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Students & Educators

Mimi StapletonMay 15, 2018 0

Scaffolding Strategies for Better Comprehensible Input: Using Authentic Materials for ELLs

Authentic materials are not produced for the purpose of language teaching; instead, they are created by native speakers for native speakers (e.g., realia such as menus, literary excerpts, poems, broadcasts, ...). For English Language Learners, teachers need to make sure that the authentic materials and resources (#authres) contain appropriate features

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Data for Good | SAS Events | Students & Educators

Trent SmithMay 11, 2018 0

Students showcase power of open data to help government

Open data is critical to research, particularly at universities. The many university students that attend SAS Global Forum bring an energy and vitality to the conference that is unmistakable. They’re everywhere…in sessions, social activities, out on the town and, of course, the academic events. This year, 150 of them graced

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Education | Government

Students & Educators

Terry HardisonMay 9, 2018 0

Mission Critical: Teaching Students to Think like Writers

The recent release of enhancements to Writing Reviser makes this an ideal time to revisit the purpose of our innovative tool, which is both significant and, I think, subtle. The tool aims to teach students how to write. No one would argue that this is easy. It isn't. We’ve all

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonMay 8, 2018 0

Writing Reviser: Now Offering More Opportunities for Improvement

When I’ve had the chance over the last few years to show Writing Reviser in classrooms and at conferences, I’ve been careful to point that its purpose is not punitive. Specifically, I mean that the tool does not simply search for and highlight mistakes that student writers inevitably make. Instead,

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Artificial Intelligence | Students & Educators

Randy GuardMay 8, 2018 0

Optimistic about AI and the future of work

I have good news to share about the future. Despite what you may have heard elsewhere, the future of work in a world with artificial intelligence (AI) is not all doom and gloom. And thanks to a research-backed book from Malcolm Frank, What to Do When Machines Do Everything, we

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonMay 7, 2018 0

Writing Reviser: Choosing Better Words

Good news! We’ve revised the Writing Reviser. We’re happy to announce a number of exciting new features we’ve recently added to the Writing Reviser menu to help students select words that are more vivid, accurate, and powerful. Give meaning to those empty expressions. A new feature in the Sentence Economy

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonMay 7, 2018 0

Writing Reviser: Making Sentences Clearer

We’ve revised and added features to Writing Reviser so that is is even more responsive to the needs of students! More specifically, we've bolstered the Writing Reviser menu to help students spot potentially problematic words and expressions, thus making their sentences clearer and more powerful. Tell the reader what “This” means.

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonMay 7, 2018 0

Writing Reviser: Improving Sentence Variety

Here’s good news! In the spirit that even good work can get better with revision, we’ve revised Writing Reviser. We think you'll be especially excited about a couple of new features to help students revise words and expressions in ways that will make their sentences more varied and powerful. Draw on

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Advanced Analytics | Students & Educators

Data science education: matching up expectations and reality

Jaimy van DijkApril 26, 2018 0

Data science education: matching up expectations and reality

The SAS Data Science and Advanced Analytics Forum brings together businesses and universities, and at a recent event, universities described courses that focused on providing students with technical skills and competencies to handle data, together with some understanding of how data scientists use software. Businesses, however, emphasised the importance of

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Analytics | Internet of Things | Students & Educators

Randy GohApril 25, 2018 0

IoT use cases on display at new innovation centre

A future of flying cars and Minority Report-styled predictive dashboards may still be some time away, but the possibilities of robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered automation are a reality today. From connected cars to smart homes and offices, we see daily how big data and the Internet of Things (IoT)

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Students & Educators

Lucy KosturkoApril 25, 2018 0

What's New for May 2018

Spring brings warmer weather, blooming flowers, and new resources from Curriculum Pathways! Don't miss these exciting lessons and updates. Writing Reviser Our April release features dramatic new enhancements to Writing Reviser. To improve the sentence economy section, Writing Reviser now highlights expletives—words or phrases (e.g., "There are...") that often gum

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SAS Events | Students & Educators

Naohiro Takemura (竹村尚大)April 25, 2018 0

SAS Global Forum Academic Summit レポート

4月8日から9日まで、米国コロラド州デンバーにおいて、年次のSASグローバルイベント「SAS Global Forum」が開催されました。今年のSAS Global Forumには、2月に開催された和歌山県データ利活用コンペティションにてSAS賞を受賞した専修大学のチームを招待しました。 SAS Global Forumでは、毎回、学生・教員が参加するAcademic Summitが開催されますが、今年も4月8日に開催された本イベントをレポートいたします。

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Artificial Intelligence | Students & Educators

Michela GuerraApril 24, 2018 0

Hackathon: It takes heart and brains to be data driven

What if a famous soccer team asks you to predict how many tickets for their next match will be sold to women? Seventy students from Bicocca University of Milan tried to answer this question a couple of weeks ago. They were divided into 19 groups during a hackathon that SAS

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonApril 6, 2018 0

Why in the World Do We Need Poetry?

Every April we celebrate National Poetry Month, a time when verse-loving educators, media specialists, booksellers, and publishers introduce novel ways to promote poetry. Teachers plan special units on the Romantics, poetry lovers attend readings and symposiums, and we all expect to see releases of new and old titles. It’s a

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Machine Learning | Students & Educators

Markus GrauMarch 21, 2018 0

Business Analytics: Real-World Use Cases für Universitäten und Hochschulen

In meiner Funktion als Academic Program Manager unterstütze ich Hochschulen in den Themengebieten künstliche Intelligenz (KI), Data Science und Business Analytics. Einer der am häufigsten geäußerten Wünsche ist, dass seitens SAS, Use-Cases zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Keine theoretischen Gebilde, sondern echte, reale Daten von Firmen mit einem handfesten Business-Problem, das

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreMarch 19, 2018 0

How free edtech can help connect distant families

A few years back my daughter and her husband announced that a great job would be taking them from the North Carolina of their birth to upstate New York. Now, if you know anything about the demographics of North Carolina over the past decade or more, you will identify this

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators | Work & Life at SAS

Pi-Day supports Data Science education

Dr. Jürgen KaselowskyMarch 14, 2018 0

π-day - maths is something to celebrate!

If you are asked to give an example of using mathematics in everyday life, most people will immediately think of dividing the bill in a restaurant, or possibly calculating percentages. For most of us, this kind of maths will not be a problem, but somehow the whole idea of maths

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators | Work & Life at SAS

Dr. Jürgen KaselowskyMarch 14, 2018 0

Pi-Tag – es lebe die Mathematik!

Mathematik im Alltag, da denkt jeder sofort an die Rechnung im Restaurant, die man mal schnell per Kopfrechnen aufteilen will. Oder an Dreisatz, Prozentualrechnung, jaja … Für viele Leute kein Problem, aber irgendwie negativ besetzt. Das muss sich ändern! O. k., da wird nun kein gesetzlicher Feiertag rausspringen (wobei DAS jeden

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Analytics | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

data science shaping influencers

Dr. Jürgen KaselowskyMarch 8, 2018 0

New careers: Influencers and how data science shapes them

A recent documentary on TV amused me. It asked teens what they want to do professionally. The answers included YouTube star, DJ and – over and over again – “influencer.” Quite apart from the fact that all these are relatively new jobs, they also have something else in common: There

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Students & Educators

Molly FarrowMarch 7, 2018 0

Top Six Reasons to Explore! Primary Sources

Did you know Explore! Primary Sources has over 250 original text and audio resources? Presented in an online lesson format with historical context and comprehension questions, these primary sources encourage active reading and analysis. The collection, provided for free along with all of the resources from Curriculum Pathways, stretches across four centuries.

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Students & Educators

Lucy KosturkoFebruary 26, 2018 0

2018 Summer Teacher Institute

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! Due: April 9th, 2018, at 11:59 pm EST. We at Curriculum Pathways are excited to announce the third Teacher Institute (June 18-August 10)! The application is open and ready for your submission. The deadline for applications is March 30th, 2018, at 11:59 pm EST April 9th, 2018, at 11:59 pm EST. We always say

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideFebruary 26, 2018 0

Teacher Institute Q & A: Garrett Pederson

How has the experience at the institute changed your teaching? I now realize the importance of students exploring concepts on their own so that they develop their own understanding. Teaching is not merely transferring knowledge to my students, but giving them prompts and tools to help them reach their

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideFebruary 22, 2018 0

Summer Teacher Q & A; Ashley Snider

How has the experience at the institute changed your teaching? I used to be reluctant to rely on—or take risks with—technology. I now operate a paperless classroom and am constantly seeking new ways to engage my students with real-world-relevant skills and technology. What new skills did you acquire at

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideFebruary 22, 2018 0

Summer Teacher Q & A: Laura Croyle

Laura Croyle has taught elementary school for six years and was a member of the 2017 Curriculum Pathways Teacher Institute. She earned her bachelor's degree and a Master of Arts in Teaching & Curriculum from Michigan State University. She has a passion for literacy and incorporating digital learning practices into

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideFebruary 22, 2018 0

Summer Teacher Q & A: Jessica Peacock

What new skills did you acquire at the institute? It exposed me to resources that help students build both content knowledge and computer-literacy skills. My classroom is a 21st century space in which students are always learning and preparing for the future. Having spent time with the math curriculum this

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Students & Educators

Lucy KosturkoFebruary 22, 2018 0

What makes a good Teacher Institute application? 4 tips from the experts.

The application for our 2018 Summer Teacher Institute is now open! The application consists of two sections: a series of written responses and a 3-minute video submission. Want to make your application stand out? Here are four tips from our Institute alumni. 1. Do your homework. Prior to starting your

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideFebruary 19, 2018 0

Teacher Institute Q & A: Shannon Russell Hardy

How has the experience at the institute changed your teaching? The teacher institute changed my mindset. It was a phenomenal opportunity for me to collaborate deeply with adults, ask questions, research possibilities, and push forward as I learned about new technologies to enhance student learning. What new skills did you

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreFebruary 16, 2018 0

Jump Start Your iPad 1:1 with 3 Free Apps

That exciting #edtech day is finally here! The new iPads are unboxed, charged, and configured. The only question left is where to begin? Of course the best answer involves ongoing professional development and a good school-wide education technology plan. And that's no secret. Well-planned and resourced professional development is the

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideFebruary 15, 2018 0

Teacher Institute Q & A: Alexandra Boyd

How has the experience at the institute changed your teaching? I’m much more aware of online resources to help my students learn. And I look for ways to incorporate Curriculum Pathways into my teaching to benefit all learners. What new skills did you acquire at the institute? I find myself

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