by studentrg | Oct 7, 2019 | Education
If you’re a teacher, do you know what is going on in the minds of your students? What motivates them to learn? As you know, some students are extremely motivated to learn, while others are only concerned with earning a passing grade. What is going on? Some answers to...
by studentrg | Aug 30, 2019 | Education, Student Research Foundation Research
It’s only natural for high school teachers to feel a special affection for former students, and to feel a sense of loss when they leave for college. As educator Jill Eulberg writes on the Hey Teach blog: “Spending as much time as we do together, our classes can bond...
by studentrg | Jul 15, 2019 | Partners, STEM
Graphing calculators help most all high school students visualize math concepts and the results of their work. But if those students have learning disabilities, graphing calculators with vibrant color displays are even more effective at making math come to life. One...
by studentrg | Jun 5, 2019 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Partners
“I teach mainly high school freshmen in an urban inner-city environment on the South Side of Chicago,” writes Mr. Lothspeich, a 9th-grade teacher at Chicago Vocational Career Academy,in Chicago, IL who is committed to his students. “Despite their daily struggles...
by studentrg | May 30, 2019 | Partners, STEM
Ms. Gresham’s Classroom Robot Teaches Her Students Real-World Programming Skills Students in Ms. Gresham’s George Ranch High School classroom in Richmond, Texas were eagerly learning computer programming skills. But Ms. Gresham, who is eager to provide her students...