I did math at Harvey Mudd College and now I do research in math education at UCLA!
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Can't wait to read this behemoth of a handbook by Bharath Sriraman @SpringerRef !!
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Which math courses offer the best #highered opportunities? @PamBurdman analyzes the changing landscape of undergraduate #math requirements, including a number of innovative courses that aren't calculus.
Check out Pam's latest blog and join the discussion.
justequations.org/blog/what-…
The caffeine was on overdrive!
Kicking off our "Staying the Course" session, @AlmoraRios explains student paths to Calculus and our research finding lengthy prerequisite sequences across the @calstate.
One campus had a pathway that required up to *four* semesters of prereqs!
ALT Screenshot. Event.
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I don't remember where I heard this, but someone explained Twitter as the place where you can say "I like pancakes" and strangers reply, "Why do you hate waffles?"
Examples: Way too many #mathed conversations about instruction, course options, ed policy, etc...
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How does math #anxiety interfere with learning, and how it may intersect with racial and gender biases?
We're honored to have these experts explore how #instruction can be designed in ways that foster #math learning *and* math well-being.
Sign up: bit.ly/3CL71xK
ALT From Math Anxiety to Math Belonging, sponsored by PACE and Opportunity Institute Francis Su, Aris Winger, Tesha Sengupta-Irving, Colleen Ganley, and Gerardo Ramirez Wednesday, March 8 at 11 a.m. PT at The Mathematics of Opportunity conference
Anyone know of any POC-supportive STEM professors at or around College of the Redwoods? Trying to connect a student to some resources...
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Read about our new report at @insidehighered!
"A new report suggests calculus prerequisite sequences across the CSU system are too lengthy and could pose a barrier to students who need to complete calculus as a stepping-stone to earning STEM degrees." insidehighered.com/quicktake…
Woot woot! My new report's out! Come read it y'all :)
JUST RELEASED: Just Equations is proud to announce our new report, "Staying the Course: Examining College Students’ Paths to Calculus."
Authors @AlmoraRios & @PamelaBurdman investigate @calstate's calculus prerequisite sequences.
Read it here: bit.ly/3HUtjiB (1/5)
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I love this picture of Robert Hass and @brendalhillman w/ my students @CMCnews. They are such marvelous poets and mentors.
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During my PhD days, I was often asked in family gatherings what is this 'quantum gravity' thing that I work on.
I came up with an analogy which worked really well with my mostly-IT relatives!
This is what I used to say.
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This is my advisor's journal!
This special issue of The Mathematics Enthusiast reviews many recent “popular math” books, including those by @benorlin, @DrEugeniaCheng, @FryRsquared, @JSEllenberg, @standupmaths, @mathyawp, and yours truly. scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/
Another amazing blog post! And this time, by @Melodiekbaker !!
My fave point: it would be SO impactful for students to talk about what machine bias looks like! My goodness.
Our monthlong #blog series concludes this week with our critique of a final common claim about high school data science. Read @Melodiekbaker's take on why both #statistics and #datascience courses are valuable in high school:
👉 bit.ly/3PRM9bY
Hi Twitter world!
I just released a blog post discussing data science and the aims of mathematics education. Check it out 🙂
NEW: The Problem with Saying High School Math Shouldn’t Change
In the penultimate blog of our monthlong #datascience series, @AlmoraRios says it's time to expand #mathpathways and explains how data science builds student confidence. bit.ly/3AAunWx
