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We can teach math better–here’s how

eSchool News

In the meantime, many educators—and even entire schools and districts—continued using outdated teaching methods or only engaged in phonics instruction with students in need of remediation. Unfortunately, the math instruction most students receive is not based in the science of math—but it could be.

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

k12 Digest

Content areas, such as math and science, and other areas like memory, executive function, and social-emotional development are being informed by research. Brain-based learning is an educational framework that informs teaching methods by leveraging scientific knowledge about how the brain learns and develops.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

Edsurge

The answer, as in many situations, lies in math. Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. And that's how people learn math. You’ll be training for at least a year, slowly building up your endurance. How do you prepare for that?

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Stop using AI to replicate outdated teaching–get creative, instead

eSchool News

While 89 percent of teachers reported in a recent survey that they believe generative AI will have an impact on teaching, recent reporting in the Wall Street Journal and The74 have rightly identified some of AI’s limitations in education, questioning the technology’s ability to serve as, for example, an effective tutor.

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Navigating AI in education: The future of human teaching

eSchool News

This careful planning lets teachers supercharge student creativity and critical thinking with fresh AI-infused teaching methods while keeping their information private. When a student struggles with math anxiety or needs encouragement after a tough day, they need more than algorithmic responses–they need human connection.

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Got humor? It might be the key to STEM engagement

eSchool News

on how to increase student interest, understanding, and performance in math and STEM subjects. Those students say out-of-the-box teaching methods and fun science projects and competitions are two ways to increase STEM engagement and interest. Related: How to get students interested in STEM.

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A look at one school’s innovative approach to PD

eSchool News

This includes in-person and tech-enabled learning that is specifically focused on strengthening culturally responsive teaching, differentiated instruction, and inclusive practices. Math support.

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