Explaining the square root of i in the most pleasant way – The Joy of Mathematics
Ok mathematics people, how is it?
My favorite line, “Just beat the Euler out of it…”
Source: Demystifying Public Speaking by Lara Callender Hogan Lara Hogan’s Demystifying Public Speaking has been available as a physical book, and you can now read it for free online. I’ve done plenty of presentations in front of people, and after reading through this book, I realize what an amateur I’ve been. This book is chock…
But what about math? Deborah Stipek, a professor at Stanford and the former dean of the school of education, says math is just as important—if not more—to laying the foundations for educational success. But we are not nearly as focused on planting the seeds for a future love of math as we are for reading….
23 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom I have put together a list of 23 Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom, making it even easier to create lessons and announcements with your favorite apps and resources. Last summer, Google opened the API for Google Classroom which means that other applications could connect or integrate…
The micro:bit is a superb tool for delivering the physical elements of a Computing curriculum and it is a fantastic device on which to base a wide range of STEM projects that involve electrical circuits and electronics. Source: Micro:bit of Things I don’t think the Micro:bit gets the amount of love in the United States…
My son struggled with required math classes in both high school and college, as did I. And suspect both of us are somewhere within one standard deviation of a normal IQ. Politically-driven, nonsensical math requirements probably make me angrier than almost anything else in education right now. To think of the millions of lost classroom…
A growth mindset for math success starts here. Discover how real world project-based challenges inspire students to exceed their learning goals. Start for free! Source: Cashtivity – Free Real World Math Challenges Cashivity allows teachers to set up specific challenges that their students will need to solve, learning how to use math in real world experiences…