Math + Tech: Are We Solving the Equation?
September 18, 2023
The emergence of new technologies that can solve complex math equations for students, the rising importance of data science skills for the future of work, and a growing emphasis on problem solving in K-12 math learning are putting technology front and center in efforts to improve math education. This special report鈥攚hich features exclusive survey data from the EdWeek Research Center鈥攅xamines how those developments are changing math instruction by helping or hurting student learning; what important lessons educators have learned about how to integrate technology into math instruction and when to stick with low-tech, traditional methods; and how the evolution of artificial intelligence will likely influence math education in the future.
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Classroom Technology How 3 Districts Are Integrating Tech Into Math Instruction and What They've LearnedFinding the right digital math tool for a district鈥檚 instructional philosophy, culture, and capacity is a challenge, educators say.
Mathematics Students Need Better/More Data-Science Skills. Here Are 5 Ways Schools Can HelpOver the past decade, students鈥� basic data-science skills have been in decline.
Classroom Technology From Our Research Center 25 Bad Uses of Tech to Avoid When Teaching Math, According to TeachersUsing tech as a babysitter and having students play digital math games that emphasize speed over understanding are two examples.
