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Hurricanes never cross the equator. Here’s why.

Strange Maps

Here are four things about hurricanes that you may not know. One: They’re the local name of a global phenomenon. Large tropical storms in the western part of the Pacific Ocean are called typhoons. In the Indian Ocean, they’re called cyclones. In the North Atlantic or the eastern part of the Pacific, they’re hurricanes. The term “tropical cyclones” is often used as a catch-all term.

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PROOF POINTS: This is your brain. This is your brain on screens

The Hechinger Report

One brain study, published in May 2024, detected different electrical activity in the brain after students had read a passage on paper, compared with screens. Credit: Getty Images Studies show that students of all ages, from elementary school to college, tend to absorb more when they’re reading on paper rather than screens. The advantage for paper is a small one, but it’s been replicated in dozens of laboratory experiments , particularly when students are reading about science or other nonfictio

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Integrating Poetry into a Busy Classroom

Heinemann Blog

How can I fit poetry into my busy classroom schedule? And how do I even introduce poetry to students?

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TEACHER VOICE: My students are bombarded with negative ideas about AI, and now they are afraid

The Hechinger Report

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, educators have pondered its implications for education. Some have leaned toward apocalyptic projections about the end of learning, while others remain cautiously optimistic. My students took longer than I expected to discover generative AI. When I asked them about ChatGPT in February 2023, many had never heard of it.

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Women Performers, their Writhing Reptiles and that Wrought Indian Connection – Debanjali Biswas

Women's History Network

Please note that this article contains content that may be sensitive to readers with herpetophobi In the last decade of the nineteenth century, the British public was reportedly enthralled by a snake charmer’s performances. She was“richly attired in picturesque Hindoo costume, toyed with huge snakes, serpents, and boa-constrictors in a manner which held lookers-on spellbound”.

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How District Leaders Make Edtech Purchasing Decisions

ED Surge

Imagine being a district leader tasked with selecting the ideal educational technology tools from a sea of thousands of options. The stakes are high: The right choice can transform classrooms, while the wrong one can waste precious resources. How do you decide? At the heart of this challenge is understanding how districts approach their edtech procurement decisions.

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When Did Humans Start Accumulating Social Knowledge?

Anthropology.net

A key aspect of human evolutionary success is our ability to build on past knowledge. Unlike other species, humans don't have to learn how to do things from scratch. Our societies have developed various methods, from formal education to online tutorials, to pass on what others have learned. This cultural transmission makes learning more efficient and fosters innovation, allowing us to experiment and improve upon existing technologies and methods.