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Remote Science Instruction in High School Biology and Chemistry

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Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company introduced a new product line to help high schools provide high-quality, hands-on science instruction during COVID-19 disruptions. Teachers are vital to the student’s success and FLEX provides teachers with extensive resources to be successful with remote learning.

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The Case For Applying Cognitive Psychology in Your Classroom

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That’s because researchers from the fields of psychology, education and learning sciences apply the tools of science to distinguish what works from what doesn’t. I am a cognitive psychologist, which means that I use science to study mental processes. Our research most often begins in the basic laboratory level.

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'Better Every Semester': How Faculty Use Open Educational Resources to Improve Courses

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When Melissa Hardy took over a biology laboratory class at Salt Lake Community College, she inherited a commercial lab manual that left much to be desired. Contrast doing something and revising quickly with a textbook company that spends seven years to devise a textbook and hopes to hell that it works.” It was out of date.

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Flinn Scientific Updates Science2Go to Further Engage High School Students in Science Exploration

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New videos, labs, assessments, and more to support biology, chemistry, environmental science, and physics teaching and learning. Students will now have access to new videos focused around a particular phenomenon, such as global climate change and forest fires, to help them better understand real-world applications of science.

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Big Deals: Making AI Safe; New STEM Platforms; How To Fix Learning Loss

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By working together in an open science approach the network aims to create a comprehensive policy stack supporting AI’s responsible, secure integration in K-12 education by involving experts from various fields. Success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) demands keeping up with the latest tools and techniques.

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The Secret to Learning Any New Language May Be Your Motivation

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So programs intended to make that process easier and faster are tapping into the science of motivation to improve their methods. We’ve really learned that the most important thing is to keep people motivated,” says Bozena Pajak, director of the learning science team at Duolingo, a language learning app developer. “We

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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

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They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials carefully crafted to meet the needs of diverse learners and facilitate meaningful learning experiences. Science [standards] followed that idea. This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states.