Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the initial “I used to think…” stage, students reflect on their beliefs or opinions about a specific topic, subject, or issue. Math Problem Solving: After introducing a new problem-solving strategy in math class, the teacher could ask students to share how their approach to solving math problems has shifted.

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Edsurge

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). But in the end, the results almost beggared belief, according to those at the college.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

Yet, some math teachers, eager to help a struggling student at the first sight of frustration, deprive the learner of a productive struggle. Teachers with weak math backgrounds are more likely to teach math as a bundle of discrete, disconnected ideas and dwell on less critical features.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. They learn that math isnt just numbersits problem-solving. At the heart of this vision is a simple but powerful belief: joyful learning changes lives.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few. According to the U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Our long-running partnership with Discovery Museum is due to our firm belief that engaging kids early with STEM can broaden their interests and open up a world of possibilities around science and engineering that they may not experience otherwise.”. “The And, [TSW] connects kids as they work together—even if they speak different languages.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Free AI tools out there, from large language models like ChatGPT to image generators like Bing Image Creator, mean that every student (depending on age) can leverage AI to help them complete whatever learning tasks the teacher has given them. Our beliefs about what is “real learning” are clouded by our own personal experiences.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, after listening to a TED Talk featuring Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy , demonstrating the use of AI tutors in his school, I realized that my days of teaching traditional math content and language arts skills are numbered. She seemed like a different kid who was more positive and open than I knew her to be.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math. In 2014, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade from eighth grade, in an attempt to eliminate the tracking, or grouping, of students into lower and upper math paths. Nevertheless, the attempt was tense.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. After one year of using enVision, Johnston County saw real growth.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The online program offers a solution to families seeking alternative ways to have students educated, while maintaining the core belief that traditional schooling is valuable and not easily replaced. Through her commitment to language-rich instruction and innovative technology, Maria is shaping the future of education, one student at a time.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

BloomBoard’s innovative solutions support our belief that professional development should be driven by our teachers based on their individual needs or interests,” said Janet Frenis, Elementary Math Supervisor of Waterbury Public Schools. “I Foundations of Addressing Student Well-Being ? Classroom Management. Learn more at [link].

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Over the summer, academics debated the impact of growth mindset, the belief that one’s intelligence can be developed with hard work and effort, and whether it can move the needle on academic performance. One student who had been effusive about the growth mindset lessons was struggling with two-step math equations.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

No other subject comes close in terms of difficulty, with English ​​(16.8%), history (14.7%), science (12.3%) and world languages (11%) following way behind. However, while homework help – especially in math – is a top reason students access Brainly, it’s not the only one. of students identifying it as their biggest academic hurdle.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But Firman expresses a firm belief that the scores from these types of testing are far from the only types of data schools and/or teachers should be collecting. For math, Lisa Palmieri, the Head of School at Holy Family Academy (HFA) in Pittsburgh, Penn., loves the learning analytics available from Think Through Math program. “We

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Thats especially true when youre supporting multilingual learners (MLs), who are navigating both academic content and a new language at the same time. It takes the right strategies, thoughtful planning, and a belief that every learner can grow and succeed. Make Language Visual with Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers arent just cute.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

In a secondary English language arts class, rather than assigning a single text to the entire class, teachers can provide a curated list of books or short stories, each highlighting different themes or literary styles. Some might opt for the rainforest, while others may be captivated by the desert or ocean ecosystems.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

language usage. Explain that some students might be debating positions opposite to their beliefs. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. Depending upon the tool selected, learning will also link to a wide variety of academic topics, such as writing, social studies, and math.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2019

East Asian countries led the pack when it comes to reading, math and science, topped by China’s handpicked, wealthiest regions. students placed in the middle of the pack, scoring slightly above average on reading and science and a little below in math. And the Americans? Compared to the previous test in 2015, the scores stayed flat.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With the younger kids, I have a pretty firm belief that a third grader doesn’t need to be doing their math on computers. I have beliefs that are different from some here, especially in San Francisco. We have to not over-rely on algorithms to tell us what language is. There’s a very scary development going on right now.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A big idea driving Khan Academy is a belief in “mastery learning”—that students should show proficiency in one set of materials before moving on to the next. It grew even more popular during the pandemic, now reaching 18 million learners a month and translated into 51 languages. They wouldn't even have to take remedial math.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2018

in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Math and Computer Science. My first introduction to computer programming was during my college years and was heavily focused on machine language due to my major concentration in electrical engineering. KB: Early-math education is critical to a child’s pursuit of a career in STEM.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Core to the charter network’s vision is a belief that students can be empowered to make choices that direct their learning, with guidance from teachers and access to real-time data. What sets Summit apart is how they combine the technology and an instructional model around a belief that students such as Pozo can become self-directed learners.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

The emergence of these tools in “edtech” reflects the belief that perhaps the most tangible and important benefit of education may be to get a good job. When it comes to math education, however, the trend is focusing on deeper conceptual understanding and application to real-world problems. The ‘X’ for ‘Y’ “Netflix for education.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

The Power of Assessment Digging through Jason’s files and coming up empty reinforced my belief that, if we had a true district-wide RTI framework with a uniform approach to assessment, we would have uncovered Jason’s needs sooner.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

In the face of mounting evidence, education experts accepted a prescriptive fact: student success is not measured by milestones like ‘took a foreign language in fifth grade’ or ‘passed Algebra in high school’ but by how s/he thinks. ” Over half of communication is delivered through non-spoken body language.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

Constructionism,” a term Seymour coined in the mid-’80s in connection with the academic work on LOGO, (the children’s computer programming language) and the education movement it spawned, became the basis for our work together at the MIT Media Lab (described in a book we published in 1991). While a visionary, he is also very much a realist.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

I took inspiration from a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute CS program that shows teachers and students how to see algorithms from a cultural perspective by simulating visual art using the visual, drag-and-drop, programming language of Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDT).

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

I couldn’t possibly know too much math and chemistry, the content I teach. But I also held fast to the belief that if they simply did the work, it would be easy for them as well. In my nonexpert world, when concepts seemed easy to me, I assumed they were easy for everyone.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

LEGO Education designs standards-aligned sets for K-8 students and offers plenty of free support for teachers, including more than 400 online lesson plans —ranging in focus from computer science and English Language Arts (ELA) to robotics and coding— self-guided professional development and an online community where teachers share tips and ideas.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Students come to the Newport Beach campus for a variety of reasons, observes David Barerra, a math and science teacher at the school. “We If they need more of a challenge, you’re able to seek it out,” Barrera explains, adding that he designed custom lessons to teach one student an advanced programming language called R.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Statistics say over the summer, kids lose over two months of math skills, two months of reading skills, and one month of overall learning. Digital Breakouts are an update to the traditional and popular webquests that have students explore the web as they gather content in a particular field — history, math, literacy, or others.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

language usage. Explain that some students might be debating positions opposite to their beliefs. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. Depending upon the tool selected, learning will also link to a wide variety of academic topics, such as writing, social studies, and math.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

But my belief is that a learning management system is like an operating system for education. My product increases math comprehension by A, B or C. We help teachers teach math. I don’t have that concern. I just don’t believe it. It’s not like taking statins to lower your cholesterol, which we know works.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

language usage. Explain that some students might be debating positions opposite to their beliefs. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. Depending upon the tool selected, learning will also link to a wide variety of academic topics, such as writing, social studies, and math.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 84

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Challenging our thinking and beliefs is a wonderful experience. Our evaluation results reflected our awesome work together. Scott was a model for how to teach. Looking at a teacher’s lesson and coming up with appropriate talking points to help the teacher think about how to improve it. [We

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