Alejandra CervantesProof by contradiction.A proof by contradiction is a common proof technique in mathematics that is based on a very simple principle: a proposition that leads to…Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019
Alejandra CervantesBrown and brilliant.My entire life, I separated myself from my ethnicity — succeeding in academia and being Mexican always seemed mutually exclusive.Mar 31, 2017Mar 31, 2017
Alejandra CervantesIntroducing EdSurge Independent Cohort: Spring 2017After a painstaking application review process, I’m excited to finally announce the fellows of the third EdSurge Independent Cohort. This…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
Alejandra CervantesBecome an EdSurge Contributor/Fellow — Apply by January 9thAfter two successful iterations of our student-run, student-driven cohort, we’re creating a third one for the winter — and we’d like you to…Dec 5, 20162Dec 5, 20162
Alejandra CervantesinHackerNoon.comA Week at the MIT Media Lab, A Lifetime of ImpactI walked into Regina Pizzeria slightly late on Sunday night. It was my first time in Massachusetts — my first time on the east coast, in…Sep 3, 2016Sep 3, 2016
Alejandra CervantesEntrepreneurship for its own sakeIt’s the most bizarre phenomenon I’ve experienced since moving to Silicon Valley — when you ask people what they are, they proudly…Aug 20, 2016Aug 20, 2016
Alejandra CervantesinEdSurge IndependentI Love Community Colleges (and Tech Should Too)A case for making U.S. community colleges the breeding ground for developments in education technology.Jul 20, 20161Jul 20, 20161
Alejandra CervantesinEdSurge IndependentThe Perfect Teacher is Coming — and It’s a Data-Fueled RobotThe rise of educational data mining, machine learning, and artificial intelligence — and what it means for the future of educationJun 29, 2016Jun 29, 2016