Houston Matters
Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom
Posted on · Writer, teacher, and artist Ariel Burger discusses what he learned about life and faith from working alongside the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate.
Tag: teaching
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1636: Of Books and Learning
Posted on · Episode: 1636 Of books and learning in nineteenth-century America. Today, thoughts on books and learning.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1631: Borrowing a One
Posted on · Episode: 1631 Learning to subtract 49 from 62: more than meets the eye. Today, what is 49 from 62?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1623: Joel Dorman and Esther Steele
Posted on · Episode: 1623 The textbooks of J. Dorman and Esther Steele. Today, we meet two very special teachers.
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How Houston Plans To Help Fix The Statewide Shortage Of Computer Science Teachers
Posted on · With a new $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Houston plans to try and recruit more computer science majors to the classroom.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3191: Friedrich Fröbel and Kindergarten
Posted on · Episode: 3191 Friedrich Fröbel and Kindergarten. Today, we play.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1582: Llewellen M. K. Boelter
Posted on · Episode: 1582 M. K. Boelter and engineering education at its best. Today, a great teacher.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3186: Marveling
Posted on · Episode: 3186 Marveling. Today, we marvel.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1558: We O’ercome By Art
Posted on · Episode: 1558 Mastered by nature, we o’ercome by art – then as now. Today, an old debate in a new arena.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1531: Only A Theory
Posted on · Episode: 1531 On restoring the word theory. Today, let’s theorize.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1519: Seeing Around the Corner
Posted on · Episode: 1519 Learning to acquire knowledge and create it at the same time. Today, we wonder where knowledge comes from.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1404: Prerequisites
Posted on · Episode 1404: Prerequisites seen as a reflection of the structure of science. Today, let’s talk about the prerequisite course.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1356: Betting On Science
Posted on · Episode: Betting on science. It’s been going on for a long time. Today, let’s bet on science.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3122: Morris Kline
Posted on · Episode: 3122 Morris Kline. Today, a different look.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3118: Of Wombats and Armadillos
Posted on · Episode: 3118 Of Wombats and Armadillos: Using Animals to Teach Probability. Today, why did the wombat cross the road?