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Lessons From This 'Golden Age' of Learning Science

ED Surge

Experts have described this as a 'golden age' of discovery in the area of learning science, with new insights emerging regularly on how humans learn. And I think that's why people don't trust science anymore, when science is so very important. Chiba: I think it's a problem with every career right now, actually.

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Beyoncé Reminded Me That Teaching Is an Art. This Is Why We Must Invest in Teacher Prep Programs.

ED Surge

During my career, I have obtained three degrees in education and social policy, cultural and educational policy studies and learning sciences — not to mention, I am currently working on a doctoral degree, as we speak.

Teaching 101
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Learning How to Blend Online and Offline Teaching

ED Surge

“Think of the screen as a place for two-way conversations rather than just talking at your students,” says Kristen Sosulski, executive director of NYU Stern School of Business Learning Science Lab. “If If you recognize it as a space for conversation, rather than a lecture, you’ll design your course with that in mind.”

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An Ode To STEM? What poets can teach academic scientists

The Hechinger Report

Their ability to shift perspectives and see their science from multiple viewpoints may have been honed, in part, we believe, through poetry. Next fall, in an upper class seminar on the neuroscience of animal behavior, students will begin each class with a short writing exercise, encouraged to ponder a scientific question or a finding.

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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

The Hechinger Report

Wilson wants to learn science-specific vocabulary and have Spanish skills “to communicate across barriers.” At the first section meeting in early September, 16 students — heritage speakers and language learners — chattered in Chinese and English as they crowded into a seminar room.