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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.

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Why Do Underrepresented Students Struggle to Get the Math They Need for College?

ED Surge

Students hear a lot of advice about the importance of what they do in high school, but they aren’t all hearing the same guidance. When researchers asked 290 college students about what advice they’d been given in high school, the researchers found that it was stratified by race. My school was very, like, underfunded.

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Tech Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10, 2024

Ask a Tech Teacher

They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of atoms, even smile at the mention of calculus. School lore probably says they can drop a pin through a straw without touching the sides. There’s always been something mystically cerebral about people in technical professions like engineering, science, and mathematics.

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Are Students’ Math Futures Being Unwittingly Set By Tracking?

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When Pierrce Holmes entered ninth grade, his school put him in 9C, a lower-level algebra class. Which students get to attempt intellectually stimulating courses like calculus may rely in part on where they attend high school rather than just their aptitude for math, according to a new study. Oh, do you want to try?

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

Cool Cat Teacher

If you have students in your school who do not have English as their primary language, this is a must-listen-to episode. (Or You can provide feedback to your students on any text (print or digital) and they can hear you read as well.This is a perfect tool for summer school, reading tutors and anyone teaching reading. Bios as Submitted.

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

ED Surge

One thing we can do to support teachers is make AI accessible in a practical way to educators, [making it as easy as] asking about what's for dinner tonight or how I can plan my vacation. 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

The class of 2022 made it almost halfway through high school before the pandemic. They pushed through their junior year, often considered the hardest year of high school because of standardized tests, heavy course loads and college preparation, with less support and guidance than other graduating classes.

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