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Learning philosophy will help children think critically and make ethical decisions.
Thanks to its sensors, the smartphone can be a measuring instrument.
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Practical work is essential for science education. But health measures compromise their traditional organization. Here are some game-changing solutions.
Even with free data and unlimited educational material, online self-guided learning has a number of challenges.
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Due to restricted resources and infrastructure, few schools have been able to adopt online learning as a result of the lockdown.
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One-to-one talk is a great tool for learning.
Something still seems to be missing in teaching mathematics.
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A major reason for poor performance in mathematics in Nigeria is that lessons in primary schools are not centred on pupils and activities.
Striking school teachers protest outside a speech by Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce in Toronto on Feb. 12, 2020.
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Neoliberal governments are getting away with cutting public funding to education — by framing education as women’s work that needs a strong managerial hand.
AI systems may soon be able to generate texts that can pass for human work. Such technology has many positives, but could also result in widespread generation of false texts (including fake news).
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AI-powered text generators are becoming increasingly easy to access. Rather than banning their use by students, educators should think about incorporating such tools into their curriculums.
Teachers walk the picket line outside Northern Secondary School in Toronto, on Dec. 4, 2019.
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Short answer: they don’t. But striking teachers often receive a bit of financial help during a strike from money they themselves have already paid to their unions.
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is carried off the field after his team defeated the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II in 1968.
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Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi coached his last game half a century ago, but his approach holds timeless insights for educators.
As teachers attempt to meet the diverse educational, mental health, and behavioural needs of their students, they face high rates of burnout.
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Providing teachers with training in crisis intervention is one short-term strategy to help them meet the increasingly complex needs of students.
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A new study suggests LGB teachers in rural schools far likelier to have depression or anxiety than those in towns or cities.
Author and physician Dr. Benjamin Spock in NYC in 1974.
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The man whose book outsold all others, except the Bible.
If you want to earn a high income in Australia, you’re often better off having no degree than having a bachelor degree in teaching.
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Teachers get paid a decent starting salary but they soon fall behind other professionals the longer they stay in the job.
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Play and learning are one and the same for Mbendjele children.
Relative to other careers, bright students who were surveyed didn’t see teaching as coming with career challenges.
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Our top-scoring students aren’t choosing to become teachers, and that has flow-on effects for the students who come after them.
Whose responsibility is it to manage technology-related distractions in class?
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Some students who participated in a study of technology in the classroom believed instructors are at fault if students turn to technology when they are bored.
Researchers only have access to limited facilities and support for research.
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Given Africa’s projected population growth, management of its environment must be a global priority
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A large number of young people are reluctant to accept evolution. How we teach the topic might be a key reason why.
Simply taking lessons outside can do wonders for children’s education and well-being.
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Taking everyday lessons outside can improve well-being and engagement, yet it is not as used as often as it could be.
The quality of teacher-student rapport is not always the stuff of Hollywood fantasies but how it’s handled still matters. Here, the final scene from Dead Poets Society.
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Personal interaction between teacher and students impacts learning, just as it does in the movies.