article thumbnail

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

These web-based classes offer motivated students a self-paced, self-directed path to achieving their college dreams in an affordable, flexible, quality ecosystem that prepares them for future careers in fields they love. The engaging video summaries of textbook material provide access to more than a thousand full-length college courses.

Calculus 168
article thumbnail

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. Many students cited the flexibility of remote learning as the sole benefit of the pandemic. And I was very fortunate for that.”

Schooling 255
educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Empowering Educators: Online Workshops for Aspiring STEM Teachers – Comprehensive Guide

STEM Education Shopping

Online workshops for aspiring STEM teachers ( 1 ) offer accessible platforms to enhance teaching skills and engage with modern methodologies. Firstly, one major benefit is the flexibility they provide. Unlike traditional workshops, online workshops allow you to access materials and participate in activities at your own convenience.

STEM 52
article thumbnail

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.,

Algebra 76
article thumbnail

Why Should You Consider STEM Programs for High School Students?

STEM Education Guide

Rather than equating obstacles to personal failure, they find that delays or setbacks can build flexibility and resilience. Therefore, you’ll be taking AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Calculus, in addition to coding classes (codemonkey) or robotics as extracurricular activities.

STEM 52
article thumbnail

ChatGPT Gets Its “Wolfram Superpowers”!

Stephen Wolfram

And in the end, as we’ll discuss later, that’s a more flexible and powerful way to communicate. But then mathematical notation was invented, and math took off—with the development of algebra, calculus, and eventually all the various mathematical sciences. But it doesn’t work unless the Wolfram Language code is exactly right.

Computer 145
article thumbnail

A crisis of clarity: can defining biodiversity help us protect the natural world?

Futurum

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a comprehensive and accessible research tool for learning more about philosophy. I think this work requires a lot of flexibility. . • The American Philosophical Association and the British Philosophical Association have some great resources for exploring a career in philosophy. • I was hooked.

Biology 52