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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Some educators place a share of the blame on calculus courses, which can push out otherwise interested students. Meanwhile, the calculus instruction has to be slowed down enough that it’s not as effective for math people as it could be. “I

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

ED Surge

Stacie Johnson Leader of Professional Development at Khan Academy Johnsrud: The World Economic Forum this past year reported that creative thinking is the number-one skill needed across industries globally in the next five years. Stacie Johnson AI can bring access in a way that we've never had before. How would you respond to that?

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9 Best Online Math Classes For Kids

The Maker Mom

Children between 6th and 12th grades can easily find an appropriate course in algebra, geometry, algebra 2, and pre-calculus. Kids get full access to this incredible system as members of the live classes, or they can get a monthly subscription starting at just $9.99 for a year of access.

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Free Lesson Plans from Study.com

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Study.com is an online distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and physics) aligned with many popular textbooks. Students and you can watch the videos and access the lessons from a desktop, a tablet, or a smartphone. **.

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How to Think Computationally about AI, the Universe and Everything

Stephen Wolfram

It’s a new paradigm—that actually seems to unlock things not only in fundamental physics, but also in the foundations of mathematics and computer science , and possibly in areas like biology and economics too. And what’s amazing is that all the power and depth of what’s out there in the ruliad is accessible to everyone.

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Don’t Give Up on Algebra: Let’s Shift the Focus to Instruction

National Science Foundation

Researchers and policy makers have pushed to open that gate—providing more students access to algebra, focusing in particular on those students historically denied access to higher-level mathematics. Thus, improving access is alone insufficient to remedy racial inequities in mathematics education. Domina et al.,

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How Can We Prepare STEM Teachers to Work and Thrive in Rural Schools?

National Science Foundation

Rural schools offer opportunities for leadership that may be more accessible than in larger, urban places. chemistry, biology, and physics or both calculus and Algebra I) or to teach and work in other roles in the school such as coach and bus driver. The Mississippi Economic Review, 1, pp. Curriculum . Conveyance. References