40 year old mystery regarding light and black holes finally solved
In the vicinity of black holes, space is so warped that even light rays may curve around them several times.
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Joseph Shavit
Jun 10, 2022
Student solves decades long mystery regarding light and black holes
In the vicinity of a black hole, space curves so much that light rays are deflected and may curve around them several times.
Joseph Shavit
May 15, 2022
How to motivate students during exam time, according to psychologists
As exam season begins, parents, caregivers and teachers will be looking for various ways to motivate students to do well in their studies.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 9, 2022
Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows
A Maryland police officer is being hailed after saving a student from an oncoming car Friday, and instead taking a hit herself.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 9, 2022
Florida teacher surprises her class with a real snowman -- most had never seen snow
A classroom of kindergarten students in Florida got a big surprise in late January when they received a snowman shipped from Kentucky.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2022
Apple invented a smart sunroof that lets you control how much light to let in
While Apple has remained completely tight-lipped about it, everybody knows the company is working on an Apple Car.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 24, 2022
STEM Student Experiments Win Flight Opportunity in NASA Tech Contest
The challenge aims to inspire students to seek a deeper understanding of Earth’s atmosphere, space exploration, coding, and electronics.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 21, 2022
California offers college students $10K for public service
The new public service program will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022
'Your heart smiles': Friends cheer on 7-year-old until he makes a shot on the basketball court
"Let's go, Andrew. Let's go!" Those were the encouraging words from students as their friend made several attempts to score a bucket.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 10, 2022
Self-driving race cars zip into history at the Indy Autonomous Challenge
A racecar with nobody at the wheel snaked around another to snatch the lead on an oval track at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 30, 2021
New app helps track random acts of kindness
The team behind the Kindland campaign developed the “Just Be Kind” app to track all the good deeds that often fly under the radar.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 7, 2021
Messages of kindness and peace from students around the world stretch 18 miles
Imagine unrolling a paper chain from Carlsbad more than 18 miles south. Now, consider that each link of that paper trail carries a message.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 15, 2021
The Helping Hand Project engineers prosthetic hands for children with upper limb differences
Helping Hand Project is composed of students who work to design and 3D print prosthetic hands for children who have upper limb differences.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2021
How does homeschooling affect adolescents' character, health and well-being?
Compared to peers at public schools, adolescents who are homeschooled are more likely to report greater character strengths.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021
High School Lets Seniors Dress Up for Hilarious School ID Photos
Senior year of high school is one that many people never forget. From prom to graduation, it is filled with memorable milestones.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 26, 2021
Retired teacher aims to make a difference, challenges ‘kindness’ as next Tiktok trend
Make a difference for one person and it will have a ripple effect. That is the message retired teacher Tony Garcia hopes to spread.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 25, 2021
New research comparing online to in-person student engagement -- surprising results
Something that surprised us was how active online students were in terms of asking questions about their instruction.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 1, 2021
New research shows learning is more effective when active
Engaging students through interactive activities, discussions, feedback and AI-enhanced technologies resulted in improved performance
Joshua Shavit
Sep 29, 2021
Surprising results in study comparing online to in-person student engagement
Something that surprised us was how active online students were in terms of asking questions about their instruction.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 29, 2021
Study finds praising middle school students improves behavior by over 60%
Students speaking out of turn, texting, falling asleep in class, making distracting gestures, managing these behaviors is all in a days work
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