NSF Special Report – “Math, What’s the Problem?” Part 3
A three-part series on the crisis of teaching math and related subjects in our country’s classrooms. Written and produced by Maria Zacharias of the National Science Foundation, I shot and edited this. Forget the overheads and film strips shown to passive students in yesteryear. Todays technology can engage students directly in doing mathematics, support the learning of concepts, offer customized instruction and tutoring, and leave a trail of data to gauge...
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A three-part series on the crisis of teaching math and related subjects in our country’s classrooms. Written and produced by Maria Zacharias of the National Science Foundation, I shot and edited this. Did you squeak through high school taking an absolute minimum of math? The signs of a culture lacking in basic math literacy are everywhere. The mathematically-challenged struggle with understanding the impact of compounded interest and variable-rate...
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The National Science Foundation asks: How do we know the climate is changing? Is it just part of a natural cycle, or are humans driving the change? Richard Alley, glaciologist and professor of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, leads a discussion with some of the world’s leading climate scientists. Join Alley and his panel as they explore these questions, laying out the line of reasoning that has led the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and many other scientific groups to conclude that humans are very likely the cause of the majority of current warming. This lively...
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