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Equity and Access in Math Education

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Historically, underserved communities of Black and Latino students experiencing poverty underperform in mathematics as measured by various academic indicators. There is no doubt that nearly two years of remote learning resulted in the loss of learning in all disciplines, particularly in mathematics.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

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Brian Johnsrud Global Head of Education Learning and Advocacy at Adobe The past two years have witnessed a notable surge in the use of artificial intelligence within education, marked by increased investment, deployment and integration into various educational practices. That end-to-end process is creative thinking.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education.

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Are Students’ Math Futures Being Unwittingly Set By Tracking?

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Kaufman and Holmes published a report in February that suggests large and low-poverty middle schools tend to use achievement-based tracking more for math placements than their high-poverty counterparts. It was the first publication based on RAND’s American Mathematics Educator Study.

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5 Tech Tools for Math Class

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Khan Academy is a website that provides online math and science education for students of all ages. DreamBox Learning is a math education software that uses adaptive learning technology to individualize instruction for each student. This makes it perfect for classroom use, as students can access it from any computer or mobile device.

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Productive Struggle: An Opportunity for In-Depth Mathematics Learning

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Struggle is a regular part of mathematics class: students struggle to get started, to carry out a process, to express misconceptions and errors, and with “uncertainty in explaining and sense-making” (Warshauer, 2015, p. Generating Mathematically Productive Struggle. Generating Mathematically Productive Struggle.

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. Some educators place a share of the blame on calculus courses, which can push out otherwise interested students. The solution?

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