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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

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Elevating Equity: Unveiling Startling Insights for Inclusive CS Classrooms : Did you know the “nerd” stereotype can dissuade girls from pursuing STEM education? SEL and STEM: Meaningful Classroom Connections : The social emotional wellness of the students we serve is more important than ever.

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A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

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They could succeed in STEM jobs that tend to pay well in industries that are facing pressure to increase the diversity of their workforces. And when 43 students finally arrived, Austin, along with two teaching assistants, led their organic chemistry lab. She helped them figure out where to eat and where to stay. “I

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There’s a New Wave of AI Research Coming to Transform Education

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Jeremy Roschelle and his colleagues at the grantee AI Institute for Engaged Learning will have five years to develop an artificial intelligence program that can guide students through narrative-based STEM lessons. You could tune it to the teaching assistant interrupts you, motivates you, engages you at the times that you want it,” Goel says.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

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Keywords: Active Learning, Think-Pair-Share, STEM Background Introductory undergraduate STEM classes are notoriously painful experiences, both for the students and for the teacher. Discussion Questions: Reflect on your challenges in teaching a large STEM class. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. van Gog, T.,

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Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance

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That’s where artificial intelligence–powered teaching assistants might come in handy. AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores. After one year of using Happy Numbers, an AI-assisted teaching assistant, nearly all the students improved their scores to a 35. by Eli Zimmerman.

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How AI can transform lesson planning and assessment

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Here is one way teachers can use AI tools to curate an entire class’s flow, its study materials, and practice tests without the aid of an army of teaching assistants. Its enhanced accuracy in math and vast knowledge base make it the ideal option for teachers teaching advanced-level courses in STEM subjects.

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‘Backchannel’ Tools Let Students Ask Questions Anonymously. And That Brings More Voices.

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So the professor developed a backchannel tool that allows students to submit questions online during class and receive real-time answers from a teaching assistant. Karlie Wells, Samson’s teaching assistant who comes to his classes to answer student questions, agrees. It creates a more welcoming and open environment.”

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