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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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Grades 7-10: Register by Mar. 5 for MIT SPARK (Mar. 16-17)

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Here are STEM courses offered: Making art with Robots Linux and open source software Introduction to Programming in OCaml Better Coding with Vim: Intro to Keybinds and Configuration Web Development Crash Course Tales of the Americas through biology and genetics It’s Not Rocket Science (Wait, Yes It Is!) 3,2,1 Beyblade Physics!

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How to Think Computationally about AI, the Universe and Everything

Stephen Wolfram

And one of the stunningly beautiful things—at least for a physicist like me—is that the same phenomenon that in physical space gives us gravity, in branchial space gives us quantum mechanics. It’s because we’re observers like us that we perceive the laws of physics we do. Human minds who think alike are nearby. But what about AIs?

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Most are about five minutes (some longer, some shorter) and cover topics like chemistry, physics, calculus, geometry, biology, Algebra, trigonometry, grammar, ACT prep, and SAT prep. ” Kudos to their ability to achieve that goal. Futures Channel.

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Dear Educators, a Balm for Deep Cuts: Navigating Racial Microaggressions at School

ED Surge

This meant I was consistently rewarded at school for putting my head down and striving to be a “good student” and “high achiever,” but never for challenging authority or speaking up when something was wrong. When Whitney Aragaki, a high school biology and environmental science teacher in Hawaii, hears “What kind of Asian are you?”,

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

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They should also explore various branches of science such as biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences. Students should be taught mathematical concepts such as algebra, geometry, statistics, and calculus. Her students became more engaged and enthusiastic about STEM subjects, leading to higher achievement levels overall.

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

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FIELD OF RESEARCH: History and Philosophy of Biology. Charles focuses on the philosophy of one specific branch of science: biology. The philosophy of biology contemplates questions surrounding evolution, genetics, life and, more recently, humanity’s impact on the natural world. WHAT ARE YOUR PROUDEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR?

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