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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Professions That Rely Heavily on Mathematics Engineering: The Backbone of Innovation Engineering is perhaps the most obvious field where mathematics plays a starring role. Without a solid foundation in mathematics, navigating the complex world of finance would be akin to sailing a ship without a compass.

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Key Digital Innovations for Today’s Education Professionals

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Cybersecurity Tools Cloud computing resources, online learning platforms, and the expanding databases that make data-driven insights possible need protection from cyber threats. Schools & universities are increasingly the targets of social engineering attacks , which are harder to combat since they result from human error.

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Controlling and engineering systems for the benefit of all

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Controlling and engineering systems for the benefit of all. Published: Professor Zi-Qiang Lang is an automatic control and systems engineer based at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Three of his former PhD students, a former PhD supervisor and Zi-Qiang share what it means to be an automatic control and systems engineer.

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Best STEM Internships

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Careers in STEM are so important because everything in our society depends on it; careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are the backbone of our economy, our well-being, and our future. There are also great openings for statistics, finance, and marketing internships with Microsoft and Fannie Mae. >>More

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CoderZ Feeds into the Five Fastest Growing STEM Careers

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As industries increasingly rely on technology-driven solutions, many careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are experiencing a high rate of growth. Robotics engineering Across the industries of manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and more, the demand for skilled robotics engineers is steadily rising.

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15 Websites to Teach Financial Literacy

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When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. Developed for middle school and high school students, this online game helps students learn important personal finance skills as they compete against classmates.

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 2)

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Just as damning, most computer “games” that have entered the classroom hardly differ from typical classroom instruction, reinforcing basic skills through repetition and tightly tied to assessment systems. The past ten years With the technological affordances of popular game engines and cloud computing, promising designs are now emerging.

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