Susan Carriker

Texas is poised to replace STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests would look like. A bill scrapping the state’s standardized test heads over to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. It would replace STAAR with three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year.

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Ribbon-cutting: Trump administration abruptly ends National Blue Ribbon Schools program Many schools took enormous pride in receiving federal Blue Ribbon recognition, which began under President Ronald Reagan. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education said ending the program wo...

No more blue ribbon schools. #EduSky
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Neuroscientist: The No. 1 trait of highly intelligent people, including Bill Gates and Leonardo da Vinci—it's not about IQ What separates some of the world's most successful people from everyone else? Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli says it involves how they spend their free time. He shares examples from Bill Gates and Leon...

...solitude can boost creativity by offering space for ideas to flourish. Whether it's writing, playing the piano, painting, gardening, praying, or meditating, being alone is often what the brain needs to perform these activities well. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/n... #EduSky #iTeachMath

Study confirms there's no innate difference in aptitude between boys and girls in math A new study of schoolchildren in France suggests that boys are not innately better at math. Some aspect of schooling appears to drive the "gender gap."

The 'gender gap' in math is not innate — something about school drives it | Live Science share.google/0aom4ThvrU41... #EduSky #iTeachMath

‘It feels like I am being forced to harm a child’: research shows how teachers are suffering moral injury In a study of 57 Australian teachers, many shared emotionally-charged accounts of being put in impossible situations at work.

My research indicates when teachers are consistently asked to compromise their ethics, they don’t just burn out, they question the integrity of the entire system. theconversation.com/it-feels-lik... #EduSky #iteachmath

Math Mastery Starts With a Deep Understanding of Key Concepts (Opinion) Students must have conceptual understanding to develop strong math skills, says this letter to the editor.

"Exploring mathematical reasoning, strategies, and real-world applications is essential—but those things can’t happen without conceptual understanding" #EduSky #iTeachMath www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

How To Choose High School Math Courses Not sure whether to take AP Calculus or AP Statistics? Learn how your high school math choice can impact college admissions, majors, and future earnings.

"...nearly 87% of colleges believe curriculum strength to be of “moderate” or “considerable” importance for admissions decisions, compared to 56% for the infamous college essay and just 30% for SAT and ACT scores." www.forbes.com/sites/michae... #iteachmath #EduSky

The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong YouTube video by Veritasium

An awesome rich task for a geometry or Pre-Cal class. What an interesting problem 😊 #iTeachMath #EduSky

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A chain of private schools replaced teachers with AI. This is what happened Alpha School in Brownsville, Texas, promises to deliver a full day's worth of instruction in just two hours with AI tutors. So far, the results are startling.

Is this school a flash in the pan or wave of the future? #iTeachMath #EduSky #ai www.newsweek.com/alpha-school...

AP Calculus AB Exam – AP Central | College Board Teachers: Explore timing and format for the AP Calculus AB Exam. Review sample questions, scoring guidelines, and sample student responses.

Remember, the AP Calculus exams will be hybrid. The multiple choice sections will be digital only and answers to free response use the traditional paper format.
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TPC Geometry 2024 FRQ Bundle This Geometry free response question series is inspired by the 2024 AP® Calculus AB released Free Response Questions 1-6.The questions include these concepts:equations of circlespiecewise functionsarc...

AP exams are coming soon! Now is a good time to pull out those FRQs for your Pre-AP classes. These questions were inspired by the 2024 AP Calculus exams. Also, check out the Alg 1 and Alg 2 versions 🙂 www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/TPC-... #iTeachMath #EduSky

The 'world's slowest experiment,' going for nearly 100 years, is still endlessly fascinating It takes nearly a decade for one drop of this liquid to fall.

The 'world's slowest experiment,' going for nearly 100 years, is still endlessly fascinating
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I think I want to add this one to the data analysis unit in Algebra 1 🥰 #iTeachMath #eduSky
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Parents' fear of math linked to lower achievement in children Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety: according to an OECD report, around 40% of students ...

Children of parents with math anxiety did less well in math. #EduSky #iTeachMath

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Mississippi Board of Education recommends School for Mathematics and Science move. See where If the Mississippi Legislature approves, students at MSMS will be going to Mississippi State University, beginning in 2026, on MDE board approval.

Mississippi School for Math and Science may be moving to Mississippi State University 🙂 #EduSky www.clarionledger.com/story/news/l...

Test-optional no more: Ohio State University to require SAT, ACT again for students After five years of test-optional admissions, Ohio State university will once again require students to submit an ACT or SAT score.

Testing resumes 🤨 #EduSky

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Educator Empowers Students to Become the Math Teachers They Needed Math educator Mallika Scott teaches future teachers how to navigate the challenges of teaching mathematics to young students.

“Some of the best math teachers I know had difficult experiences in their schooling. But now, they get to be the math teacher they needed as a child" #EduSky #iteachmath news.fullerton.edu/2025/03/educ...

Why Some Schools Are Rethinking ‘College for All’ The idea that every student should aim for a four-year college motivated a bipartisan movement for decades. Now even enthusiastic promoters of the idea are reconsidering it.

"...some high schools that once pushed nearly all students toward four-year colleges are now guiding teenagers toward a wider range of choices, including trade schools, apprenticeships, two-year degrees or the military" #EduSky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

Teacher Preparation Needs to Catch Up with School Reform Kaufman: States and districts are adopting more high-quality curricular materials, but prep programs are not showing new teachers how to use them.

"States and districts are adopting more high-quality curricular materials, but prep programs are not showing new teachers how to use them" #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/teac...

263. Designing with Kids, Not for Kids with Dave Hersh In this episode of Learning Unboxed, we’re joined by Dave Hersh, the CEO of InTandem, a groundbreaking organization connecting youth voices with industries to improve products, programs, and services....

I'm listening to Learning Unboxed | 263. Designing with Kids, Not for Kids with Dave Hersh on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-9wurb... #EduSky

AI might already be warping our brains, leaving our judgment and critical thinking 'atrophied and unprepared,' warns new study Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are embracing AI, but the technology has troubling implications for critical thinking, according to a new Microsoft study.

New research from authors at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University finds that leaning too much on tools such as ChatGPT is associated with weaker critical thinking. #EduSky fortune.com/2025/02/11/a...

OPINION: It is time to expand the definition of college to include other high-quality pathways It is time to expand the definition of college to include other high-quality pathways beyond the four-year degree. Here are five ways for colleges to give students more of what they want and what our ...

"More than 2.4 million students came to college last fall for certificates or “nondegree” credentials, part of a shift in consumer and employer demand for “just-in-time” learning" #EduSky hechingerreport.org/opinion-we-m...

Agreed

Time to rethink the scope, purpose and cost of a college education. The traditional model will not be sustainable in the coming years.

The Enrollment Cliff: How Fewer Applicants Are Reshaping Higher Education The so-called "enrollment cliff" — a sharp decline in the number of traditional college-aged students — is no longer a distant threat.

"The number of 18-year-olds graduating from high school each year — the primary pool of college applicants — will decline by 13%, or half a million students, by 2041" #EduSky www.forbes.com/sites/scottw...

Parents' math anxiety linked to lower numeracy skills in children New research findings reveal that parents' anxiety about mathematics can have a negative impact on their children's early numeracy skills, influencing their performance in the subject as they progress...

"Our results reveal that parental math anxiety does impact children's math outcomes, even when differences in parental education are taken into account" #EduSky #iTeachMath phys.org/news/2025-02...

Gen Z grad says being unemployed is ‘harder than a 9-5’ because ‘most workers would have a breakdown' dealing with the admin—he’s among the NEET men frozen out of the workforce College-educated Gen Z men are watching their careers derail before they’ve even started.

"Just 10 years ago, 94% of students had either landed work or went into further education in the one year after graduating according to data from the U.K. Department for Education. In 2024, just 59% of grads had full-time jobs 15 months after graduating." #EduSky fortune.com/2025/02/02/g...

When you can't get a job, function in society or feed a family, those ideas fly out the window. Getting a degree is an incredibly expensive endeavor with poor outcomes for most. I earned 2 degrees. I did not "develop" because of college, but in spite of it. Thank God I didn't accrue massive debt

Agreed. An we need to stop sending kids to college. It is a waste of time and money. They have no interest in meeting the needs of students, employers or society at large

Which is why we should have done something long ago. My own undergraduate experience was subpar (1980s). Too much time and money is wasted on meaningless, uninspiring work. We are still rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic and simultaneously ignoring all these cries for help. #EduSky

New Data Reveals Just How Deep The College Crisis Goes Colleges are closing at alarming rates as financial woes, Gen Z’s shift in attitudes, and workforce gaps expose the depth of the college crisis.

"HR leaders are tired of hiring recent graduates who can’t yet function well in the workplace—and they’re placing the blame squarely on the shoulders of colleges"
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