Tag: mathematics
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Nine students from Edison, Woodbridge named Class of 2023 Governors STEM Scholars
The Governor’s STEM Scholars has named seven Edison students and two Woodbridge students to its 2023 Scholars class. Emelin Almanzar, Reva Amritkar, Liv Chung, Sriya Ghankot, Supraj Gunda, Atharva Inamdar, Devam Mondal, Anas Owais, and Diya Shah are part of a 2023 Scholars class that consists of 128 scholars from 20 counties across the state.…
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Middlesex County College sees rise in number of high school students taking college courses
EDISON – In an effort to prepare himself for Advanced Placement (AP) exams in calculus and physics, Avinash Kumar signed up for classes at Middlesex County College. It was the summer of 2017 before his sophomore year of high school. “At the time, my high school, the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering…
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South Brunswick Parent Academy’s January workshop to focus on mathematical mindset
The 2018-19 South Brunswick Parent Academy (SBPA) workshop series begins the new year with its first workshop, “What’s Math Got to Do With It? Helping Your Child Develop a Mathematical Mindset” from 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 at Crossroads Middle School North, 635 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. Attendees will learn how…
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Rapping professor from North Brunswick makes algebra ‘contagious’ at Kean University
Kean University adjunct professor Irisa Leverette, a resident of North Brunswick, helps her students learn algebra, encourages them to do homework, and reduces math anxiety by rapping in the classroom. “She’ll be in the middle of a lesson, start freestyling, drop the marker as if it’s a mic, and then go right back to the lesson…
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Metuchen School District takes a look at STEM
METUCHEN — With 80 percent of careers growing in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), school officials are moving forward with an eight-year STEM action program to provide a path for students in the district. Richard Cohen, assistant superintendent and principal at Moss School, presented the STEM action program, which is one…
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Judd Elementary School hosts Family Math Night
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Arthur M. Judd Elementary School students and their families participated in mathematics games and activities during Family Math Night on March 13 at the North Brunswick school. The event included hands-on activities, such as table math games using dice and playing cards, multiplication cup stacking, subtraction bowling and interactive computer games. The…
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Parsons students participate in Family Math Night
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Families were invited to play math games, participate in problem-solving challenges, and use the computer lab to access online math games at stations led by teacher volunteers during Parsons Elementary School’s Family Math Night. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade took on the Estimation Station on Feb. 8 to determine how many…
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St. Francis recognized as Blue Ribbon School
METUCHEN — Student achievement in English and mathematics at St. Francis Cathedral School is in the top 15 percent in the country. And for such achievement, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized the preschool to eighth grade school as a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School, one of nine in the state to be recognized,…