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Students Are Busy but Rarely Thinking, Researcher Argues. Do His Teaching Strategies Work Better?

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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. He argues that that’s why so many students get to college and have to repeat their first-year calculus course. How did that go? Teachers hated it.

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How to Increase Student Engagement During Project-Based Learning

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Project-based learning is a teaching method that utilizes hands-on learning experiences to help students further develop their skills in various subjects. Regardless of grade level, it can be difficult to keep students engaged throughout project-based lessons.

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Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It?

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Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Researchers tapped alternative models of calculus teaching that have shown evidence that they work, according to Kramer. That the traditional lecture method of teaching calculus isn’t as effective as active models.

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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. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

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How to build an engineer: Start Young with STEM Education

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STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Engineering is one of the core STEM pillars and is connected with successful, lucrative career paths. There are many ways parents and educators can promote engineering education and increase interest in this subject.

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Engineering Education for Children on the Autism Spectrum: Content, Pedagogy, and Assessment

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Engineering learning is a lifelong process that starts from a very young age as children discover the world through tinkering, touching, and being curious. Some refer to children as natural engineers (Dorie et al., Young children naturally and informally engage in engineering-related behaviors and activities (Petroski, 2003).

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Critical Issues in Engineering Education

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Critical Issues of K-12 Engineering Education Post by Natasha Wilkerson December 28, 2021 Did you know that most state science standards now include engineering? But does engineering actually support science learning? Are teachers prepared to teach engineering effectively? What is the engineering design process?