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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think its because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, totally outdated , math lessons just dont seem to pull students in. Adding applied math courses is also on the agenda.

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Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

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Bruce McLaren has committed his career to understanding how education technologies, especially digital games and intelligent-tutoring systems, can help children learn. Its a middle-grade math game in which aliens come to Earth to learn about decimal fractions. One such game is called Decimal Point.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

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It guides students through challenging subjects–from math to coding–by asking questions, offering hints, and breaking problems into manageable steps. Suitable for: All grade levels–from elementary children designing a poster about dinosaurs to high school students putting together a multimedia history project.

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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

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Science, social studies, and even math teachers can access informational texts aligned to Texas standards directly through the platform’s educator tools. In fact, every teacher is a reading teacher. That’s why World Book’s cross-curricular capabilities are essential. Our librarians reinforce these habits weekly.

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Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

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But the way report cards work and assessments happen, students get a grade in math or English — not in collaboration, communication or critical thinking. The work we’re doing was intentionally created to tackle this problem — to change the goalposts and make it clear that it’s not just math and English that matter.

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How Teachers Are Making Computer Science Click

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A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process. At the heart of the plan was a bold goal: provide every student with access to computer science education.

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Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making

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In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. My practical immigrant parents talked me out of the first, and a terrible grade on a chemistry midterm out of the second. I personally never faced a weighty decision about my learning until I had to declare a college major.