Joanne Jacobs
STEM is for C students too, says report
Young people can succeed in technical jobs even with mediocre grades in math and science or liberal arts majors, claims a new study, on...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 10, 2018
- 2 min
Middle school to manufacturing
Middle-schoolers in Ohio are learning math, science and programming — and competing in contests such as MakerMinded to expose them to...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 18, 2018
- 2 min
What I learned from studying math
On Medium, Alex Korchinski writes about what he learned by majoring in applied math — other than math. He learned to tolerate frustration...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
Core confusion
The switch to Common Core instruction was annoying, intriguing, inconsistent and sometimes unnoticeable, concludes a survey of 54...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 9, 2018
- 2 min
How Asian kids ace exams for elite schools
At a highly selective public magnet school, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology near Washington D.C., 65 percent of...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 4, 2018
- 1 min
Let teachers teach
Teachers teach better than students, writes Alex Tabarrok on Marginal Revolution. “A slew of research shows that direct instruction...
Joanne Jacobs
- Apr 29, 2018
- 2 min
Rethinking high school math
Math literacy — using numbers to understand real-world problems — should be the goal of high school math classes, concludes a report from...
Joanne Jacobs
- Apr 10, 2018
- 2 min
The revolt against algebra
Algebra 2 is the gatekeeper to college, writes Pamela Burdman, of Just Equations on EdSource Today. Many students never make it past. “A...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Even confident, capable girls don’t study STEM
Girls who are high achievers in math, and confident about their ability, are less likely to major in math, engineering and science than...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 21, 2018
- 1 min
Equality widens STEM’s gender gap
In gender-equal Norway and Finland, 20 percent of college graduates in science, engineering and math are women, compared to 41 percent in...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 14, 2018
- 2 min
They call it ‘Algebra 2,’ but . . .
Student can take “financial Algebra 2” instead of the regular course in Noblesville, Indiana, reports Shaina Cavazos on Chalkbeat. The...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 8, 2018
- 1 min
Computer science instead of Algebra II?
Ohio students will be able to take advanced computer science instead of Algebra II under a new law, reports Leo Versel in Education Week....
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 30, 2018
- 2 min
Teacher coaches boost math learning
“Extending the reach of excellent teachers,” the goal of Public Impact’s Opportunity Culture initiative, improves math achievement,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 29, 2018
- 2 min
Turning scientists, engineers into teachers
Math, chemistry and physics teachers are in short supply. A new MIT-based program is trying to turn scientists, engineers and programmers...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
Auto shop is sold as STEM training
Pushed to offer more college-prep classes, California high schools have cut auto shop and other vocational classes, reports Carolyn Jones...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 13, 2017
- 1 min
Too much calculus too soon
Stop teaching calculus to high school students unless they’ve mastered foundational concepts and are ready to pass a college-level class,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 15, 2017
- 1 min
2 + 2 = ???
Is this too broad? Or right on target? #math #teaching
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 24, 2017
- 2 min
Prof: Math ‘operates as Whiteness’
A free online class on integrating social justice into high school math has been revised to focus on “social issues,” reports Toni...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 9, 2017
- 2 min
Teach art — not STEAM
Integrating art into science and math teaching — turning STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) into STEAM — is...
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