sons and daughters, is thinking about which college she wants to attend.

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What Can AI Chatbots Teach Us About How Humans Learn?

ED Surge

Do new AI tools like ChatGPT actually understand language the same way that humans do? It turns out that even the inventors of these new large language models are debating that very question — and the answer will have huge implications for education and for all aspects of society if this technology can get to a point where it achieves what is known as Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI.

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Online Parent & Carer Information Sessions: Energy & Net Zero Jobs

All About STEM

This series, Creating Careers Pathways: Parent & Carer Information Sessions, will explore Apprenticeship and Technical Education (ATE) routes in the Liverpool City Region, designed to give you the information you need to effectively inform and prepare your young person for their best next step.

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What the Boom in Kids’ Smartwatches Reveals About Modern Parenting

ED Surge

As Jennifer Hill’s eldest child was heading into fifth grade, she began to wonder how she would communicate with him in the hour between his school bus drop-off and her arrival home from work in downtown Cleveland. This story also appeared in WIRED. “There’s no phone in this house if something goes wrong,” she remembers thinking. “It’s not safe.” When Hill was a kid, there were no cellphones, sure, but there were landlines.

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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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Connect with Boxlight at the NE Fall Ed Tech Conference 2024

Box Light

Get ready! Connect with Boxlight at the Nebraska Fall Ed Tech Conference, November 1, 2024 – booth V11 - i n the Younes Conference Center South ( Kearney, NE ). Explore our innovative solutions in action and see how we’re enhancing c ampus and classroom communication and student engagement, making a real difference in today’s education.

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SPARK: UP’s Day of STEM Exploration

Northeastern University

On Friday, October 25th, staff and undergraduate volunteers from the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education had the opportunity to participate in this year’s SPARK: UP’s Day of STEM Exploration. This event, organized by the UP Education Network , seeks to “bring hands-on immersive STEM experiences to [their] students to spark joy, excitement and wonder for STEM learning and career pathways.” More information about the event can be found here.

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Oct 29, Solving Exponential Equations Problems and Solutions (Part - 7)

Online Math for All

Solving Exponential Equations Problems and Solutions (Part - 7)

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Oct 29, Digital SAT Math Problems and Solutions (Part - 60)

Online Math for All

Digital SAT Math Problems and Solutions (Part - 60)

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Oct 29, Digital SAT Math Problems and Solutions (Part - 61)

Online Math for All

Digital SAT Math Problems and Solutions (Part - 61)

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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.