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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

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The need to strengthen the science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers pipeline has received renewed interest lately. Another Language A reader from Utah : “For me the breakthrough was finding out math is just another language with its own grammar and syntax. Can math be taught [or] is it just a gift. Great huh.”

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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Early simulations like Reader Rabbit are still used in classrooms to drill reading and math skills. This might include geology, geography, chemistry, or another topic. Suddenly, Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice take on a whole new importance: What Math Standard Expects. Do you see what I’m doing?

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8 Ways to Use Minecraft in Your Classroom (Now That it’s Free)

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To build their world, players require geography, chemistry, math, and more. If that sounds a lot like Common Core’s Standards for Mathematical Practice, it’s because it is. To be effective in Minecraft worlds requires science, technology, engineering, and math — or STEM. Problem Solving.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

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Basically, it’s because there aren’t enough education opportunities that require that sort of skill and those there are, usually rhyme with ‘math’ or ‘science’ which to many kids are “just too complicated” Enter STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “I

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6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes

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Crash Course is an immensely-popular YouTube video stream (with over a half a million viewers and counting) offered by two brothers who record weekly ten-fifteen minute videos addressing a wide variety of AP high school curriculum topics such as physics, astronomy, biology, history, chemistry, US history, World history, and computer science.

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They Started Teaching During the Pandemic Year. Where Are They Now?

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It's hard to teach math, period. It showed me how, before any of the items in the job description and responsibilities [related to] teaching them math, that my No. I started out teaching seventh grade math and did that for three years. What has been the most challenging and rewarding part of your job?

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3 Augmented Reality Apps to Take Your Lessons to the Next Level

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This way, math teachers can help their students find out more about how different shapes are created. Another advantage of the app is that it can help students learn mathematical formulas easily. In this case, the learning process can be drastically increased if an app like this is used during math classes.

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