How This Teacher Unlocked His Students’ Curiosity
Mr. Escobar Used Small Padlocks to Unlock His Students’ Curiosity
Mr. Escobar is a social science teacher at Tranquillity High School located in California. He is clearly a creative thinker when it comes to teaching social sciences to his 120+ students. He created a series of “escape room” lock box puzzles for them. After they discover a piece of historical information contained in each “room,” they unlock it and move on to another one. Read more
Tuition-Free Colleges Really Do Exist
…But Be Sure to Read the Fine Print
Do you know a student who just plain cannot afford to pay any money at all for college?
Well, there is no shame in that. And the good news is, tuition-free colleges really can be found. The issue is that even though they really do exist (unlike leprechauns and unicorns), they usually only offer free tuition to students who meet certain requirements. Read more
Decoding the Fast-Changing World of AP Classes and Exams
On February 11, the College Board released statistics that show, beyond a doubt, that participation in its AP program has increased substantially over the last decade.
Here’s some of the news that the College Board shared: Read more
New Student Research Identifies “Physics Fans” Who Have an Affection for Physics
New Student Research Foundation Study Finds that Students from All Backgrounds Feel the Same Way about Physics
In 2017, the Student Research Foundation asked 16,129 American high school students how they felt about the STEM subjects they were studying. The research was conducted in collaboration with our STEM Research Consortium partners, the American Association of Physics Teachers, National Girls Collaborative Project, and the National Association of Biology Teachers.
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Ms. McCall’s Students Have the Tools they Need to Study the Colorado River
Why we funded Ms. McCall’s project to help her students study the Colorado River
How difficult is it to learn about how water flows through a river and affects its topology? Although it sounds like an easy body of information to understand, it isn’t. And it is most effectively learned when students have the classroom tools they need to simulate water flow and river erosion. Read more