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Understanding NGSS: What, Who, Why and When
NGSS is the newest entrant in the science teaching playground and it’s already making a big change in the way science is being taught. Like all changes, this one too might seem a bit scary, so we thought it would …
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10 Unusual STEM Careers
Often the mention of a STEM job conjures up images of traditional careers in medicine and engineering, with students often thinking STEM careers are not interesting or exciting. Part of the problem is that students don’t know half the opportunities …
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Girls Can Do Math
Excuses about STEM disparity range from theories of pipeline issues to women scientists actually forgoing careers in favour of better work-life balance. We cannot, however, ignore the elephant in the STEM room, namely, bias. A study conducted by Dr. Joan. …
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Twig World’s Reach Out Reporter nominated for a Learning on Screen Award 2017
Here’s something that’s made this week extra special: Twig World’s primary science news service, Reach Out Reporter, has been named a finalist for the Educational Multimedia Award (Non-Broadcast Delivery) by Learning on Screen! As you may know, the Learning on …
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Challenges in STEM Education and How Teachers can Overcome Them
Teachers are a huge influence when it comes to students’ subject choice matter or their decision to pursue a STEM career. The evidence from the ICM-S survey suggests that students’ decisions to study STEM in college can be directly influenced …
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10 STEM research careers worth knowing about
We’ve heard about it all before – the importance of STEM, the urgent need for engineers and scientists, better paid job packages and secure jobs. But a choice of career is dictated by more than pay packages and economic policies. …
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The Importance of STEM
The world is changing at a rapid pace, and with this change come many challenges: climate control, poverty reduction, clean water, sustainable energy, food production, finding cures to deadly diseases, and economic growth, to name just a few. STEM fields …
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10 reasons to use video in the classroom
John Berger states in his book Ways of Seeing that “seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognises before it can speak.” Videos work on the principle of visual learning – the most efficient method of learning. Studies conducted at MIT …
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Finalists for the Education Resources Award 2017!
The race for the Education Resources Award 2017 has begun and we are extremely honoured to have a place amongst the finalists!
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Visual learning: The science behind the film
Ever wondered why there is a sudden push for educational films? They have an ability to captivate students and they break the monotony of traditional teaching. There is a definite science behind the making of a Twig film. We’ve already …
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