ED Surge

APRIL 23, 2024

Of those five, one left teaching during her third year, and another will resign next month, at the end of the school year. The other three are still teaching and plan to continue. years, I have been teaching Algebra I and geometry for grades nine and 10 at Becton Regional High School. It's hard to teach math, period.

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Accelerate Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Research indicates that attitudes towards mathematics, especially at a young age, can significantly influence a child’s success in math. The good news is that there are simple strategies for introducing math concepts to play that can foster a positive attitude.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and California through Reach University. My answer: an immersive, 15-credit-hour semester of math.

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Scientix

MAY 25, 2023

Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-B Y Mathematics is a crucial subject for every student as it provides a strong foundation for many other disciplines. However, many students struggle with mathematics due to a variety of reasons, including a lack of motivation, fear of failure, and negative attitudes towards the subject.

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Accelerate Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Learning mathematics through play is a fundamental aspect of early childhood education. It's a powerful approach that blends the natural curiosity and playfulness of young children with foundational math concepts.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Instead of traditional direct instruction, PBL in math encourages students to explore, discuss and understand mathematical concepts by solving problems collaboratively. Steffe’s work on the importance of students constructing their own mathematical understanding rather than passively receiving information. So what makes PBL different?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2023

That call started the years-long process of reworking how the university’s life sciences department teaches math. This ultimately led to a new introductory life sciences math course, Mathematics for Life Sciences (the LS 30 series). And the University of Arizona, Tucson, another public school, now teaches a version of LS 30.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2021

I get a lot of interest from high school teachers about teaching databases. There are simple ways to teach these in an introductory format for youngers, but by HS, kids should be learning methods that prepare them for college and career. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors explains… Is It Worth Teaching School Kids SQL?

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Scientix

OCTOBER 31, 2023

2), written in mathematical language: Fig.1 2 (CC-BY) Most people try to solve the more captivating graphical problem, even if those who arrive at the correct solution faster use the appropriately reworked mathematical model (Fig. 1 (CC-BY) Fig.

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Educators Technology

OCTOBER 2, 2022

You can filter your search by category such as Art and Design, Chemistry, History, Literature and Language, Music and Musicians, Physics and Mathematics, Religion, Sports and Leisure, War and Warfare, Politics and Government, and many more. Use the search button at the top menu to search the archive of Fakebooks for inspiration.

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Teach Science for All

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for grades K-6 is looking for amazing elementary teachers deserving of recognition. Nominations for the awards are due January 8th, 2024 and the nominees will have until February 6, 2024 to complete their application.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2024

There’s always been something mystically cerebral about people in technical professions like engineering, science, and mathematics. The teaching profession has our own version of these nerdy individuals, called technology teachers. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Accelerate Learning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Introduction. Children are naturally curious, always asking questions about this or that. As teachers, it is our responsibility to foster their curiosity about math, answer questions, and ask our own questions. Indeed, employing the Socratic questioning method in the math classroom has gained traction over the years for its many advantages.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

I’ve found throughout my teaching career that the most effective lessons are those with real-world applications. Suddenly, Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice take on a whole new importance: What Math Standard Expects. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. What Game Delivers.

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National Science Foundation

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Struggle is a regular part of mathematics class: students struggle to get started, to carry out a process, to express misconceptions and errors, and with “uncertainty in explaining and sense-making” (Warshauer, 2015, p. Generating Mathematically Productive Struggle.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It teaches: Visualization and Understanding : Graphing helps students visually represent data, functions, and relationships. Whether in mathematics, science, economics, or engineering, graphs are commonly used to convey information in a concise and understandable manner. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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STEMe

DECEMBER 3, 2023

An absolute snooze fest: it’s a class flooded with content that makes no sense, a teacher who doesn’t even bother to teach, and an army of know-it-all’s blabbering about their perfect scores. They need to use math to accomplish these tasks because coding often involves mathematical processes like functions and just numbers in general.

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ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2023

As hopeful as this scenario sounds, mathematics is a struggle for many learners. Nationally, mathematics achievement on average remains low with glaring, persistent inequities across racial and ethnic groups. To foster success in mathematics, we need to consider what students already know as a way to advance what they don’t yet know.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 22, 2023

Fractions are not the easiest of math concepts to learn (or teach), yet are arguably one of the most oft applied to our daily lives. Teachers have long sought intuitive methods to teach fractions that are less frustrating than worksheets and more effective than rote drills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. It simply means teachers include games in their lesson plans to teach curricular concepts.

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Educators Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In cases where intensive use of the digital whiteboard is needed, such as in the realization of mathematical equations, it is highly recommended to use a device that allows writing on the screen with a stylus. It is not necessary to take notes as everything appears on the screen.

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Middle Web

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

5th grade teacher Kathie Palmieri has been exploring ways to better infuse mathematics in other subject areas and help students gain a more positive attitude about math’s central place in their lives. The post Infusing More Math into Our Thematic Teaching first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 10, 2023

This podcast provides practical tips and strategies for teaching financial literacy to middle and high school students. Now, let's teach financial literacy this month! Teach students the things that matter during financial literacy month and beyond! This show's guest is financial literacy expert Brian Page. Please try again.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but. The brain makes sense of the world, and mathematics, through culture. Lessons like these promote mathematical investigations within community-oriented contexts and require deep analysis.

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ED Surge

APRIL 21, 2023

Historically, underserved communities of Black and Latino students experiencing poverty underperform in mathematics as measured by various academic indicators. The emergence of the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated this phenomenon, impacting teaching and learning for all students, especially students from underserved communities.

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National Science Foundation

MAY 26, 2022

Implementing equitable mathematics instruction is an ongoing, collective commitment that must be made by teachers, schools, districts, and beyond to ensure that each and every student has access to high-quality mathematics instruction. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), 2020b, p. Introduction.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

One program has set out to teach computational thinking (CT) and coding skills in a problem-centered approach, fostering a student-driven learning design. Such a mindset change can eventually produce a more innovative learning and teaching approach across other areas. This curriculum has changed my teaching mindset.

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Middle Web

MAY 6, 2024

The post Math: the Perfect Place to Teach Character first appeared on MiddleWeb. In math class students can be challenged to build both their character and their math proficiency if we adopt the roles of cultivator and guide.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2023

Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. That’s growth.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

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. It left an impression.

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Computing Education Research Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

She’d heard that I was interested in programming for teaching non-CS subjects, and that’s what she was doing. Elise is a mathematics education researcher who has been studying how students come to understand counting problems. A few months before the pandemic started, Dr. Elise Lockwood at Oregon State reached out to me.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 1, 2024

At the forefront of these challenges lies mathematics, a subject that undergoes a profound transformation as students delve into more advanced concepts. With the introduction of fractions, decimals, and geometry, the mathematical landscape becomes notably complex, posing significant hurdles for students and parents alike.

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STEM Education Works

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Mathematics? Sometimes things go sideways, and that’s when we can teach our students the art of embracing failure. For instance, biology and engineering can join forces in the mind-blowing world of biotechnology, and computer science and mathematics are like the dynamic duo of data analysis in any scientific discipline.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

I’ve discussed problem-solving before (see How to Teach Students to Solve Problems ). George Polya presented by the Mathematical Association of America. It validates what many teachers already teach, the problem-solving steps included in Common Core, as well as how most of us intuitively set out to solve a problem.

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. Cote is not alone in pinning hopes on AI to help the teaching of civics.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For example, you might say that math hasn't changed much over the years, but how you teach math and the ability to improve math outcomes can be influenced, and it is something that we're investing a lot of time and effort in. We're looking at how reading affects mathematics outcomes. You mentioned subject areas beyond mathematics.

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Middle Web

MARCH 25, 2024

The post How to Differentiate the Teaching, Not the Task first appeared on MiddleWeb. Now she thinks about differentiation as the amount of support she offers so that every student gradually reaches grade level expectations working the same problems. Here's how.

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