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What is ‘Technical Math’?

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There’s an old joke about how kids are forced to learn algebra and trigonometry in school, but have no use for those subjects in real life. To excel in their profession, a welder needs to understand and calculate concepts like material usage, which requires using fractions and sometimes algebra.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Depending on grade level, learners can use these visuals to show conceptual knowledge: Graphs Patterns Tables Charts Images Animations Diagrams Symbolic Algebra Systems SAS are computer algebra systems used to manipulate symbolic equations. Teachers can use these to guide students in handling complicated math formulas.

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Latino Teachers Share How Their Communities Can Reshape Education — If Given the Chance

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Her dad started work in construction at 14 and her mother worked in what Noriega describes as a sweatshop at 15. Cindy Noriega, a high school teacher in California, says that culture of perseverance reveals the strength of Latinos writ large. Her own parents immigrated from Mexico when they were still in their teens.

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Help Students Select the Right Summer School

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A strong mathematical background is crucial; algebra, statistics, and probability are all going to play a huge role in an architect’s ability to do their job. Be sure to frame this in a constructive way for students and to also emphasize their strengths. Research their interests. Let’s say a student has an interest in architecture.

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Space Explorations, Science Fiction Writing, Shadow Puppet Shows: An Interdisciplinary Unit

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Agrinautica is designed for 4th and 5th graders learning mathematical expression-building and order of operations, important pre-algebra skills. Standards Addressed Next Generation Science Standards ETS1.C: I was so excited to discover this online math game. Here is one group’s setting for their story created through this game.

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The Benefits of Cross-Curricular Instruction 

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For a long-term project, students can choose a historical monument, research it, create architectural plans for their building and then construct it using a variety of materials. This is useful whether it is basic addition and subtraction, or more complex topics such as geometry and algebra.

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How can smart contact lenses monitor and treat eye conditions?

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They developed a ‘peeling technique’, whereby the electronic components are constructed on conventional fabrication substrates that can withstand high temperatures and corrosive chemicals but can then be thinly peeled off and transferred elsewhere. HOW DID CHI HWAN BECOME A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER?