[[{“value”:” Reimagining mathematics teaching: Dr Elle G. Brayic’s Math Academy and the path to confidence Published: Mathematics often evokes a sense of dread among students, leading many to believe they simply ‘can’t do mathematics’. Dr Jennifer Holm, a mathematics educator at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, hopes to address this issue through the development of the Dr Elle G. Brayic’s…
[[{“value”:” Halloween is coming up fast! With the season of candy and costumes nearly upon us, the time has come to start preparing outfits for trick-of-treating! But what if you wanted to inject a bit of education into your kids’ Halloween ensemble? Turn costume shopping into a moment of learning? Here are five great STEM costumes that you can make…
[[{“value”:” How do our brains extract information from faces? Published: Most of us can tell how someone might be feeling just by looking at their face. But, how do we do this? At the University of Waterloo in Canada, Dr Roxane Itier is using eye trackers and brain imaging techniques to study how we extract information from faces, and how…
[[{“value”:” CC-BY, Unsplash Introduction Parents should be included as partners in the child’s STEM learning, since it has been proven that family involvement in the kindergarten environment has many benefits for children. Parents can prepare their children to become the creators and inventors of tomorrow with STEM. By taking traditional learning concepts and twisting them to favour hands-on experiences and…
[[{“value”:” Imagine a playful chicken, dressed in a tutu, twirling gracefully across the screen to illustrate the concept of rotation. This isn’t just any poultry with a penchant for ballet; it’s one of the many charming characters that populate the math videos of Doodles and Digits. This innovative educational platform, founded by former elementary teacher Caroline Farkas, is transforming how…
[[{“value”:” How do students benefit from SHAPE-based learning? Published: Having taken part in the initial SHAPE in Schools pilot project, Anne Dunkerley, Head of Drama at Guiseley School in West Yorkshire, UK, shares the importance of the arts for students and society, and the benefits of SHAPE-based learning. Why are the arts important for students and society? I’m always telling…
[[{“value”:” How can we measure time? Published: Learning to tell the time is one of the key skills we are taught as children; but take a moment to think about it, and you may find the concept of time slipping away from you. How do we know how long a second is? Where did minutes come from? How do we…
[[{“value”:” Exploring CrunchLabs’ Hack Pack: A Deeper Look Hack Pack, a new subscription box from CrunchLabs, is designed to engage teenagers and adults (ages 14+) in the exciting world of robotics and engineering. Created by Mark Rober, known for his popular YouTube videos and engineering feats, Hack Pack provides hands-on learning experiences similar to those offered by KiwiCo Labs for…