As they plunged into a project on ancient Egypt this fall, Jay Martino's Cupertino (Calif.) Middle School students probably didn't realize they were on the front lines of a high stakes battle between Google and Microsoft.
Business
Dec 17, 2009
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When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across ...
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2009
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As U.S. cases of the H1N1 flu steadily rise, colleges and universities nationwide are arranging other means of connecting students with their peers, professors and administrators, should an outbreak occur.
Software
Nov 4, 2009
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(AP) -- Gadgets such as the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch are mainstays on college campuses - largely for the devices' ability to help students escape the pressures of the classroom.
Internet
May 21, 2009
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Equipped with floating GPS units, side scan sonar and waterproof paper, college students dove 25 feet down into an underwater classroom with a pioneering assignment: create a three-dimensional, interactive map of a reef.
Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2009
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Irish secondary schools are among the most socially integrated in Europe when it comes to reading literacy, according to a new cross-country comparative study led by a sociologist at Trinity College Dublin.
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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Teacher talk seems intuitive—the expert imparts knowledge onto novices, who passively receive expertise like a car or machine receives parts at every station on an assembly line. In reality, an effective teacher in an era ...
Education
Jun 16, 2023
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Nearly a third of primary schools do not have a single male classroom teacher, a new study from Warwick Business School shows.
Economics & Business
Jun 7, 2023
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Can learning and physical and psychological well-being be enhanced by redesigning traditional classrooms? The scientific evidence says they can. Traditional classrooms, which are usually organized in rows of chairs and desks ...
Education
Apr 18, 2023
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Plenty of homework, small classroom sizes and a long school day are often seen as the mark of a successful school—but research shows the number one factor that impacts learning is engaging teaching.
Education
Feb 20, 2023
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