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

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I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.” Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance.

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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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9 Activity Ideas for STEM in Physical Education

STEM Sport

Integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into Physical Education (PE) classes offers an innovative approach to education. It also provides a range of supplemental curriculum activity ideas to get students at different education and skill levels engaged.

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Summer Games STEM Challenges for 3-5 (Third Grade, Fourth Grade, and Fifth Grade)

Carly and Adam

Don’t just teach about the Summer Olympics with your upper elementary students! Engage them in a hands-on learning experience with STEM! The Olympics offer a dynamic setting for interactive learning, particularly for students from third to fifth grade. 5 Summer Olympics STEM Challenges for Upper Elementary 1.

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St. Patrick's Day STEM Centers

Carly and Adam

Patrick's Day STEM Centers transform the classroom into a dynamic learning environment, where students engage with science, technology, engineering, and math through themed activities. To complete the game students will use color sticks, markers, or crayons, dice, a printable game board , and pencils. Create Rainbow Pixel Art 3.

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Summer Olympics STEM Activities & Challenges

STEM Sport

Finding ways to connect students’ education to current events is a great way to increase lesson engagement. With the Paris 2024 Olympics coming up, facilitators and parents can use this exciting worldwide event to get students engaged in STEM learning.

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Incorporating Multimodal Learning into Your STEM Classroom

STEM Sport

When implementing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lessons with students, it is important to create lesson plans that utilize effective learning models to ensure student engagement, comprehension, and retention. In education, it is essential educators remember each student’s brain is unique.

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