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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. There are math requirements for those majors.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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In response, Schneider and researchers from Michigan State and the University of Helsinki in Finland developed a curriculum called Crafting Engagement for Science Environments and published a related book. The curriculum also primes students for college and potential careers in science. Department of Education and will last five years.

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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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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. Preparation for Higher Education and Careers : Graphing skills are fundamental in many higher education disciplines and careers.

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Best Teacher Supplies for Classroom (on Amazon)

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Office and School Supplies Products in this section are organized into numerous categories including: Office Binder Supplies, Book Covers & Book Accessories, Calendars, Planners & Organizers, Office Carrying Cases, Office Cutting Tools, Desk Accessories & Workspace Organizers, Education Supplies & Craft Supplies, Mail Supplies & (..)

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Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

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Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms. A few institutions have degree programs dedicated to that kind of training, such as Husson University in Maine, which integrates classes in coding, design, math and communications.

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Technology and Explanation in Modern Education

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Today’s guest writer is Finja Kruse, a teacher experienced in different educational tools and engaged in creative writing activities in school. If you are lucky, your school is on board by providing interactive whiteboards or even products created specifically for education such as those from Promethean.