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Weekly Digest #8: Study Tips for Students
May 1

May 1 Weekly Digest #8: Study Tips for Students

Learning Scientists
For Students, Digests

We thought that with final exams coming up, today's digest should be devoted to some helpful tips for successful studying, reviewing, and *gasp* cramming. Overall, if you are going to study effectively and not waste any precious time, you should try these 5 strategies ...

What do all those funny words mean?  A primer on English educational jargon for Americans
Apr 28

Apr 28 What do all those funny words mean? A primer on English educational jargon for Americans

Yana Weinstein
For Teachers, For Researchers, For Parents, Learning Scientists Posts

This guide came about because I (Yana) noticed that I was often having to translate terms from English sources to our American audience. 

Here we present a set of terms commonly used in England when referring to education. ...

GUEST POST: A Teacher Talks About What Teachers Want
Apr 26

Apr 26 GUEST POST: A Teacher Talks About What Teachers Want

Learning Scientists
For Teachers, Guest Posts

my (@AmyRamponi) teaches AP Psychology at Kimberly High School, Kimberly WI

Weekly Digest #7: Grading and Giving Feedback on Homework Assignments
Apr 24

Apr 24 Weekly Digest #7: Grading and Giving Feedback on Homework Assignments

Learning Scientists
For Teachers, Digests

Two weeks ago, our weekly digest featured 5 resources addressing quality homework assignments.  This week, we take the homework discussion one step further: Once you’ve assigned a quality homework assignment, what in the world do you do with it? ...

A Few Quick Tips for the Overwhelmed Educator
Apr 21

Apr 21 A Few Quick Tips for the Overwhelmed Educator

Cindy Nebel
For Teachers, Learning Scientists Posts

I want to take a step back now. Scientists and instructors desperately need to take a moment, pause, and listen to each other. We started this blog by highlighting this problem, but let’s take a look at how far we’ve come. Here’s a mini-synthesis of the top 10 ...

GUEST POST: Rethinking Teacher Training -- How Mathematics and Education Departments Can Help
Apr 19

Apr 19 GUEST POST: Rethinking Teacher Training -- How Mathematics and Education Departments Can Help

Learning Scientists
For Teachers, Guest Posts

What can Mathematics and Education Departments do to help teachers be prepared to teach well as soon as they start working in the classroom? In my previous post, I suggested that teachers should be certified into one of three streams (Primary, Junior and ...

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