X Bubbler: November 2014

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The mathematics teacher goes to the Fair

"Ten years ago, a financial analyst between jobs made a few videos to help a young cousin with her homework. Today, Salman Khan’s YouTube channel has hit 400 million views, and his Khan Academy is changing the way kids learn—for free."
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Terence Tao

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Facebook Research

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The Chronic Engineer

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inclusion/exclusion

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Reflections of a High School Math Teacher

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nature.com blogs

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e-Mentoring Network

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f(t)

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Visual Insight

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Mr Reddy Maths Blog

SHINE Trust speech at the House of Lords - Tonight I spoke at a SHINE Trust event at the House of Lords. I talked about the transition from primary to secondary and how there are great teachers who ...
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Edutopia

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Middle School Math Rules!

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Math Game Time

4 Ways to Teach Math Through Storytelling - Long before the written word, significant cultural ideas passed from generation to generation through storytelling. It is an artform meant to be shared amo...
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Cambridge University Press

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