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Apr 5

Apr 5 We Can All Use a Little Mindfulness

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students, For Researchers, For Parents

It's that time of year. Spring break is over, and we're approaching the home stretch of the school year. For many students and educators, this is one of the most stressful times of the year. I can certainly feel it myself and with my students, and I know I'm not alone. ...

Apr 3

Apr 3 GUEST POST: An Interview with an App Designer

Learning Scientists

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SmartCards+ was created out of a personal interest to learn more effectively. My wife is a native Korean speaker and we decided after having kids to raise them speaking both English and Korean. I'm not Korean but I really wanted ...

Apr 1

Apr 1 GUEST POST: How to Study Poorly

Learning Scientists

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Need to study for an exam, but you don’t care if you fail? Have to read a boring textbook, but want to remember as little as possible? Aiming to see if there is a grade lower than an F? Well then this is the perfect guide for you! With my almost award-winning guide, I can show you ...

Mar 29

Mar 29 A Note on Note-Taking

Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students

Two days ago, Yana and I ran our monthly Twitter chat, #LrnSciChat. This time we talked about Note-Taking and I have to say that I was blown away by the responses from the participating people. During the chat many great ideas for classroom implementation were generated...

Mar 28

Mar 28 GUEST POST: How Images and Imagination Can Enhance Learning

Learning Scientists

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"An image is worth a thousand words". I believe most people have heard this saying before. But what does it mean for teaching and learning? How can we use images (and imagination) in the classroom?

Mar 26

Mar 26 Weekly Digest #102: Leading women in STEM fields

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For Parents, For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, Guest Posts, Digests

According to the study, “Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation”, women are vastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in the US. The report further states that women hold less than 25 % of STEM jobs.