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4 Neurosystems Of Learning

TeachThought

It is suggested that the brain does not have one learning system but four--each with its own unique memory pattern and accompaniments.

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The 50th “Speleofest” in Lone Star Cave, Kentucky-the cave video!

Life and Landscapes

The 50th Anniversary of the Louisville Grotto’s “Speleofest” held in Hart County, Kentucky, at their Lone Star Cave Preserve, Memorial Day Weekend, 2022. Here is a virtual tour of the cave’s interior! (Click on my Vimeo link below, if the video doesnt immediately show) The Life and Landscapes Blog Site is at: www.vanstockum.blog/lookin Also find me at: www.facebook.com/reggievanstockum www.instagram.com/reggievanstockum www.vimeo.com/reggievanstockum www.youtube.com @regg

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30 Free MOOCs For Teachers & Students

TeachThought

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow learners access to free courses facilitated by top educators and experts in every subject area.

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Minecraft: A Movie and beyond

Living Geography

One of the projects I've been working on for over a year now is connected with Minecraft for an educational project. Here are the details as shared in an Environment Agency report in January 2025 (ahead of our completion of the project and trialling in the last few weeks). Coastcraft Game Following a successful roll-out of the online game Rivercraft developed by the Environment Agency, Microsoft and Blockbuilders, another version called Coastcraft has been developed for coastal contexts.

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Balancing Cognitive Load in Social Studies

Moler's Musing

Ive been reading Do I Have Your Attention? by Blake Harvard. It blends cognitive science with practical classroom ideasnothing too wild, just enough to make you stop and rethink some things. One part that really stuck with me was on cognitive load theory, especially the idea of intrinsic and extraneous load. It got me thinking about how Ive been planning, what I prioritize, and how I sometimes try to do too much when maybe I just need to step back.

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The Disruptive Effects of Polarization on the Law-Making Process

Political Science Now

The Disruptive Effects of Polarization on the Law-Making Process By David Jgr , University in Prague and Zdenka Mansfeldov , Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Krastev ( Reference Krastev 2020 ) predicted that the world would change significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic. The world probably has not changed to the extent that he estimated. However, society and politics remain divided.

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Unearthing Connections to Plants, Gardens, and the Natural World Around Us

Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Education

Why does it feel so good to be in a garden? The latest collaboration with USA Today shares the plants, people, and stories of Smithsonian Gardens to explore humans innate need to connect with living things.

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Emotion and Space in the Mid-Victorian Women’s Suffrage Movement – Lucy McCormick

Women's History Network

Separate Spheres The doctrine of the separate spheres womens confinement in the home while men freely roamed the public world is entrenched in popular imaginings of Victorian life.

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Carol Kocivar: It’s Time to Talk to Your Child About Threats to Democracy

Diane Ravitch

Carol Kocivar is former President of the California State PTA. She has worked as an attorney, journalist, and ombudsperson and is the parent to two children who graduated from the San Francisco public schools She posts on Substack, where this appeared. She writes: Scary as this may seem, it is time to talk with your children about how our democracy is threatened.