Gregory Benoit
The Joy of Math
For many Americans, enthusiasm for learning math peaks at around fourth grade. That’s because in most schools, math curricula for younger learners center on play, problems you can solve with your hands, and lots of group work. Kids are adding and subtracting by counting beans, getting to know geometry through magnetic plastic tiles, and figuring […]
Guiding Youth to Create Change through STEM
Developing young people’s sense of agency as STEM learners, community members, and creative thinkers is the driving force behind two projects led by BU Wheelock’s Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Nurturant STEM Learning and STEM Cascades focus on encouraging young people’s creative development, critical insight, and social thriving. […]
Try Something New
It’s an escape the room-style challenge: To find the missing student, you have to make it through a series of puzzles. Solve one and you can open a lockbox that’ll give you a clue to help figure out the next mystery. Crack them all and you’ll find the student. You’ll need to stretch your math […]
The Earl Center Provides Innovative Support for Pre-Service Teachers
“My vision for education is not for teachers to solely disseminate knowledge, but to teach students how this knowledge can be applied in their world,” says Greg Benoit, assistant director of the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. “We have the opportunity to create new innovative experiences for pre-service teachers to explore standards rather than […]