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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? There you can get advice and solve various mathematical problems in college.

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Mathematics for Sustainable Development

Scientix

CC-By provided by the author The Mathematics for Sustainable Development (MaSuD) Erasmus+ project combines two educational issues: math anxiety and raising awareness on environmental issues. To address these two educational issues, we decided to create the context of learning mathematics through open-ended environment related problems.

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We Need More Math Teachers. Here’s How to Prepare Them for Life in the Classroom.

ED Surge

Confirmingly, research shows that adult learners self-report lower levels of math self-efficacy and higher levels of math anxiety than traditional undergraduates. The first key component is a focus on a mathematical mindset. Math is about creativity, making sense, connections, and communicating.” Mistakes are valuable.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

ED Surge

Instead of traditional direct instruction, PBL in math encourages students to explore, discuss and understand mathematical concepts by solving problems collaboratively. Steffe’s work on the importance of students constructing their own mathematical understanding rather than passively receiving information. So what makes PBL different?

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Productive Struggle: An Opportunity for In-Depth Mathematics Learning

National Science Foundation

Struggle is a regular part of mathematics class: students struggle to get started, to carry out a process, to express misconceptions and errors, and with “uncertainty in explaining and sense-making” (Warshauer, 2015, p. Generating Mathematically Productive Struggle.

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Updates: NSF Funding to Study Learning with Teaspoon Languages for Discrete Mathematics

Computing Education Research Blog

Elise is a mathematics education researcher who has been studying how students come to understand counting problems. University of Michigan CSE Communications wrote a nice article about the work, available here. She’d heard that I was interested in programming for teaching non-CS subjects, and that’s what she was doing.

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Elevating Voices, Catalyzing Change: A Partnership Approach to Supporting K-8 Mathematics Teacher Leaders

National Science Foundation

Implementing equitable mathematics instruction is an ongoing, collective commitment that must be made by teachers, schools, districts, and beyond to ensure that each and every student has access to high-quality mathematics instruction. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), 2020b, p. Introduction.