Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Instructor Noureddine El Alam teaches students about fiscal responsibility, economic systems, and developing an entrepreneurial spirit for a path to lifelong success in this interdisciplinary course. El Alam also has an encyclopedic knowledge of stock tickers, so we have some fun and try to stump him at the end of… Read More
Students Owning Their Learning
The Tang Institute Lunch & Discussion today was led by instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science and Tang Institute fellow, Heidi Wall. For the past two years, Heidi has explored ways to help students “own their learning”. During this lunch conversation, Heidi shared the process and impact of focusing on engagement strategies, cycles of feedback, mathematical mindsets, and… Read More
In Defense of High Stakes
In setting students up for success beyond school, is there merit to high-stakes forms of assessment? Read this post by Nick Zufelt, Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science and Tang Fellow for the Tang Institute’s blog.