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Equity and Access in Math Education

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Historically, underserved communities of Black and Latino students experiencing poverty underperform in mathematics as measured by various academic indicators. There is no doubt that nearly two years of remote learning resulted in the loss of learning in all disciplines, particularly in mathematics.

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Using a Student-Centered Approach to Promote Computational Thinking

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Tony Lam, head of mathematics at Marymount Primary School in Hong Kong, recognized the mindset change required to create a student-centered coding experience. I now duplicate the same framework in my mathematics lessons. Learning to code also motivated her learning in mathematics and art. The CoolThink Pedagogy.

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Will AI Chatbots Boost Efforts to Make Scholarly Articles Free?

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When it comes to getting access to the latest scholarly articles, there’s a stark digital divide. Students and professors affiliated with most colleges have unlimited access to large collections of scholarship such as JSTOR and HeinOnline, because their institutions subscribe to site licenses.

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Productive Struggle: An Opportunity for In-Depth Mathematics Learning

National Science Foundation

Struggle is a regular part of mathematics class: students struggle to get started, to carry out a process, to express misconceptions and errors, and with “uncertainty in explaining and sense-making” (Warshauer, 2015, p. Generating Mathematically Productive Struggle.

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100th Day of School — It’s about Learning

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Have students work in groups to come up with one hundred ways to represent the number “100” Some examples are: 50+50 102-2 400/4 5*20 4(20+5) the square root of 100 + 90 Teachers may design math challenges and games that involve the number 100 to reinforce mathematical concepts in a fun and interactive way.

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Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Researchers Are Betting on It

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Students should be equal participants in their learning,” says Phipps. It features a talking digital avatar that helps teachers unpack common misconceptions that their students carry in mathematics. “If All teachers should have equal access to tools that can improve their teaching.

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Are Latino ‘Systems of Knowledge’ Missing From Education Technology?

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Holding the Door Open for Young Latinos Cindy Noriega is a third-year mathematics and computer science teacher in the Los Angeles area. Equal Access Doesn’t Mean Equally Helpful Edward Gonzalez oversees open educational resources for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools in California.