After spending time in early years, the focus on assessment and structured learning in years 1 and 2 came as a shock by The Secret Teacher | The Guardian One year, during Sats preparation, I watched as a number of my … Continue reading Teaching children without play was soul-destroying

UMD became the first university to sign the Cool Food Pledge, an oath to create and serve more climate-friendly foods at its student dining hall. Esther Ciammachilli | WAMU The food being served at the University of Maryland’s South Campus Dining … Continue reading Quinoa For Breakfast? It’s Good For The Environment, University Of Maryland Says

The joy of my job comes in discovering products that make me go “Damn, I wish I thought of that”. These moments admittedly don’t come often, but that just makes their arrival more worthwhile. The Visual Measuring Cups are one … Continue reading THESE MEASURING CUPS ARE DESIGNED TO VISUALLY REPRESENT FRACTIONS FOR INTUITIVE USE!

Administrators at Educause’s convention share tips institutions can use to develop apps that connect students with vital resources and information. By Natalie Schwartz | Education Dive CHICAGO — Americans are spending more time on their phones than ever before, with the average … Continue reading How to make a mobile app college students want to use

For 45 years, eighth graders in Ketchikan, Alaska, have gone on an overnight survival trip to a remote island SUSAN SHAIN | The Atlantic BACK ISLAND, ALASKA —   “Oh my god, I feel like a murderer,” exclaimed 13-year-old Bonnie Bright. “I’ve killed … Continue reading Surviving the Wilderness as a final exam.

A case study on Greek epigraphy Yannis Assael*, Thea Sommerschield*, Jonathan Prag | Github Ancient History relies on disciplines such as Epigraphy, the study of ancient inscribed texts, for evidence of the recorded past. However, these texts, “inscriptions”, are often … Continue reading Restoring ancient text using deep learning

Dunoon Grammar is first-ever school from Scotland to become a European Entrepreneurial School of the Year By Henry Hepburn | Tes Dunoon Grammar has been named a European Entrepreneurial School of the Year at a ceremony in Helsinki – the first Scottish … Continue reading Scottish school lands European entrepreneurial award

Black female scientists have historically borne the brunt of both racial and gender biases in their fields, and in a white male dominated industry like the sciences, their achievements can at times go unsung. These adverse circumstances make their victories … Continue reading Research Spotlight: Amazing people at Oxford who you should know about

Archaeologists Found the World’s Oldest Leftovers by KIONA N. SMITH, ARS TECHNICA At Qesem Cave in Israel, Neanderthals or early Homo sapiensappear to have stored marrow-rich deer bones for several weeks, relying on the bones and their outer layer of dried … Continue reading Unearthed Tupperware from the Stone Age shows that humans had “doggy bags” before we had dogs.

he celestial object with the shortest name in the universe also ranks among its most peculiar, and not just because it resembles a pizza with anchovies. Jupiter’s moon Io makes our 50 Weirdest list because it changes the fastest — its surface remakes … Continue reading Jupiter’s Moon Io