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The Teacher’s Superpower: Building and Using Your Pedagogical Knowledge (MƒA Thursday Thinks)

In this talk, Dan Meyer engaged teachers in exercises designed to develop their pedagogical content knowledge—“pushups” for the teacher brain.

Workshop Spotlight

Introduction to CAD and 3D Modeling With STEM Career Explorations

MƒA teachers participated in a guided, hands-on introductory immersion into 3D computer-aided design modeling, developing project adaptable to their classrooms.

Stories

Inspired Science: Making the Invisible, Visible

How MƒA Master Teacher Sylvia Gayatinea creates connections between nuclear chemistry, history and ethics for her students.

Videos

Climate Justice Challenge: Classroom and Community Action (MƒA Equity Webinar Series)

In this webinar, Dr. Deb L Morrison dove into the fundamental principles of the environmental and climate justice movements. 

Videos

Productive Failure: Learning How to Fail Toward Success (MƒA Thursday Thinks)

In this talk, Dr. Manu Kapur described the concept of productive failure and demonstrated how intentionally designing for failure can lead to deeper learning.

Workshop Spotlight

Weaving a Pathway to Mathematical Engagement

MƒA teachers built a collection of images and stories of weaving from their own lives, constructing cardboard and canvas looms and weaving paper and small textiles. 

In the News

Teachers Join Forces to Understand Dyscalculia

In a story for The 74, MƒA Master Teachers Maureen Stewart and Dawn Pagliaro-Newman detail their growing understanding and teaching of Dyscalculia, a math-related learning disorder.

Stories

Full STEAM Ahead: The Intersection of Art and Science

How Daniel Madden discovered why arts is an essential part of the STEM curriculum at MƒA.

In the News

Long the Star Pupils, Girls Are Losing Ground to Boys

In a story for the Wall Street Journal, MƒA Master Teacher Ramona Fittipaldi offered her perspective on an analysis that shows girls across the country suffering greater test-score declines than boys.

Videos

13th Annual MT²: Master Teachers on Teaching

The 13th Annual MƒA MT²: Master Teachers on Teaching event showcased inspiring and thought-provoking TEDx-style talks from eight MƒA Master Teachers.