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10 Tips to Engage Your Students with Science – Tip 5: Teach Them What They Want to Know.

Children are inquisitive by nature. They are constantly trying to make sense of the world around them and are eager to understand how natural processes occur. Science teachers should make use of that inquisitiveness in order to...
by Catarina Loureiro
 

 
 

Thai Students Receive 24 Points of Compensation

Mathayom 6 (Grade 12) Thai students who recently took the Ordinary National Education Tests (Onet) will receive 24 extra points on the science exam as a result of administrative test errors. Two different versions of the exams ...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 
 

Tanzania: Prestigious All-Girls Secondary School Excels in Necta Exams

A shining example of the potential Africa holds for high quality education can be found at the ‘Precious Blood Girls Secondary’ School in the Arusha Region, Tanzania. The school achieved astounding results when ranked again...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 

 

Bulgarian President Emphasizes Need for Scientific Innovation

“Education and innovation are the recipe of Bulgaria’s future success.” This is the new mantra championed by Bulgaria’s President, Rosen Plevneliev, in a meeting with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia yesterday...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

West London School Provides Extra Tuition for Political Refugees

On the outskirts of West London a small group of dedicated practitioners have created a multi-storey educational complex tailored towards helping political refugees. Owl Education, situated in Southall, was founded in 1987 du...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

Bhutan Bringing Conservation into Conversation and Practice in Elementary Schools

In Thimphu, Bhutan‘s capital, one school’s moto is “Let nature be your teacher.” The school has a communal vegetable garden, flower gardens, recycle and reuse activities, trees, and children learn basic ...
by Ling Shu
 

 

 

Malay Parents Protest Educational Blueprint

Several weeks ago, Malay parent groups held a rally in front of the Ministry of Education in Putrajaya in an effort to convince the government to hold off on implementing the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (MEB) until ...
by Alice Formwalt
 

 
 

Open Access to Books for Arabic Science Education

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton announced, as one of her last acts in office, a new project that may change the way Arabic speaking teachers and students access information. The Open Book Project (OBP) was launche...
by Catarina Loureiro
 

 
 

Ten Tips to Engage Your Students with Science – Tip Four: Connect with Their Everyday Lives

How many times have you heard one of your students say “I’m never going to need to use this knowledge?” Many, many times, I am sure. Students often feel that the subjects approached in science classes are disconnected fro...
by Catarina Loureiro