ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. These are the students who end up hitting a wall when math courses move from easier algebra to more advanced concepts in, say, calculus, he argues. “At

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Administrators, professors and students are rethinking nearly everything about how higher education works. Should calculus be taught differently in the 21st century? The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About By Daniel Mollenkamp Photo courtesy of the Harvard University Department of Mathematics. By Jeffrey R.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2024

But in college, where she’s a business major, calculus is proving insurmountable. Under Pressure There are a number of theories about how math anxiety relates to performance, according to Colleen Ganley, an associate professor of developmental psychology at Florida State University. It’s given her severe anxiety. It feels pointless.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s an approach that’s embraced by the revised California Math Framework , a guide for teaching math in the state. We believe that it's critical for some kids to be exposed to calculus. And we should probably expand the pipeline of young people who take calculus in high school.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 10, 2023

They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of atoms, even smile at the mention of calculus. The teaching profession has our own version of these nerdy individuals, called technology teachers. School lore probably says they can drop a pin through a straw without touching the sides.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2021

There’s always been something mystically cerebral about people in technical professions like engineering, science, and mathematics. They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of atoms, even smile at the mention of calculus. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

Since math classes progress in a mostly linear way, students have to get fractions to set them up for algebra; and how they do in algebra will likely influence whether they even get to try for advanced courses like calculus, a traditional weed-out metric for lucrative science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. isn’t working.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 22, 2020

There’s always been something mystical about people in technical professions–engineering, science, mathematics. They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of mathematical functions, even smile at the mention of calculus. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2022

There’s always been something mystically cerebral about people in technical professions like engineering, science, and mathematics. They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of atoms, even smile at the mention of calculus. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Mathematics happens everywhere–at the grocery store, the bank, the family budget, the affirmative nod from parents to update a child’s computer to their agreement to add apps from the app store. These four topics cover every aspect of our life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2020

There’s always been something mystically cerebral about people in technical professions like engineering, science, and mathematics. They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of atoms, even smile at the mention of calculus. How to Teach a Tech Lesson–the Movie. Find a clever tie-in to your topic.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development. – Sponsor of today's show, a differentiation tool How the Brain Learns by David Sousa Teaching Channel Math Video. Being mathematical, it's really important for kids to see themselves as part of the whole class.

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Rozier, associate professor within the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University in the US. By adopting this approach, Kristin is able to solve meaningful problems in aerospace engineering, robotics, cybersecurity, theoretical computer science, mathematics, virtual reality, and more. The answer is three.

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Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

But by the end of the 1800s, with the existence of molecules increasingly firmly established, the Second Law began to often be treated as an almost-mathematically-proven necessary law of physics. There were still mathematical loose ends, as well as issues such as its application to living systems and to systems involving gravity.

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Futurum

MAY 16, 2023

Because these processes typically take place over very long timescales, we have to rely on models by expressing these processes as mathematical formulas,” explains Denise. “To The professor was an amazing educator, and the subject matter was fascinating. I then secured a professor position in Germany, which is where I am now.

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Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

It didn’t help that his knowledge of physics was at best spotty (and, for example, I don’t think he ever really learned calculus). “Lick” Licklider —who persuaded Ed to join BBN to “teach them about computers”. So what happened is Marvin [Minsky] and I basically fleshed out the idea of a mathematical thing.

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