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Using mobiles to motivate students
01/09/2015
Teachers sometimes see mobile phones and other devices as a distraction from learning processes. An upcoming event will look at ways in which mobile technology can be a help, rather than a hindrance, to education.
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Be part of the World Education Games
31/08/2015
Five million young people from all around the world will be competing in this year's World Education Games (WEG). There are plenty of good reasons why students should participate in this event.
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Technology to prepare students for the robotic revolution
28/08/2015
It really depends on who you ask, whether people believe robots will be beneficial or a hazard to students and their future careers. Recent research suggests, however, that our mechanical co-workers are poised to take over not just menial work, but a great deal of white-collar and even executive positions, too.
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Helpful resources for using tablets and technology in schools
27/08/2015
Teachers and policy-makers in eight countries were brought together to design, implement and evaluate learning scenarios for the use of computer tablets in 45 schools, as part of the Creative Classroom Lab (CCL) project.
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Free resources for science classes
26/08/2015
Looking for ways to stimulate your science classes? The Association for Science Education in the UK has a website with an impressive range of activities and resources that can be used to engage your students. They're available for free and include the following:
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Galileo Teacher Training Workshop with ESA
25/08/2015
If you are a teacher of physical sciences and interested in new ideas that might help ignite interest among your students in those subjects, you might want to consider signing up for the ESA/GTTP Teacher Training Workshop before 21 September 2015.
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Space robotics tournament for secondary school students
24/08/2015
The International Space Station (ISS) turns into a game zone from September to December 2015, when secondary school students are invited to steer their very own miniature space droids to safety.
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Largest ESA Summer Workshop ever held
22/08/2015
More than 120 teachers gathered in the Netherlands, over the span of three days in July, to attend a Summer Academy organised at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC).
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Thirty teachers invited to a high level event in the chemical field
18/08/2015
Scientix invites up to thirty secondary school teachers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics education to participate in a workshop on 5 October 2015 in Berlin, Germany.
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Expert group places science at the heart of learning
18/08/2015
Inquiry-based and accessible science education should be considered an essential component of people‘s learning continuum, from pre-school to an active engaged citizenship. This is one of six recommendations set out by an Expert Group on Science Education in a recent report to the European Commission.
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