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Mar 26

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

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.

Mar 18

Mar 18 Weekly Digest #101: Preparing for Higher Education

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Students, Digests

We know that the transition as students move through their education can be difficult for students (and their parents). Choosing where to go to apply to college/university, how to apply, and how to fund the higher education can be one of the more difficult aspects ...

Mar 8

Mar 8 Different Research Methods: Strengths and Weaknesses

Megan Sumeracki

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

There are a lot of different methods of conducting research, and each comes with its own set of strengths and weaknesses. While most researchers are exposed to a variety of methodologies throughout graduate training, we tend to become engrossed with ...

Feb 18

Feb 18 Weekly Digest #97: Benefits and Pitfalls of Mindfulness Interventions in Schools

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, For Parents, Digests

In today’s digest, we want to give a quick overview of different positions on mindfulness training in schools. Mindfulness is the experience of being present in the moment; an enhanced awareness of oneself. It can be achieved through different mediation exercises...

Feb 16

Feb 16 Memorizing versus Understanding

Yana Weinstein

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

This post continues a series of posts on the value of memory. I wrote a few months ago about how memory is used for everything we do, and recently published a post-humus guest blog by Ralph A. Raimi in defense of memorization.

Jan 21

Jan 21 Weekly Digest #93: Exercise and Learning 2.0

Learning Scientists

For Teachers, For Students, For Parents, Digests

For Weekly Digest #31, we pulled together 5 resources on exercise and learning. But, there are TONS of resources out there about exercise and learning. Plus, in January we know a lot of people are thinking about good habits for 2018, and many may ...