ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Good news: There's mounting evidence that changing calculus instruction works for the groups usually pushed out of STEM. That the traditional lecture method of teaching calculus isn’t as effective as active models.

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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. The solution?

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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. These are the students who end up hitting a wall when math courses move from easier algebra to more advanced concepts in, say, calculus, he argues. “At

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Being mathematical, it's really important for kids to see themselves as part of the whole class. My mom was a teacher and even though I went to Georgia Tech took a lot of calculus, the hardest thing I ever really learned was actually addition. 00;04;15;08 – 00;04;29;20 Vicki Davis One on one.

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ED Surge

APRIL 23, 2024

years of my career at Weehawken High School, where I taught Algebra I (students in grades seven to nine) and AP Calculus (grades 11-12). The most challenging part has definitely been trying to keep students engaged in the classroom and interested in their learning. I spent the first 3.5 For the past 1.5

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STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

EdSurge wrote an article on how educators can create gateways and not be gatekeepers in students’ STEM education. In this case, they analyze calculus and how the approach around this difficult course has changed in recent years. Colleges Can Make Calculus a Gateway — Not a Gatekeeper — to STEM Fields.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 28, 2023

Here are four effective strategies for engaging students in STEM education ( 2 ): Project-Based Learning: This approach involves students working on a project or solving a real-world problem using their knowledge of STEM subjects. Mathematics is a foundational subject that underpins all other STEM disciplines.

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