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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 Procedural, boring and, in some cases, totally outdated , math lessons just dont seem to pull students in. Around the country, students math performance is in a slump.

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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. It tried to address an existing blindspot in math teacher education.

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8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

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InqITS (Inquiry Intelligent Tutoring System) Subject areas: Science Best for: Developing scientific inquiry skills InqITS offers virtual science labs where students can conduct experiments, analyze results, and receive real-time feedback. Educators can create multimedia lessons, games, and assessments tailored to their curriculum.

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Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

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Laura Slover Managing Director, Skills for the Future Recently, EdSurge host Carl Hooker moderated a two-part webinar series, sponsored by Adobe , featuring expert panelists exploring the intersection of creativity, artificial intelligence and student success in K-12 and higher education.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

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Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. Content areas, such as math and science, and other areas like memory, executive function, and social-emotional development are being informed by research.

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4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork

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Teamwork is essential for building students social-emotional intelligence. Whiteboard: Whiteboard is ideal for grades K-12 and works especially well for drawing, images, and math symbols. As a longtime STEM educator, Ive come to understand the value of teamwork, both within the classroom and beyond.

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AI Is Still an Unknown Country — and Teens Are Its Pioneers

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When artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT were first introduced for public use in 2022, Gillian Hayes, vice provost for academic personnel at the University of California, Irvine, remembers how people were setting up rules around AI without a good understanding of what it truly was or how it would be used.

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