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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Are physics labs or recitations more effective for introductory courses?

  • Pengwuino
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Why is diagonalisation important in understanding linear maps?

  • matqkks
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Finding reliable online physics tutors

  • Kev1n
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Self teaching, how to stay motivated?

  • lrl4565
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Game theory teaches robots how to deceive

  • BenVitale
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Teaching myself violin from scratch with a used instrument

  • Mu naught
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Building up a department/HS Outreach

  • Pengwuino
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Why is the Vector (Cross) Product pxq Perpendicular to a Plane?

  • matqkks
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What Are the Best Textbooks for Teaching Calculus-Based Physics?

  • Gamma
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Introducing complex numbers to engineering students weak at math

  • matqkks
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Is Singapore Math Effective in North America?

  • BenVitale
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Refusing to teach creationism in schools is inherently bigotry?

  • Nusc
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Using Skype and videoconference for science tutoring

  • Bartek
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(Right) brain sides and tutoring Math/Science (specifically Chemistry)

  • Subdot
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How would a dictatorship design a school curriculum?

  • brainy kevin
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Using Labs to Teach Physics/Chemistry

  • kq6up
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Volunteers for an Experimental Teaching Tool

  • daviddoria
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Starting to teach IB Physics

  • eoinfahey
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When tutors give wrong solutions or withhold explanations?

  • land_of_ice
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Algebra 2 Topics for Not-So-Strong Math Students?

  • yeongil
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IB math program: impressions of Math Studies and HL Math

  • Tobias Funke
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Worst highschool teacher you ever had

  • zomgwtf
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Female Teachers’ Math Anxiety Affects Girls’ Math Achievement

  • ZapperZ
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What is the salary for a teaching assistent (TA) in USA

  • Oxygenne
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Teaching Atwood machine problems to a high school student

  • Gamma
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Physics factoids for a bulletin board display

  • Andy Resnick
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How to teach Isaac Newton the standard model and cosmology

  • giann_tee
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Looking for a good demo: make a speaker

  • rink_er
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Discussion topic in physics for high school students

  • martin_blckrs
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Take-home exam results way below my other tests

  • denverdoc
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Why Are Unqualified Science Teachers Prevalent in US High Schools?

  • noblegas
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Choosing Teaching Assistants: A Story

  • teknodude
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What College Majors Require Calc-Based Physics?

  • kamikazejosh
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Graduate admissions being centralized at dean's level instead of departments

  • Andy Resnick
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How should physics be taught in high school?

  • cortiver
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Should teacher give a reason for refusal?

  • heartless
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What Is the Average Hourly Rate for a Math Tutor?

  • Monocerotis
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Teacher specialization and its effect on course content and assessment

  • farleyknight
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Excel autocomplete for entering grades by student name

  • teknodude
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How much pedagogical freedom do professors have

  • noblegas
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Writing teacher complement letter

  • waht
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Tutoring high school freshman - any advice?

  • turin
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How can I incorporate math teaching ideas into my Physics I class?

  • Andy Resnick
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Is the Scientific Community Covering Up Mistakes?

  • theCandyman
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Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

  • avant-garde
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How Can We Teach Math to Very Young Children?

  • Astronuc
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How to Succeed in Self-Teaching Chemistry?

  • Attraction
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Teacher Distributes Sex Tape of Herself

  • LowlyPion
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Worst TAing/Teaching experience.

  • maverick_starstrider
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Should standardized testing like the SAT be kept or abolished?

  • thrill3rnit3
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TA attendance dropping off in sections, need advice

  • StatusX
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Student responses to different intro E&M curricula

  • ZapperZ
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Teacher Solution Manuals - How Can I Access Them?

  • danago
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What Are the Best Topics for Teaching Physics in a Fresh Grad's Career?

  • mywayne
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4163.566% increase in Tutorial costs

  • vorcil
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Ideas for a High School Math Club

  • thrill3rnit3
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Teachers who shouldn't be teachers

  • Ivan Seeking
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Teaching Maths: A Forum for Discussion

  • epenguin
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How to teach Special Relativity to high school students

  • Beam me down
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High school graduation rates declining relative to parents' generation

  • Astronuc
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Advice for a future physics teacher

  • hbweb500
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Math and Science Teachers in Demand

  • Astronuc
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Teaching calculus today in college

  • mathwonk
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No attitude gains with team-based learning and CLASS surveys

  • physics girl phd
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What would you get your favorite teacher to show your appreciation?

  • Geekchick
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Preparing High School Physics Teachers

  • ZapperZ
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Is it Possible to Teach Yourself Advanced Math Topics?

  • Substance D
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Will MIT Open Courseware Continue Adding Lecture Videos?

  • pentazoid
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Teacher Assistant Keeps Giving Class The Answers. grrr

  • moe darklight
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Changes in Intro Physics Instruction

  • ZapperZ
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I'm going to teach you something you'll actually think is cool.

  • tribdog
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Tutoring for 11th Grade Physics - Understanding "Stat"

  • Nuha99
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Court ruling against student teacher for MySpace photo

  • TheStatutoryApe
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Teaching arithmetic with place-value discs on a board

  • anything385
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Time saving and not obscuring way of teaching special relativity theory?

  • bernhard.rothenstein
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Does Twilight depict statutory rape?

  • CaptainQuasar
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Need High School Calculus Based Physics Text

  • gbodor
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Should I use virtual office hours instead of in-person?

  • Moonbear
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Learn to be a Jerk - Desperate for Change

  • khemix
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Any Teachers? What is wrong/right with the design of your Classroom?

  • Saladsamurai
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Is the 3-2-2 Developmental Math Setup Effective?

  • happyg1
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Team-based learning study: grant-funded research on student attitudes and outcomes

  • physics girl phd
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1000-student enrollment lectures (possible at ASU)

  • physics girl phd
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Teaching basic arithmetic to a 12 year old for the first time

  • danago
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Is Problem-Based Learning Effective for Teaching Science Subjects?

  • handsomecat
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Finding education research journals for STEM teaching

  • Moonbear
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Eye Q product to teach speed reading

  • Greg Bernhardt
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How can Team Based Learning enhance large lecture courses?

  • Moonbear
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Why are students begging for hints on tests now more than ever?

  • jtbell
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Need to teach solar system models. Software? Online videos?

  • Robert100
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Should QFT Be Taught from First Principles Like Weinberg?

  • Hyperreality
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Will Teachers Be Allowed to Carry Guns in Schools?

  • drankin
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How do you become an elementary school teacher?

  • jjuugg
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Games and techniques for tutoring algebra to a 13-year-old

  • relskid
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Teachers: Double Their Salary and Quantity

  • coberst
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Where Can I Learn Physics Without a Teacher?

  • MrPickle
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