Crafting Your STEM Education Definition | by Andrew B. Raupp | Age of Awareness

A Guide for Practitioners to Foster Innovation and Collaboration Image: Getty ID# 1393183265 / Man Writing In Journal Written by: Andrew B. Raupp / @stemceo In the fast-paced world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, practitioners face the challenge of keeping up with the rapidly evolving landscape. One key aspect of this challenge is crafting a definition of STEM education that resonates with their organization’s mission, values and goals. Below, are further insights to help equip STEM practitioners with strategies for creating their own definition of STEM education — not to be confused linguistically with STEM subjects or…

Clarke eyes greater gov’t pre-primary spend, means-based financing of tertiary education | Lead Stories

With administrators continuing to be on the edge of their seats, to see whether there will be a surge in teacher migration come August, Dr Nigel Clarke, minister of finance and the public service, has reiterated that Jamaica spends the second highest on education among Caribbean territories. While speaking at the closing ceremony for the week-long Caribbean Union of Teachers’ (CUT) 41st Biennial Conference, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Friday, Clarke referred to the World Bank’s and UNICEF’s Public Expenditure Review of the Education Sector in Jamaica 2021, which stated that in 2019 education in Jamaica…

5 Tips for Creating a More Inclusive Classroom Environment –

Singapore stands as a beacon of multicultural harmony in the heart of Southeast Asia, a diverse tapestry of cultures, ethnicities, and religions woven together over centuries. The multicultural backdrop of the nation, in turn, sets the stage for an engaging, diverse, and inclusive educational environment that prepares students adequately for life in a highly globalized world. It’s imperative to reflect Singapore’s diversity within the country’s classrooms by making inclusive teaching and learning a major priority. Educators play a critical role in creating such a setting. They’re not just purveyors of knowledge, but also the architects of a learning environment that…

What the Affirmative Action Ruling Means for Colleges and Universities

The Supreme Court’s decision to end race-conscious admissions will very likely change higher education in complicated ways. Some of them will be obvious, including immediate changes in the demographics of the campus. Others, though, could also change society, affecting the doctors who treat you, the judges who hear your cases, and the college choices of Black students. Here are a few things that could happen, now and in the future. The campus will look different. What will happen to the student body at the 100 or so selective colleges and universities that practice race-conscious admissions? Nine states have already banned…

Defining liberal education, and how to advertise it

What is liberal education? How can colleges support it? And how can they attract more students to pursue it? At a conference on such questions at Ursinus College, outside Philadelphia, the vice president for enrollment at Grinnell College, a far wealthier liberal arts institution in Iowa, shared the pitch he currently offers students and parents. “I haven’t even done this for the Grinnell faculty,” Joseph Bagnoli Jr. said Friday to the audience of professors and others. “So it’s a little daunting to do this in front of liberal arts experts … I’d love to hear your feedback, in the interest…

Machine Learning Definitions, Types, Examples and Applications

By: Lavanya Singh, Technologies Writer Machine learning, a potent field within artificial intelligence, empowers computers to learn from data and autonomously make predictions or decisions, without the need for explicit programming. It focuses on the development of algorithms and models that can automatically identify patterns, extract insights, and make informed predictions based on large datasets. By leveraging statistical techniques, mathematical optimization, and computational power, machine learning algorithms can process vast amounts of data and uncover complex relationships and trends. Machine learning has revolutionized various industries, including healthcare, finance, marketing, and transportation. It is employed in diverse applications such as image…