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i-Ready is Ready for Prime Time
i-Ready's two components, adaptive diagnostic and standards preparation, provide a visually appealing and fun approach to educational materials. Both programs allow teachers, parents and administrators to follow the progress of every student down to the skill level. The diagnostic program not only identifies the grade level a student is at, but pin points the skills needed to improve and adapts lessons accordingly.
Math Wars: The Debate Between Higher-Order Vs. Rote Learning
Recently, EdSurge published a fabulous post highlighting the escalating rhetoric that the Khan Academy has inspired among math educators and edupreneurs. Sal Khan’s success has brought to the forefront a discussion that has been ongoing in academic and education circles for some time. This debate parallels the one about Common Core Math Standards exemplified by the Wurman and Wilson article referenced in a recent Getting Smart post.
STEM Education Takes Off With Fly to Learn
Students in the Fly to Learn program learn STEM fundamentals through the design, construction, flight, and performance evaluation of virtual airplanes. X-Plan incorporates realistic laws of physics found in the field, which fosters the beginnings of critical thinking and problem solving found in aviation careers.
Desmos Launches HTML5 Calculator Inspired By Valentine’s Day
Desmos today launched ABetterCalculator.com, its first, fully HTML5 calculator that takes computing beyond a pocket tool. Students, educators, and professionals can use ABetterCalculator.com to do rote computation as well as complex mathematics to share ideas and revelations.
ST Math Demonstrates Positive Results at Las Vegas Elementary Schools
Clark County School District released Tuesday positive results from a five-year pilot with MIND Research Institute's ST Math, a visual learning math game. This week, MIND joined school officials to recognize Sewell Elementary and Henderson Elementary schools for achievements in math.
10+ STEM Inspiring Contests & Challenges
The science fair has been around for decades. Yet, today the science fair has evolved to give students and adults multiple expressions of STEM talent. Here, we've compiled more than 10 STEM challenges and contests for you and your students.
MIND Launches ST Math Touch for Tablets to Help Students Learn Math Visually
Paul Blair at MIND Research Institute tells Advocacy Partner Getting Smart about its new ST Math Touch for tablet computers. ST Math helps students learn math concepts with visual-spatial reasoning. Research has shown that ST Math improves math comprehension and understanding.
Blending Math Games Gets Big Results in Big Trials
MIND Research Institute, an southern California nonprofit, developed an innovative way to teach math—and it works. Trials involving almost 60,000 students indicate that it typically doubles math gains. They use visual games that all involve moving a penguin named Jiji across the screen. It’s all done without a word of instruction. The visual approach works for visual learners, students new to English, or students experiencing reading difficulties—in other words, it works for most kids.
Infographic: The Math-Science Shortage
Studies, reports and more over most recent years have stated that we have a shortage STEM graduates to fill the growing demand of jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. OnlineEngineeringDegree.com published an infographic recently on “The Math-Science Shortage,” which looks at the reasons why the United States is failing…
MIND Research Institute Releases BigSeed for iPad
MIND Research Institute, the creator of math game ST Math, announced today that it released "Big Seed" for iPad to the iTunes Store. "Big Seed" is the first multistep-thinking game with ST Math's famous Jiji the penguin.