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How to flip the classroom and create avid learners

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The traditional sequence of teaching using lectures, discussion, projects, and testing was upended during the pandemic as teachers adapted to digital classrooms and students took on more responsibility for their learning. The main point is that the live lecture is dispensed with.

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The Case For Applying Cognitive Psychology in Your Classroom

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Cognitive psychologists interested in the science of learning take the basic building blocks of cognitive processes—how people perceive, learn, attend to and remember information—and build teaching and learning strategies that can be tested using the scientific method. Our research most often begins in the basic laboratory level.

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7 programs that are transforming education

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. • Miami-Dade Online Academy (Florida) – for using online teachers to provide full-time learning to students across the state while consistently outscoring statewide averages on standardized testing.

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Vernier Science Education Launches Go Direct® Soil Moisture Sensor for High School and College-Level Science

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Students simply insert the sensor into the soil they are testing at the proper angle and observe the real-time volumetric water content of the soil, reported in percent, in the Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro app. The sensor includes a rechargeable battery, providing always-ready operation when the sensor is being used wirelessly.

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Kidwind Celebrates Top Renewable Energy Innovations From Students At The 2023 National Kidwind Challenge

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Over the course of the three-day event, these highly skilled students were tested on their knowledge of renewable energy, their design and problem-solving skills, and their wind turbines’ energy output by a team of renewable energy educators and industry professionals. Team scores were based on their performance on three tasks.

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Discovery Museum Launches Its 3rd Hands-on STEM Distance Learning Resource

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Discovery Museum announced today the launch of its Feel the Force laboratory toolkit, the first offering in a new product series for K-5 remote learning called Field Trip on Tour. It includes seven hands-on STEM explorations to prompt in-depth experimentation at home, in the classroom, or both.

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Friday 5: STEAM education in action

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An integrated STEAM education also puts students on the path to success with higher test scores, stronger attendance records, better disciplinary records, and increased engagement and graduation rates. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving.

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