January 15, 2026 - We visited Heather Povinelli in her Monrovia classroom, where we spoke about how she got back into teaching, how she creates an inclusive classroom, and what she learned conducting ...

College students learn more calculus in an active learning course in which students solve problems during class than in a traditional lecture-based course. That’s according to a peer-reviewed study my ...

I think there is a serious disconnect between what we actually teach in a calculus class, and what students ought to be learning from (and taking away from) a calculus class. In my syllabus for ...

Many students find calculus intimidating—not because of the numbers, but due to its abstract nature. However, struggle is built into its DNA. This feature explores seven effective, research-backed ...

Ari Marchesso planned to spend this academic year at Pasadena City College getting a refresher on precalculus skills. The second-year student took trigonometry in 2020 at Blair High School and felt ...