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The math anxiety equation: How to solve for confidence in math class

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Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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The Power of I Used to Think…Now I Think

Catlin Tucker

In the initial “I used to think…” stage, students reflect on their beliefs or opinions about a specific topic, subject, or issue. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness. This helps students understand the impact of their learning better and how their ideas have developed over time.

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

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Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.

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Rigor and joy: SEL and academics go hand-in-hand

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We needed to foster a growth culture that fostered high expectations and support for the whole child. The foundational belief that intelligence is malleable and that each child’s “true potential is unknown and unknowable.” Growth mindset is now woven tightly into our school culture.

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Let’s Teach Computer Science Majors to Be Good Citizens. The Whole World Depends on It.

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Yet, many social, political and ethical concerns have emerged as the application of technology has grown in daily life. However, as books like “ Brotopia ” by Emily Chang and “ Race after Technology ” by Ruha Benjamin indicate, the culture of tech companies can be misogynistic and racist and therefore unwelcoming to many people.

Science 217
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One Day, AI Will Make Teaching Obsolete. As Educators, We Have a Different Role to Play.

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Adaptive Educators By constantly adapting our curriculum, we have the ability to critically examine the culture we’re sharing and work to change the beliefs and messages schools transmit. In the absence of ethics and values to drive the deployment of AI , its arrival in schools is a risk.

Teaching 217
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Online Cheating Isn’t Going Away. Use It as a Teachable Moment for Students and Educators

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And whatever career they pursue, “they’re going to be under stress and pressure a lot and we want them to make ethical decisions. “Ultimately, students are human beings and they’re going to make bad decisions under stress and pressure,” Bertram Gallant said. Online tools and honor codes alone don’t prevent cheating either.

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