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29/07/2015

Girls are awesome!

09/06/2015

If there's one subject that has the ability to impact kids throughout their entire lives, it’s personal finance. Unfortunately, it’s a subject no one wants to teach them. Here you will find a guide to the financial terms that every kid needs to learn.

11/05/2015

It seems like we missed this one in April. Our CEO, Cristina Luminea was featured on Irish Times' list of: Women driving Ireland's brightest small businesses to success

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Discover the women creating some of Ireland’s greatest success stories

07/05/2015

Everybody does maths!

In a physics class for elementary education majors, I often hear "I'm just not a math person". Here's why that's not true.

27/04/2015

It’s so obvious that it’s practically proverbial: you can’t unboil an egg. But actually, it turns out that you can -- sort of. Eleanor Nelsen explains the process by which mechanical energy can undo what thermal energy has done.

14/04/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc2-363MIQs&feature=share

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-static-electricity-anuradha-bhagwat We’ve all had the experience: you’re walking across a soft car...

10/03/2015

The same maths found in games can provide clues to the Origin of Life.

Game theory math can describe molecular competition and cooperation, perhaps providing clues to the origin of life.

11/02/2015

The problem seems to just be perception.

When teachers think girls are bad at math and science, it has an impact.

02/02/2015

8 hours of sleep seem to work wonders for our brain.

http://bit.ly/1EBdt7g

It’s 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You’ve been studying for days, but you still don’t feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep? Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way t…

01/01/2015

A maths programme designed to produce the next Einstein

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences leverages donor dollars to support long-term investment in the continent's promising young people.

14/12/2014

The best kids board games and card games with recommendations by age--toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. Great list of the best family games!

08/12/2014

Teachers being retrained for STEM http://bbc.in/1yZHYPb

Extra training to improve maths and science teaching and a college for digital skills are announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.

05/12/2014

Do you agree? http://bbc.in/1CM100t

Head teachers are calling for schools to be graded separately on the curriculum that they teach.

05/12/2014

Have you downloaded all 5 of our Numerosity yet?

05/12/2014

Where do you think the cuts should come from? http://bbc.in/1ztn0HT

Some 17,000 education and training places could go as a result of severe cutbacks, the Department for Employment and Learning has revealed.

04/12/2014

We are getting excited for Christmas..

04/12/2014

http://bit.ly/1w3uAvi

TUI and ASTI welcome broad support and prepare battle lines for January strike

03/12/2014

This should be introduced everywhere! http://ind.pn/1yf8Cpx

Children as young as 11 are set to be offered classes at universities including Cambridge in a bid to help the brightest comprehensive pupils from poorer areas secure places at top institutions.

03/12/2014

70% of UK Schools use technology in the classroom! http://bbc.in/1pSO7vT

Young people's lives at school and home are immersed in online technology, according to a UK study of tablet computers in education.

03/12/2014

http://bit.ly/1yKi3er

Four subjects scrapped and other courses delayed by lack of accreditation, leaving schools struggling to plan teaching

02/12/2014

New A Level maths program to be delayed! http://bbc.in/1ybOHHV

The introduction of new maths AS and A-levels will be delayed by a year until September 2017, says the government.

28/11/2014

Lego in Space! http://bbc.in/1A0bm7Z

European Space Agency's next big project will include a robot for Mars made from Lego

28/11/2014

28/11/2014

Interesting article http://bit.ly/1AYKxEi

New technology has had a big impact on life at university, but students and institutions alike should be sure to take full advantage of what's out there, says Chris Smith

27/11/2014

An interesting article http://bit.ly/1rruzQp

Schools in disadvantaged areas are seeing a rise in the number of students progressing to college but inequalities still remain. For more analysis see the full tables in today's newspaper

27/11/2014

This could be promising! http://bbc.in/1ry7mXc

Young people will be able to gain a full honours degree while earning a wage and paying no fees, under a scheme backed by government and industry.

27/11/2014

Happy

26/11/2014

http://bit.ly/1zXZRxH

Fintan O'Toole: ‘52 per cent of the youngest teachers are in temporary jobs. And how do you get a permanent job? By marking your students as hard as they deserve or by ensuring that your charges are all stellar performers?’

26/11/2014

Interesting Article http://bbc.in/1Fqfam2

A university project is using iPads to create the textbooks needed for lessons in the Irish language

26/11/2014

Great themed activities http://bit.ly/1FqcvbO

I'm always SO grateful for the educators who share their materials for free! I was looking for some Thanksgiving themed math materials for my kids and came