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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. Those “aha” moments were often accompanied with a gleeful, “I get it!” The brain makes sense of the world, and mathematics, through culture.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

ED Surge

The answer, as in many situations, lies in math. Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. And that's how people learn math. You’ll be training for at least a year, slowly building up your endurance. How do you prepare for that?

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Wolfram Alpha + ChatGPT = Amazing Math Teacher Help

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As part of 80 days of AI and HI, I've been testing ChatGPT to see what I think of it for math teachers. In this post, I'll talk about how math teachers can get totally accurate math problems (and answers) from ChatGPT. Math teachers hold on.

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Inspiring Creativity in the Classroom 

STEM Discovery Education

Incorporating STEAM isn’t just about teaching science or math—it’s about nurturing a mindset of curiosity that empowers students to question, experiment, and grow. Educators have an extraordinary opportunity to ignite a passion for learning by embracing the dynamic world of STEAM learning.

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SMart Engineering: The Intersection of Science, Math and Art

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SMart Engineering: The Intersection of Science, Math and Art SMart (Science, Math, Art) In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and innovation, an important synergy exists between science, mathematics and art in the field of engineering. Seek unique and creative ways to solve problems.

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Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources

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Whether in mathematics, science, economics, or engineering, graphs are commonly used to convey information in a concise and understandable manner. Promoting Creativity : Graphing can be a creative process, particularly when students are tasked with representing data or functions in innovative ways.

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Creative Options for Remote Learning

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Tutors are highly beneficial for subjects like math, English as a second language, science, Spanish or special education. They typically fill in knowledge gaps the parent or child cannot fill, but an in-home tutor can also help your children get ahead of their peers. Online Learning Portals.