Virtual reality sounds cool but is it practically useful in schools? Prisms of Reality thinks the answer is decidedly “yes.” Prisms, launched in 2019, works to integrate virtual reality into algebra ...

WASHINGTON – Rachel Pomeroy tries to be as engaging as one can be when reviewing physics concepts with high schoolers on the eve of summer vacation. The veteran teacher projects images of an “open” ...

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Technology is advancing by the second, and as it progresses, a lot of it is put to use in our schools. Virtual reality is commonly known for video games, and now teachers ...

For the last 25 years, my professional life has been devoted to teaching math. I’ve taught math to students in grades 6–8 as well as high school geometry, and I have loved every moment of it. For the ...

The pandemic worsened a longstanding shortage of qualified teachers, especially for rural states in the Rocky Mountain West. Now, some Montana schools are turning to virtual teachers to fill the gap.

JACKSON — When the bell rings at Raymond High School, the Algebra I teacher doesn’t walk through the door. Instead, he appears on a screen, writing formulas in neon ink across a pane of glass miles ...

For a group of Laramie High School students, a trip to the landfill could be the key to passing Algebra 1. As part of a new beta test with the virtual reality company Prisms, students can do this and ...

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 ...

Classes may have started but that doesn’t mean that all students are learning at the same rate. Math and literacy scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the ...

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