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How to Make Math Fun and Interesting

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Lets be honest, math doesnt have the best reputation. According to this survey , 42% of Americans disliked math classes during their K-12 education. For many, math feels like swimming upstream. As a teacher, that makes engaging students in math a real challenge. Keeping math relevant and interactive is key.

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How 4 districts use AI tools to transform education

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Educators in Miami-Dade County Public Schools use Gemini to generate quizzes and answer keys, and students are creating study materials aligned to concepts they’re struggling with for personalized tutoring and support.

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Big Deals—Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee, AI Tackles Campus Safety, and Stanford Offers Online Math

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“We are excited to help students practice for the National Civics Bee through quizzing and conversations with Khanmigo,” said Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s chief learning officer. They must also submit a recommendation letter from a math instructor, and be under the age of 18.

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In College Math, Faculty Is Key. But Will This Insight Actually Help Students?

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A number of instructors in the math department at San Diego Mesa College, where she's a professor, had started exploring how to weave standards-based grading — an approach that evaluates students on how effectively they have mastered content — into the way they teach calculus.

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5 Tech Tools for Math Class

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I’ve updated Ask a Tech Teacher’s list of ten math tools we posted in 2016 to be shorter and with a new option. I think this will better reflect what’s going on today in our classrooms: It can be difficult to teach math, but with the proper tools, it can often be made easier. Pricing: Free for teachers and students.

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How 3 Techniques From Cognitive Psychology Reinvigorated My Math Classroom

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So, where does this come into play for me as a math teacher? For as long as I can remember, I have loved everything about math—especially teaching young people and seeing the lightbulb come on in their eyes. But, sadly, after 20 years teaching math to middle and high schoolers, I have experienced the pain of watching students struggle.

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A Decade of Expensive Video Lessons for K-16 Math Entrepreneurs

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Dan Meyer is chief academic officer at Desmos, and was previously a high school math teacher. He frequently shares his musings and insights on math education on his popular blog. Entrepreneurs had a mixed decade in K-16 math education. The explanation that is “right” varies person to person, even for the same math topic.

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