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6 ways to bolster STEM education for the future

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STEM education would emphasize problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches and the value of discovery and play, according to a new 10-year vision from the American Institutes for Research for the U.S. The ideal future of U.S. Department of Education’s STEM Initiatives Team.

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A virtual reality, AI-boosted system helps students with autism improve social skills

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For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have been developing a virtual reality system to help students with disabilities, especially those with autism spectrum disorder, to learn, practice and improve social skills they need in a typical school day. Right now, the closest we can come to that is training peers.

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Wi-Fi radiation: Practical steps to implement safer tech in classrooms  

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The Collaborative for High Performance Schools, the United States’ first green building rating program designed for K-12 schools, developed Best Practices for Low RFR classrooms in 2014 and the interdisciplinary Maryland State Children’s Environmental Health And Protection Advisory Council also recommended safer classroom technology in 2017.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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School principal Abraham agrees: “Having the students have the ability to really dive deep within that text and read the text multiple times is so important for comprehension, especially with our students that are English language learners or that might have a learning disability. [It It has] really helped us in closing that achievement gap.”

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

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This new age of teaching and learning will be more integrated into the day-to-day, more interdisciplinary, and more based on the lived experience of the teacher and student. Leaders in education now have the opportunity to leverage GenAI to accelerate the transformation of data into feedback for students across subjects.

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Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning

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Schizophrenia creates significant disability that disrupts quality of life, especially impairing social relationships and cognitive skills (World Health Organization 2022). Based on research conducted by the Research Triangle Institute in 2023, it is projected that 3.7

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Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning

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Schizophrenia creates significant disability that disrupts quality of life, especially impairing social relationships and cognitive skills (World Health Organization 2022). Based on research conducted by the Research Triangle Institute in 2023, it is projected that 3.7

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