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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

Around the country, “ math wars ” are raging over attempts to increase equity by playing down calculus from the curriculum in favor of statistics or computer science, or by delaying when students take algebra. But there’s also a quieter revolution taking place that applies a different strategy to achieve the same principles.

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What Image Comes to Your Mind When You Think of a “Doctor”?

National Science Foundation

We discuss that the first step in promoting an inclusive, equitable teaching environment is awareness – to recognize implicit bias or assumptions we ourselves may hold and unconsciously convey in our teaching and interactions with students. Using the sample classroom diagram shown above, discussion would focus on how some students (e.g.,

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Prosecuting rap: can we get racial discrimination out of the courtroom?

Futurum

My proudest achievement is completing my PhD. At school or college, study social science or humanities subjects (such as law, sociology, politics, anthropology, history or human geography). • Aside from the ‘Prosecuting Rap’ project , my proudest achievements have been in teaching. EITHNE’S TOP TIPS. Follow your nose.

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Delve Talks: Winnie Karanja, Maydm

Maydm

As a high school student, Winnie had a passion for both math and the social sciences. Her teachers pushed her into the “easier” path of social sciences rather than encourage her interest in STEM subjects. And throughout my sort of high school experience, I’d been, you know, passionate about social sciences.

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Urban farming for urban families

Futurum

The outdoor learning results in greater student engagement and impacts human and environmental wellness. For example, one activity asks students to look at an old tree and imagine its history. Students consider questions such as ‘how was it born?’ What are your proudest career achievements so far?