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Adding a C to STEM! Culturally Situated Design Tools are restoring the use of heritage algorithms as a path to social justice.

Adding a C to STEM! Culturally Situated Design Tools are restoring the use of heritage algorithms as a path to social justice.

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, Digital & Media Literacy, Elementary & Middle Years, Indigenous Resources, Learning Design & Planning, mathSTEAM, Resource | Tagged with blog, culturally sustaining, digital resources, lesson planning, math, mathematics, multimodal, planning

In the evolving fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), there is an increasing awareness of the importance of cultural relevance and diversity. This recognition has paved the way to create “Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDT): Teaching Math and Computing Through Culture,” a project that integrates cultural heritage with technological innovation, thus adding a […]

Teaching math focusing on competencies rather than content

Teaching math focusing on competencies rather than content

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Active Learning, Blog Posts, Elementary & Middle Years, Learning Design & Planning, Resource, Secondary | Tagged with core competencies, math, mathematics

Mathematics has been known as one of the subjects that focus on content, and consequently, the procedures to achieve the right answer, rather than on competencies, or in other words, on the understanding of the procedure followed by students. However, these two ways should not be seen as irreconcilable! As the National Research Council discussed […]

Desmos Graphing Calculator

Desmos Graphing Calculator

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, mathSTEAM, Resource | Tagged with ADST, app, calculator, Free, graphing, math

Most secondary math classes require the use of a Ti-84 graphing calculator.  However, nowadays there are other online options to produce elegant graphing and math simulations. One of the free,  yet still powerful, options is Desmos. Desmos is a free online tool that can make the affordances of a graphing calculator more accessible. It is […]

Math Problems on IPad

Mathematics All Around Us: Podcast Resource Blogpost

Posted in Blog Posts, Elementary & Middle Years, Inclusive Practices, Learning Design & Planning, mathSTEAM, Post Secondary, Secondary | Tagged with apps, indigenous, interdisciplinary, math, mathematics, podcast, STEAM

“Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.” Galileo Galilei The last three episodes (episodes 7, 8, and 9) of our Thinking Outside the Sandbox podcast, are dedicated to discussing possible creative ways of teaching Math outside abstraction, in ways that embody more physicality and representation. Dr. Kerry Renwick, Dr. Susan Gerofsky, […]

Intertwining Art: PodCast Resource Post

Intertwining Art: PodCast Resource Post

Posted in artSTEAM, Blog Posts, mathSTEAM, Podcast, sciSTEAM | Tagged with Art-based, arts integration, English, fractions, graphing, interdisciplinary, math, matter, science, states of matter, STEAM, storytelling, Teacher Use, test, writting

Art can be one of Education´s best ally! Wether it be by witnessing, or creating it, Art gives students and teachers the oportunity to engage with knowdlege in multiple ways.


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