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Rural Educators' Toolkit For College Readiness, Valerie Lefor

Open Educational Resources

This toolkit contains materials related to postsecondary accreditation and federal student aid. It is designed to help students, their families, and educators be able to learn more about preparing for college.

Improving The Problem With Problem Solving, Cole Thibert

Essential Studies UNDergraduate Showcase

As a prospective math educator who will be teaching in the near future, I was concerned with the idea of preparing my future students for college math courses. I decided to research the effects of teaching students how to appropriately use problem solving strategies in math. My research led me towards looking at the benefits of students becoming better problem solvers and how teachers can implement problem solving into their daily lessons.

When this implementation is successful, students can become more independent with their learning, they are able to work and persevere through challenging problems, and they have a greater …