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Measuring Mindset in Math 180
To learn more about academic mindset and how to measure it, I called Dockterman, Scholastic's chief architect of learning sciences and an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Give Math a Chance
When we make it socially acceptable to be bad at math, are we setting our kids up to fail? Rather than just avoid it because it’s difficult, we need to encourage our students to embrace it because of its difficulty.
ST Math Ready To Go Full Scale
Great news for STEM education! Change the Equation announced that ST Math and three other excellent STEM programs are ready to easily enter any classroom in the nation.
New White Paper: The Future of Learning
This digital shift we are experiencing in education right now is exactly what prompted Tom to author the new white paper, The Future of Learning: Personalized, Adaptive, and Competency-Based.
Blended Learning Success at Gilroy Prep
From the beginning, Gilroy Prep’s blended learning curriculum has been intentional, including two touch screen computer labs, as well as teacher presentation equipment in each classroom.
Students are Dreaming Big at Cleveland Elementary
The staff at Cleveland recognize that digital, adaptive learning is the wave of the future and not taking advantage of it and providing it for students is unwise because this is exactly how they will be functioning and learning for the rest of their lives.
Smart List: 30 Next-Gen Literacy, Language & Math Resources
This month Getting Smart is acknowledging people and organizations making a difference with a series of back to school top 10 lists. During August we will run about 40 ‘best of’ lists, not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate.
More STEM Tools from Edshelf
More great STEM tools have been filling the edshelf directory this past week. Here are six notable tools that range from websites to mobile apps to physical products. Many cross the boundary between real-world interactions and online simulations.
X-citing STEM Partnership for All Schools
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is looking to sign up 500-700 K-12 schools nationwide to their X-STEM school project this fall in anticipation of the largest STEM festival in the United States happening in Washington DC, April 24-27 2014.
Making Math Work: K-8 Blended Learning
A Getting Smart white paper that explores why and how K-8 math educators can address the prospects of blended learning to personalize learning for students.