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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. 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. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Our class has no prerequisites.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. Through these devices, students access web-based study tools, simulation tools, and apps where they can interact with their teachers and fellow students.

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In College Math, Faculty Is Key. But Will This Insight Actually Help Students?

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A number of instructors in the math department at San Diego Mesa College, where she's a professor, had started exploring how to weave standards-based grading — an approach that evaluates students on how effectively they have mastered content — into the way they teach calculus.

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How a Little-Known Federal Program Creates Opportunities for Migrant Students

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Students attend classes on various subjects taught by college professors including literature, coding, algebra and college readiness. We also offer a regional residency program at Fresno State University (FSU) in the summer for 50 students in grades 9 to 11.

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5 Resources to Gamify Student Writing

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If you’re teaching algebra, for example, you can explore the lesson plans that include Dragonbox Algebra 5+ ; a cool game that gives live to plain numbers. You’ll get access to 30+ games that teach skills in English language acquisition, science, and math. You have no idea what game to play? Educade will give you ideas.

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

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Study.com (formerly called Education-Portal) is a distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and more) aligned with popular textbooks. Lessons can be pushed out to the entire class or specific students. How to get started.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Most are about five minutes (some longer, some shorter) and cover topics like chemistry, physics, calculus, geometry, biology, Algebra, trigonometry, grammar, ACT prep, and SAT prep. C-Span Classroom is free but requires registration to access materials. Explore.org. ” Kudos to their ability to achieve that goal. Futures Channel.

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