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A Challenge to Bring Making Into Hour of Code
For Hour of Code, dig deeper below the surface of computer science. I'll even offer a specific activity to try out, even if you're not a computer science expert: Challenge your students to build a mechanical 4-bit Boolean adder, inventing their own physical logic gates.
EdTech
Practi Promotes Math Practice, Supports Deep Analytics
Practi combines a flexible content authoring tool for teachers/publishers with a gamified practice app for students and a robust analytics engine that captures learner practice behavior to enhance and inform further development of both content and practice.
EdTech
Meet DreamBox Learning CEO Jessie Woolley-Wilson
By: Octavia Goredema. "At DreamBox, we seek to do well in order to do good. We knew that pioneering adaptive learning in 2006 was not enough. Until we served every child who wanted and needed DreamBox, our work was not done." - Jessie Woolley-Wilson
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Talking Math: 6 Strategies for Getting Students to Engage in Mathematical Discourse
By: Gladis Kersaint. To engage students in productive mathematical conversations, teachers can orchestrate discourse and structure learning environments to deepen engagement and support learning.
Personalized Learning
Talking Math: How to Engage Students in Mathematical Discourse
By: Gladis Kersaint. Students benefit greatly from learning to use the tools of mathematical discourse— including words, symbols, diagrams, physical models, and technology—to present and defend their ideas.
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What Do Students Need to Learn Math? Competence, Curiosity and Commitment
By: Nancy Weinstein. What do students need to learn math? Well, it turns out the 3 C's are really important: Competence, Curiosity and Commitment and commitment, writes Weinstein, may be the most important of all. We might not all be math people but we all need math, argues Weinstein, and sometimes commitment is what it takes to learn.
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Success in Algebra Requires Deeper Learning
By: Tim Hudson. All math teachers will tell you they want students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. Yet we see plenty of evidence that most students are not performing as well as we would hope. To ensure student success in Algebra 1 and beyond, students need to think on their own and design their own solutions to problems.
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5 Math Activities to Do with Your Kids Before School Starts
Brain science tells us that movement is good for learning, so get out and get moving with your kids this summer. Check out these 5 math activities to get moving and make memories that fun, engaging, and productive.
Leadership
Why We Should Worry Less About the Achievement Gap
We need to revolutionize math perceptions if we want to close the experience gap and eliminate its most evident symptom: the achievement gap.
Personalized Learning
5 Teachable ‘Deflategate’ Moments: Connecting Football to STEM
From the Ideal Gas Law to the Coefficient of Restitution, we dive into the most teachable STEM moments from Deflategate as noted by players, coaches, and math enthusiasts.