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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

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A number of instructors say it’s partly reconsidering how calculus, a crucial step toward STEM careers and often a “weed out” course in higher ed, is taught. Noticing this, EdSurge traveled to Harvard this summer to observe one attempt at a more subtle revolution, meant to bring calculus instruction into the 21st century.

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? But how does this abstract discipline translate into tangible career paths?

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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. Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The solution?

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Math Instruction Isn’t Working. Could Better Teacher Training Help?

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That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. It’s common for her to hear, “Oh, you know, I decided to be an elementary school teacher because I don't want to teach math.”

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Math Webtools to Support Any Curriculum

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Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. There are about 118 games, sorted by age group (grades 3-5, 6-8, and high school) and subject, including: Algebra Four.

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The Most Underrated Computer Science Career: Quantitative Analysis

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The idea of quantitative analysis, and its parent concept fundamental analysis, can both trace their roots to Security Analysis , a book written by professors Benjamin Graham and David Dodd from Columbia Business School.

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

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Study.com (formerly called Education-Portal) is a distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and more) aligned with popular textbooks. Push out Study.com videos to specific students as intervention or enrichment.

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