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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

Cool Cat Teacher

Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility 00;00;00;04 – 00;00;07;19 John Davis This is the Ten Minute Teacher Podcast with your host Vicki Davis. Extended Episode number 780 – Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility. And all of a sudden I'm taking Algebra 2, I'm taking Calculus. Your district.

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

ED Surge

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

ED Surge

As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators. Johnson: If we want to ensure equitable access, I want to really hammer home the point that teachers need training.

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This Year’s High School Seniors Reflect on the Adversity They Faced and How They Persevered

ED Surge

This year’s seniors missed out on many of the in-person opportunities high schoolers typically have access to, Geoff Heckman, a school counselor at Platte County High School in Platte City, Missouri, says. She says all the turbulence of the past few years has transformed her peers into deeper thinkers and better communicators.

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5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication. It’s about writing, communicating, sharing, perspective-taking, and collaboration. Preview all materials before giving students access.

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Why Should You Consider STEM Programs for High School Students?

STEM Education Guide

Improved Collaboration and Communication When learners enroll in STEM programs for high school, they have recurring opportunities to boost communication, particularly through formal presentations and active listening. Lastly, they must be able to access virtual educational resources for research opportunities.

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Grading in my Discrete Mathematics class: a 3x3x3 reflection

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

Here's the one from Winter 2021 for calculus and here's the one for modern algebra. This worked out really well since students got access to helpful resources and a break from time pressure, and I got more explanations of reasoning which led (in my view) to better data about student learning. Three things that surprised me 1.