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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

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. But it’s hardly a foregone conclusion.

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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

Ask a Tech Teacher

Before I get into how edtech enhances social studies lessons, let’s ask a foundational question: What the heck is Social Studies ? If you don’t teach in the United States, this might be a term you aren’t familiar with. One of the best to teach government is iCivics. More on social studies topics.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

ED Surge

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.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

Futurum

SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? Society depends on creatives just as much as scientists.

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Our school approach in teaching sustainability

Scientix

The school’s culture and policies promote a coordinated approach to developing, implementing, and teaching whole-child health education that emphasizes healthy living and its positive effects. We strive to equip our teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to teach this complex topic effectively.

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Computer Science was always supposed to be taught to everyone, and it wasn’t about getting a job: A historical perspective

Computing Education Research Blog

Snow was a scientist who bemoaned the split between science and humanities in Western culture. Elliot wanted us to think about “Who could use what we have to teach, but might not even enter our classroom?”. He was foreshadowing modern computational science, and in particular, computational social science.

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Dr. Bahare Naimipour defended her dissertation

Computing Education Research Blog

This study really gives you a sense for what its going to take to achieve CS for All across the curriculum. Finally, Bahare interviewed exemplary social studies teachers (selected by some pretty tough criteria) and asked them how they implemented data literacy in their classrooms.