Turning traditional math teaching on its head
Mount Holyoke’s Professional and Graduate Education program launched its fifth cohort of math teachers ready to change the world, one mind at a time.
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Mount Holyoke’s Professional and Graduate Education program launched its fifth cohort of math teachers ready to change the world, one mind at a time.
The McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives has changed the Mount Holyoke world — and Mount Holyoke has changed global education.
Physics professor Kerstin Nordstrom has been awarded the prestigious CAREER research award from the National Science Foundation.
Mount Holyoke professors were presented with awards for their superb teaching and scholarship at the annual recognition ceremony.
Amy’s enthusiasm creates an energy and curiosity for her students. Students consistently comment on how much they enjoy sharing their learning with friends and family outside of class.
There is depth and sophistication to Bode’s scholarship – and yet, his work is accessible and digestible to a wide range of audience.
Interdisciplinary in scope, Girma’s courses attract students from all over campus and the Five Colleges.
Professor King’s students praise his “intensive feedback and review on essays and written contributions”, his eloquent lectures, his exceptional abilities as a discussion facilitator, and his “clear knowledge and firsthand experience” of the material he teaches.
Students learned to create book trailers to spark interest and to entice others to read important literary works by Spanish writers.
“I’m very excited about being able to forge direct connections with the students I teach, and to teach bright students in a small-class environment.”