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Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

Ask a Tech Teacher

During Engineers Week, engineering societies, universities, companies, and other organizations organize workshops, competitions, seminars, outreach programs to schools, career fairs, and networking events. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Endangered Species, Winter 2024

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4 Ways to make sure the teachers in your school are properly trained

Neo LMS

If a regular company would invest in its employees if it would work towards their advancement and education in order to have said employees achieve great results, why would a school be any different? You can’t just throw it various seminars and educational summits without an afterthought. Feedback and open communication are crucial.

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Kids Don’t Always Believe in Climate Science. Are Schools Miseducating Them?

Edsurge

That’s one thing Katie Worth, a former reporter for the PBS show Frontline, found while researching her new book, “ Miseducation ,” about how schools teach climate science. The book is called “Miseducation.” But many kids in the U.S. aren’t necessarily sure—even ones who have experienced its effects firsthand. That’s a good assumption.

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Germany, known for sorting kids into college and vocational tracks, takes a more flexible approach

The Hechinger Report

Students in Germany can embark on apprenticeships directly after finishing general education at age 16 in grade 10, attending vocational schools that offer theoretical study, alongside practical training at a company. Chambers of commerce and industry support company-school partnerships and help smaller businesses train their interns.

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Awesome Feedback Tools, AI, and a Little Inspiration from FETC – SULS0186

Shake Up Learning

The presentation includes several other common standbys, but one tool art teachers in her seminar were excited to learn about was VoiceThread. Susan mentions this may be the right tool for students or teachers who need to reference a physical item like a book, notebook, or model. It can also be added to Chromebooks!

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Lessons From This 'Golden Age' of Learning Science

Edsurge

Olav Schewe, consultant based in Oslo, Norway, who has worked with universities and companies to advise them on how to use insights from neuroscience to make better learning programs and tools. He is also the author of books on effective learning, including “ Super Student.” There is just so much space there to store things.

Learning 162
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In Coastal Alaska, 2 Visions for the Future of Higher Education

Edsurge

In contrast, Outer Coast offers liberal arts courses in person, conducted in the style of small-group seminars. It’s inspired by Deep Springs College, a tiny, two-year, private school in California founded a century ago by banking and power-company magnate L.L. “People who do online do so because it fits their busy life,” Kraft says.

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