ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

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. Poor teacher support and inadequate training, researchers suggest, may be contributing. Is 2/7ths larger than 4/11ths? isn’t working.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2024

She says she’s not a math person, but she was able to pass her high school math classes without too much trouble, earning Cs. But in college, where she’s a business major, calculus is proving insurmountable. In the classroom, researchers don’t know much about what works for anxiety, Ganley says. It’s given her severe anxiety.

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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. 1:1 became a reality.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. What are the equity and ethical considerations when it comes to AI use?

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MAY 3, 2021

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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ED Surge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Educators and parents started this school year with bated breath. According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality. In response, more than half of all U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2022

Why tech and the teacher who manages it in your school has become more important than ever. 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.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Their courses are difficult, and it can be hard to find the time to attend class, study for exams and write research papers. Students can hand in quality, well-written and researched essays to get good grades. Statistics, calculus, coding, predictive modeling, and data visualization are all relevant subjects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

The end of the school year is a time when both students and teachers alike are distracted by thoughts of vacation, sleeping in, and no deadlines. Many of these, educators would love to teach but “just don’t have time for “, even though they align well with broad goals of preparing students for college and career.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 22, 2020

They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of mathematical functions, even smile at the mention of calculus. Students researched online as often as in the library. Understand that tech teachers often think trying to teach teachers to tech is like solving the Riemann Hypothesis (many consider it impossible).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2020

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

MARCH 10, 2017

Engineering is why traffic flows smoothly on crowded roads and why bridges survive despite massive loads of trucks, and is the foundation for much research into global warming and alternative energy. Coding uses the vehicle of programming to teach students creativity and logic, to be problem-solvers and critical thinkers.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 25, 2023

While all of these schools have been rushing to block ChatGPT , many don’t realize that generative AI tools are making their way into Google Workspaces and Microsoft 365. (If Some questions to ask So, while universities and schools may block ChatGPT, will they remove Office 365 and Google Docs from their suite of tools provided to students?

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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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National Science Foundation

MARCH 2, 2022

Rural schools can be amazing places for STEM teachers to work. Rural schools may be a new teacher’s first choice because of a location near family or friends, or because they are seeking outdoor recreational opportunities—skiing, fishing, boating, or natural beauty—that can be found in rural places. About one-half of all U.S.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 8, 2023

If you’re wondering whether students should enroll in STEM programs for high school, the short answer is yes. Whether young learners are drawn to foreign languages, math, humanities, or fine arts, the truth is that everyone has a lot to gain from stem programs for high school. We go over step-by-step with a FREE worksheet!—–

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National Science Foundation

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the landmark ruling that established racially segregated schools unconstitutional. constituting 35-50 percent of the teaching populations in the seventeen states that permitted segregation. In May 2024, the country will see the 70 th anniversary of Brown v. The Brown v. making up 6.1 making up 6.1

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 10, 2022

If you have students in your school who do not have English as their primary language, this is a must-listen-to episode. (Or You can provide feedback to your students on any text (print or digital) and they can hear you read as well.This is a perfect tool for summer school, reading tutors and anyone teaching reading.

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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. And I think that's probably the game plan all the way through school. William Clay Parrish, Jr.

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Jacobs Physics

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The usefulness of graphical representations over straight-up equations and calculations for understanding energy concepts has been well established in physics teaching literature for years. I resisted teaching energy bar charts for nearly the first two decades of my career - mainly for point (3) above. Of course not!

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National Science Foundation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In its current form, school algebra serves as a gatekeeper to higher-level mathematics. Researchers and policy makers have pushed to open that gate—providing more students access to algebra, focusing in particular on those students historically denied access to higher-level mathematics. Domina et al., 2015; Dougherty et al.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

When I started teaching, videos were a rarity. This placed the responsibility for learning on the students, using teacher-prescribed methods, even though decades of research screamed that lots of kids perform better with images than pages filled with black-and-white text. School Tube. Education.com Songs. Reuters Video Index.

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STEM Sport

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Fall STEM Activities for Middle School Decomposition Diary Description: Students bury different types of organic fall matter, like fruit, leaves, and small pumpkins, in specified plots. Educational Benefit: This hands-on project teaches the principles of aerodynamics, the workings of meteorological instruments, and data collection.

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Kristin’s research spans a wide range of applications and theoretical domains, but the one thing they all have in common is temporal logic – that is, an unambiguous, mathematically precise way of describing and reasoning about systems that change over time. WHERE WILL KRISTIN‘S RESEARCH LEAD TO IN THE FUTURE? The planes keep flying!

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Futurum

JULY 13, 2022

I am also interested in bringing more researchers from diverse fields together in this discussion,” says Zach. Researchers from all disciplines will have to work together to find solutions to these problems, and mathematicians like Zach will have a big role to play. FIELD OF RESEARCH: Mathematics. ABOUT MATHEMATICS. says Zach.

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Computing Education Research Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Elliot wanted us to think about “Who could use what we have to teach, but might not even enter our classroom?”. In 1961, the MIT Sloan School held a symposium on “Computers and the World of the Future.” He argued that you can’t think about integral calculus the same after you learn about computational iteration.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 28, 2023

Get ready to launch your STEM teaching journey! Online workshops for aspiring STEM teachers ( 1 ) offer accessible platforms to enhance teaching skills and engage with modern methodologies. These workshops are designed to provide aspiring STEM teachers with a comprehensive understanding of the subjects they will be teaching.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2023

Today, Joseph is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University and the director of the Joseph Mathematics Education Research Lab. When I was a younger student, I was that kid who was able to do school. This interview was lightly edited for length and clarity. And I said, “Sure.”

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Futurum

MAY 16, 2023

In the context of climate change, a lot of research focuses on the Pliocene epoch, from 5 to 2.6 The Antarctic Ice Sheet The research team is looking at the Antarctic Ice Sheet, which, due to its massive size, has a significant influence on the world’s current climate. Photo by William Crawford, IODP JRSO.) What comes next?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Should calculus be taught differently in the 21st century? By Rebecca Koenig smolaw / Shutterstock Influential institutions are throwing their weight behind bringing competency-based education to high school and college. College professors are pushing calculus past its traditional limits to help more students succeed in advanced math.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In my experience as a middle and high school math specialist, I’ve rarely heard any adults (including math teachers) report many positive memories of their early experiences with math at school. I’m not talking about people choosing not to study calculus. More than 90 percent of elementary school teachers are female.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Reflections on a Decade of Engaged Scholarship - The Final Report from the Connected Learning Research Network. There's sort of an inherent fun in crushing your opponent and those competitive dynamics, but the extra layer of the social status and validation of a school-sponsored thing is different.

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ED Surge

MAY 9, 2023

That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. EdSurge: Our grading system seems pretty fundamental to the way schools and colleges work, but you note in the book that letter grades haven’t always been in place. And it had no points on it.

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CTE Learning

MAY 20, 2022

You may have heard about various STEM careers and you may have done your own research as a result. Many are simply course completion certificates offered by a school, or a for profit training company. You may be a perfect fit to pursue an exciting STEM career! Some of the most in-demand careers are STEM majors. in some cases.

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Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

He starts off by saying about Carnot’s book: The idea which serves as a basis of his researches seems to me to be both fertile and beyond question; his demonstrations are founded on the absurdity of the possibility of creating motive power or heat out of nothing.

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CTE Learning

MAY 20, 2022

You may have heard about various STEM careers and you may have done your own research as a result. Data analysts, bankers, statisticians, research scientist, actuary, data scientist, investment analyst, software engineering, and more). Many are simply course completion certificates offered by a school, or a for profit training company.

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JUNE 11, 2021

As a high school student, Winnie had a passion for both math and the social sciences. During her undergraduate years, she learned how to code as part of a job she had with an NGO and it ignited her passion for combining both interests into a career and later, a vocation to teach kids from under-represented communities how to code.

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