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Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

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Real-World Math Problems Many of the terminated awards had something to do with teaching future elementary and middle school math teachers how to meet the needs of more than one type of student. Its worth noting, they say, that they have to apply for federal funds through nonpartisan, peer-reviewed methods.

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Beyond simple search: The benefits of topic browsing in library databases

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Databases are essential for helping middle and high school students understand the value of research, appreciate the importance of validating sources, and make connections between different topics — all of which are necessary for building information literacy skills.

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How to incorporate real-world connections into any subject area

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For instance, when discussing natural resources in geography, I pose a thought-provoking question: What is something you cannot live without? As students investigate everyday items, I emphasize that most of these products originate from nature at some point, prompting a discussion on the true cost of these goods. link] Moser, K.

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From English to Automotive Class, Teachers Assign Projects to Combat AI Cheating

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They do try, as Holly Distefano has seen in her middle school English language arts classes. When she poses a question to her seventh graders over her school’s learning platform and watches the live responses roll in, there are times when too many are suspiciously similar. Kids aren’t as sneaky as they think they are.

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One Idea to Keep Teachers From Quitting — End the Teacher Time Crunch

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That study could be used to help administrators overhaul their teachers’ schedules, the task force writes, and free them up from non-teaching tasks that eat away at time that could be spent collaborating with peers, reviewing their students’ learning data and generally making their lessons better. “I I grade papers at night.

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Top STEM Schools in Georgia Host High-Tech Personalized Classes Without Hours of Screentime

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Unlike the typical public high school, this program is selective, meaning classes are much smaller. Students must be high achievers in middle school with recommendations from math and science teachers, in addition to high test scores. In that class, two students choose a peer-reviewed article and lead seminars every Friday.

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Creative Approaches for Developing Essay Writing Skills

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Collaborative Writing and Peer Review The adage “two heads are better than one” holds true in the realm of writing, as collaborative efforts and peer review can yield invaluable insights and constructive feedback.

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