Monthly Archives: February 2016

Preparing the Next Generation of Students in the Mathematical Sciences to “Think with Data”

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

By Johanna Hardin, Pomona College, and Nicholas J. Horton, Amherst College As statisticians in mathematics departments, we have both spent many department meetings, departmental reviews, and water-cooler conversations discussing the merits of various different curricular decisions with respect to the … Continue reading →

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Learning Mathematics through Embodied Activities

Posted on February 8, 2016 by

By Hortensia Soto-Johnson, Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Northern Colorado Those of us who teach mathematics know that students struggle writing the symbolism of mathematics even through they can articulate some of the concepts behind the symbolism. Those … Continue reading →

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