The AI talent gap starts in the math classroom! In her new article for eSchool News, TERC Board President Nadine Bonda shares creative, research-based approaches to math instruction that can help prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s AI and STEM careers. What innovative strategies are you using to help all learners thrive in math? Dive into the discussion: https://lnkd.in/eYNKMd3Q

Sometimes, to understand the future, you need to revisit the past. Math’s has never been my favorite subject until I came across Algebra, it created a little interest, which I am not sure, was it a rare moment of focused listening in class? Or perhaps my math teacher was exceptionally good at explaining the concepts. And then I gradually started to grasp the Subject concepts during my school days As I'm upskilling in the latest technology, I've noticed that many references and foundation courses recommended for AI and Data Engineering point back to Engineering Mathematics (Algebra, Matrices, and Vectors).

Frizzle uses AI to instantly grade handwritten and typed math worksheets, saving teachers 10+ hours a week and providing personalized feedback for each student. Teachers spend over 10 hours a week, or 25% of all their work, grading. With 1 in 8 teaching roles unfilled, teacher time has become schools’ most valuable resource. Existing tools fail with math, especially handwritten work, creating a major bottleneck in classrooms. Frizzle solves this by building the first grading system designed for math. Teachers simply upload or snap a photo of student work and instantly get back step-by-step grading, whether it’s handwritten, typed, or an open-ended problem. Teachers have already graded thousands of worksheets and saved hundreds of hours using Frizzle! Frizzle is also an official White House partner for bringing AI into education: https://lnkd.in/eTuunGgf. Congrats on the launch, Abhay G. and Shyam Sai! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gSQ8nNCp

I’m equal parts excited and nervous about how quickly AI is entering classrooms. Here’s one example that really stopped me in my tracks. Last week I spoke with Abhay G., CEO and co-founder of Frizzle, a startup working to solve one of the most time-consuming teacher tasks: grading. The conversation left me inspired — both for the future of education and for my own research on AI. Without giving away too much, some of the features in development would have transformed my time as a math teacher. Definitely a company worth keeping an eye on.

One thing you have to know well if you want to be successful is..... Know the fundamentals. Without them, you can't move forward. I tutored math starting in middle school, then high school, then college, graduate school and after graduate school. I tutored Computer Science in high school, college and graduate school. I tutored Physics, Statistics and a few other subjects as well. One thing that the vast majority of people I tutored needed help were fundamentals. It wasn't the first Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Differential Equations or NP-Complete Problems. Much more often than not, I went back to basics to explain the fundamentals. Just like you can't understand derivatives without basic Algebra, you can't do advanced AI without having clean data to train the AI on. If you want to have big impact, understand which fundamentals you need to build on first, and do that! What was your favorite subject in school?

For the past three weeks Ujjwal, Himanshu and I were working on an AI personal tutor for Math. Our goal is to build a fun and personal AI tutor for Math for kids. Today I am happy to share the first prototype. Here is a small demo for Perimeter. It is interactive, conversational and fun. Please access the link in comments for the complete prototype and share your feedback.

Even the best math teachers face the challenge of keeping struggling students from falling further behind. This blog shares practical intervention strategies and shows how AI tools can play a supportive role in making math more accessible. More here:

A recent study (https://lnkd.in/g5iW-yMN) highlights the impact of combining supplemental math assignments, and AI tools on student learning—especially benefiting those from underrepresented backgrounds. Inspired by this research, UCLA launched the Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Skills (AIMS) project, applying this approach across a broad range of courses. This work demonstrates how innovative teaching strategies, supported by AI, can promote equity and improve outcomes in higher education. American Physical Society

Check out this new publication on student cognition during computational thinking tasks co-authored by the CS@AIR center's Katie Rich! Full Text: https://lnkd.in/gSWFXpz3 #CS #STEM #education #metacognition #k12 #research

🚀 Still underrated, but absolutely phenomenal! If you haven’t checked out 3Blue1Brown, you’re missing out on one of the most mind-blowing YouTube channels for math lovers. Created by Grant Sanderson, it’s not just “math tutorials.” It’s an experience — where calculus, linear algebra, Fourier transforms, and even neural networks come alive through stunning, intuitive animations. 🎥🔢 💡 What makes it special? Explains why math works, not just how Uses visuals so clean, you’ll actually enjoy “aha!” moments Covers everything from beginner-friendly insights to advanced gems And yet… so many people have no idea this channel exists. Truly one of the most underrated treasures on the internet. 🌍 👉 Whether you’re a student, educator, or just curious, do yourself a favor: explore 3Blue1Brown. It’ll change the way you see math forever. #3Blue1Brown #Math #STEM #Education #Learning #YouTube #Innovation