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Education: Why ‘energy vampires’ must be slain
What are schools for and who is leading the ship?
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Mars colony: Humanity’s greatest quest
Just how close are we to setting up camp on another planet? It's complicated.
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Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex
It doesn't help that Hollywood has cast the 'coder' as a socially challenged, type-first-think-later hacker, inevitably white and male.
Study: Pandemic rumors may have killed hundreds of people
Pandemic rumors and information overload make separating fact from fancy difficult, putting people's health and lives at risk.
Learn to trade stocks like a pro for under $30
Get 11 hours of proven techniques on candlestick, day trading, and investment.
Break down the secrets to a lucrative project management career
This course collection can get you trained and ready for a six-figure career in this field.
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Be your own accountant and handle your assets with this personal finance class bundle.
Take your career to the next level by raising your EQ
Emotional intelligence is a skill sought by many employers. Here's how to raise yours.
Size matters: Bigger brains equal more complex hand movements in primates
Big brains come at a big cost, however.
5 things that happen to your brain when you learn a new language
Never has the bar to entry been so low and the recognized benefits so high.
The unexpected key to student engagement? Dignity.
What happens when someone you respect doesn't treat others with dignity?
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Why the most successful students have no passion for school
Passion makes challenges enjoyable, but it may have little use in schools.
How “thinking about thinking” can help children in school and in life
Teaching your child metacognitive techniques can improve their learning and life skills.
How learning journals can help students grow
Even non-academic experiences can inspire meaningful moments of learning and self-reflection.
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Why schools should teach habits of mind, not “college readiness”
Helping students get better at learning prepares them for life, not just higher education.
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Groundbreaking new research suggests removing drug-associated memories could prevent relapse
The 2020 study successfully removed memories associated with morphine from the brains of mice with very promising results.
Remote learning vs. online instruction: How COVID-19 woke America up to the difference
Educators and administrators must build new supports for faculty and student success in a world where the classroom might become virtual in the blink of an eye.
The key to better quality education? Make students feel valued.
Building a personal connection with students can counteract some negative side effects of remote learning.
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Penn Jillette: The year that shattered America’s illusions
The year 2020 will go down in history as one that shook our inner and outer worlds.
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Education vs. learning: How semantics can trigger a mind shift
The word "learning" opens up space for more people, places, and ideas.
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Every calculator you’ll ever need, for free
The Omni Calculator site is a stunning treasure trove of free calculators.
Changing the way we grade students could trigger a wave of innovation
How students apply what they've learned is more important than a letter or number grade.
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The student-teacher relationship is one of the big keys to education. Let’s innovate.
The COVID-19 disruption is a really an opportunity for collaborating and building stronger relationships.
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What if education were engaging for every student?
OpenStax reimagined textbooks and saved students $1 billion. Now is a moment to reimagine even more. How can education help students learn more, better, and faster?
This is how you overcome a language barrier
Don't worry about grammar rules at first. They'll only trip you up.
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How COVID-19 will destroy and rebirth education
The importance of finding and shaping learning communities.
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The school curriculum has stopped breathing. Let’s bring it back to life.
How can curriculum planners refresh learning in the wake of COVID-19?
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Living with ADHD: how I learned to make distraction work for me
Could better teaching practices make paying attention easier for everyone?
Here’s a new way to do study abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Would you study abroad online?
This is the superpower teachers need to flex
It takes a special person with a special set of skills to reach students on an emotional level.
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