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Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

ED Surge

Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. We have to use technology to relieve some of that exhaustion.” Focusing first on math and then expanding to ELA and science, its objective is to make personalized learning scalable. We spoke with Smith to learn more about his vision.

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8 Great Websites and Apps to Help Kids With Fractions

Ask a Tech Teacher

The Ask a Tech Teacher crew has eight of their favorites to share today: 8 Great Websites and Apps to Help Kids With Fractions Understanding fractions is an essential pillar of every child’s mathematical foundation. With the advent of modern technology, learning this critical skill doesn’t have to feel like a chore anymore.

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What should mathematics majors know about computing, and when should they know it?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

In the original article, I gave a list of what computing skills mathematics majors should learn and when they should learn them. The person emailing me was wondering if I had any updates on that list or any new ideas, seven years on from writing the article. Instead, bring it in and teach students how to use it well.

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Choosing Wisely: Lessons for Leaders in AI Integration

ED Surge

Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University created the first adaptive AI-driven tutor for teaching middle school mathematics, MATHia, which is still one of our flagship products. Carnegie Learning was way ahead of its time with that early version of AI. We have the people who understand the technology behind AI.

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Stem Education in 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

People keen on mathematics, physics, or IT were awe-inspiring and seemed to have supernatural abilities. But, the importance of sciences and technologies has grown; that’s why professionals in certain fields have become headhunters’ “targets.” The Role of Technology. Personalized Learning.

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Why Investing in SEL Now May Be the Key to an Equitable Future

ED Surge

Research from McKinsey revealed that, on average, K-12 students lost up to four months of mathematics and four months of reading progress in the last school year. With newly distributed federal stimulus funds now in hand, school districts nationwide are poised to set learning recovery plans in motion.

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Edtech Should Be More Evidence-Driven

ED Surge

Teachers often found it hard to monitor attendance and assess students’ understanding: one study found that the impact of the pandemic left students on average five months behind in mathematics and four months behind in reading by the end of the school year. If they succeed, they will not simply have transformed education or technology.

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