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Computer Science Course Offerings in High School Spur More Students to Coding Degrees

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In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. It’s like math anxiety — they think they can’t do it,” the professor says of some students. We are far from achieving equity in this space.” And he knows that feeling firsthand. “I

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. But where to start?

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5 Tech Tools for Math Class

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I’ve updated Ask a Tech Teacher’s list of ten math tools we posted in 2016 to be shorter and with a new option. I think this will better reflect what’s going on today in our classrooms: It can be difficult to teach math, but with the proper tools, it can often be made easier. Pricing: Free for teachers and students.

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Called Math 11 A and B, these classes, which students take as freshmen and sophomores, constitute a “leaky pipeline,” Weissman says. There are math requirements for those majors. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

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Why Are Americans’ Math Skills Slipping?

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Henderson says this just adds to the evidence she’s seen from other assessments, including NAEP and AP performance, which she claims make a case that Utah’s math instruction is working. But that hid a reality: that math capabilities have fallen since the last time the PISA test was administered. as in 2018, math scores slumped.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding. Educators face the challenge of engaging students in STEM amidst limited resources.

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5 Good Tools for Tutoring Math Online

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Math is a subject that can be difficult to teach, but with the proper tools, it can be made easier. In this post, I feature some of the best tools for tutoring math online and discuss some of the ways they can help teachers improve their students' math skills. These can be valuable assets in improving your math skills.

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