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Infographic: Does America Have the Right Stuff?

Getting Smart Staff

Knewton recently published an infographic on STEM Education in the U.S. It poses the question: Does American have the right stuff to produce to the next Pete Conrad, Steve Jobs and others? At the rate we're going with our STEM Education approach, the infographic implies that the answer is simply - no.

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Teaching Math Without Words—And Getting Big Gains

Tom Vander Ark

Mathematical thinking is a problem-solving skill but we use a lot of abstract symbols and words to try to teach kids math procedures.  Just look at a textbook or observe a middle school classroom.  Our text-based approach works for some students but is confusing and complicated for too many,…

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Desmos Graphing Calculator

Getting Smart Staff

Several new features have been added to the Desmos Graphing Calculator. Colleen Young uses it in the classroom as a powerful resource and particularly likes the sliders feature.

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Video – Conrad Wolfram: What's Wrong in Math Ed?

Getting Smart Staff

Conrad Wolfram talks about math: Why does math in education systems look so different than the actual practice of mathematics in the real world? Again, it's because standards and methods in the system keep the real system of the world from operating in our childrens' minds.

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Giving Shape to a Future Textbook

Getting Smart Staff

"With new technologies constantly coming on-line, and with states like California, Texas, and Oregon allowing digital curriculum to replace printed curriculum, the question arises: what will textbooks look like in the coming years?" Marie Bjerde from Qualcomm takes a look.