Solving the Math Problem: Strategies For Teaching Biotech Math

In this video from InnovATEBIO, Lisa Seidman and Rodney Null talk about strategies to help students develop the skills and confidence they need to solve math-related challenges in biotechnology classes and jobs. Misconceptions about peoples' abilities to do math, math required in common biotechnology jobs, reasons for student struggles with math, solutions to these problems, and a site visit to Neogen are highlighted. The webinar also goes into detail on strategies for teaching unit conversions in biotechnology classes. Confidence building, common mathematical problems, and individual strategies are key aspects of this presentation. Strategies for teaching math in high schools are also provided. The video recording runs 59:29 minutes in length.

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