STEM Educators and Teaching Forum

For science and math teachers, professors, instructors, tutors to discuss pedagogy, technology, teaching methods, lesson ideas, class management. Find advice on how to best prepare your students for success.

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Who is better? student or tutor?

  • spaghetti3451
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Historical Method in Teaching Physics

  • Geremia
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Selling Kids/Admin on HS Physics

  • mishima
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Physics journals accessible to undergrads

  • Useful nucleus
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Tennessee to teach the controversy

  • SixNein
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Student evaluations as a measure of teaching effectiveness

  • Borek
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What online videos for physics would you recommend?

  • XwakeriderX
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Teaching an 8-year-old about life concepts and science

  • LightbulbSun
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Staying engaged with repetitive teaching content

  • flemmyd
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On Physics Education of the the 21st Century

  • curiousphoton
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Should undergraduate physics lab courses be offered online?

  • JazzFusion
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Euclid's Elements at High School Level?

  • Geremia
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Linear Transformations in Linear algebra

  • matqkks
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Math teacher uses violent gruesome imagery in word problems

  • fourier jr
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Implementing inquiry-based physics at the high school level

  • element08824
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New Adjunct Math Professor at Community College

  • puzzlelover1
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Ideas for a 7-minute lesson plan (biology)

  • Hester Prynne
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What is the education system like in your country in general?

  • Jacky817
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Does science depend on probabilistic assumptions about future validity?

  • mechanics_boy
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How do we alleviate the shortage of qualified physics teachers?

  • marcusesses
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New Teacher here, with inquiry-based curriculum

  • NewChemTeache
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Is the iPad textbook revolution really worth it?

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Math is, generally, poorly taught (Engineering student's perspective)

  • Elbobo
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How do professors request specific courses to teach?

  • nlsherrill
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Bottle Rocket Thrust for Elementary Numeracy?

  • narrator
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Why Can't Math Teaching Be More Like Computer Science?

  • Strill
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Hardest Physics Professor/Teacher you had and why?

  • xdrgnh
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Student effort and attitude frustrations as a physics tutor

  • Jack21222
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Responding when a student dismisses the big bang theory as flawed

  • Jamie Kern
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Masters degree for Physics teaching

  • DrewD
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Praxis II physics exam for high school teachers

  • mishima
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Finding a calculus tutor for high school self-study

  • TheKracken
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Why don't universities start more of their own open access journals?

  • gravenewworld
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Required Essay In Physics Classes

  • ZapperZ
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Would this be a good physics final

  • xdrgnh
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Tutoring: teach to the test, or for life?

  • Studentyguy
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How to deal with a teacher who doesn't even teach why things work?

  • ode_to_joy
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Why do profs give exams like this?

  • gravenewworld
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Male learning styles - a teacher's perspective

  • narrator
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Why are 43 students ranking higher with 4.0+ GPAs

  • hotvette
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Effective Alternatives to Using 'BUT' in Scientific Writing

  • exponent137
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How can I make something like determinants tangible? Are there real

  • matqkks
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Software to demonstrate addition of SHO's

  • issacnewton
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How to teach linear algebra to someone without a math passion

  • thegreenlaser
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Using pre-tests to identify algebra and problem-solving gaps

  • Andy Resnick
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Making learning enjoyable for students

  • Willowz
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Do Professors read their own ratemyprofessor.com comments?

  • osnarf
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At what age should mathematical proofs be taught to students

  • pentazoid
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Toughest Exam Question: What Is the Best Way to Study?

  • rhody
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Unravelling the Magic Behind "Spherical Cow"

  • Andy Resnick
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How/where to start to teach someone MATH from SCRATCH?

  • nonequilibrium
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Books that help with happiness without being self-help

  • KingNothing
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Planning to tutor business calculus to first-year commerce students

  • davie08
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Most unprofessional math teacher you'd ever had?

  • Jurrasic
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Setting up a modern physics lab for sophomore students

  • msaleh87
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New math of the 70-ies. Yikes, or nostalgy ?

  • vanesch
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Fun math puzzles and open problems for 10th graders

  • jobsism
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Is Online Learning Effective for Teaching Math?

  • adamdecker071
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Can Statistics and Probability Be Made Engaging for 18-Year-Olds?

  • matqkks
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How many Giancoli physics problems should I assign my high school senior?

  • matermultorum
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Active Teachers and PhD Programs in Physics Education

  • Birkeland
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Gift ideas for my mom who is a physics teacher.

  • ningrim
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Resources for Physics Lab Sessions

  • kthouz
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Thoughts on these ideas to improve education?

  • clope023
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Engaging in researchwork in Astronomy

  • amalmirando
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Why do professors have to teach?

  • flyingpig
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What made your favorite teacher effective in the classroom?

  • sourlemon
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What's the secret behind a medical school 'triumvirate'?

  • micromass
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Should Teachers Use Harsh Language to Motivate Students?

  • Math Is Hard
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Interview after I already start teaching the class?

  • Pengwuino
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How do you become a HS teacher in Europe?

  • Pengwuino
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Teaching in college with a Master's

  • qc_sis
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Reasonable rate for trig/calc tutoring for college bounders?

  • SELFMADE
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Major Project Ideas (Brain Storming)

  • JohnielWhite
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Using concept maps to teach advanced mathematics

  • sponsoredwalk
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Teaching quantum physics to incarcerated students

  • SteveM19
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Download free physics resources?

  • mikelepore
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Teaching conic sections without formula memorization

  • kathrynag
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What teachers think about college being too easy

  • Andy Resnick
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Instructor doesn't know the answer to his own exam

  • RichardParker
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Students Stand and Deliver for Teacher

  • Ivan Seeking
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What should college be for students?

  • Pengwuino
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How do I introduce my kid to addition and subtraction?

  • palmer_stone
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Starting a college measurement club with student-led physics experiments

  • Nuha Abuzaid
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Is Creationism Still Being Taught in Public Schools?

  • qspeechc
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Teaching to non-college-bound class

  • ks_physicist
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What is the Bologna Process in higher education

  • Astronuc
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Mathematical uses of the preposition of

  • SkyWatcher
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How visual-spatial learners solve problems mentally

  • JDS
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Paul Lockhart's essay on mathematics education in North America

  • morphism
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Student wanting an A with 2 weeks left in algebra-based physics

  • Gamma
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Do online homework systems correlate with exam performance?

  • luriol
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Should AP Physics teachers require students to post on physics forums?

  • kk727
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Why, oh why, don't many physics programs EDUCATE?

  • Geremia
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Physics course too dumbed down for meaningful learning

  • Mike_In_Plano
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Which branch of physics is best to choose

  • rayman123
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