math Archives

Report: Gamifying computer science is an easy place to start

August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

With efforts to expand computer science education growing across the nation, some schools still grapple with a big problem: they don't have the staff or space to accommodate…

Online & Hybrid Learning

This city’s blended learning program has led to a big culture shift

January 25, 2023August 11, 2016 by Lucille Renwick

A four-year-old blended learning push in one major city is changing how teachers lead their classrooms -- and it seems to be working.

Teaching Trends

ClassDojo introduces student-led digital portfolios

July 26, 2016 by Laura Ascione

ClassDojo has launched Student Stories, an easy way for students to add photos and videos of their classwork to their ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Singapore Math offers new summer webinar series for educators

July 13, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Singapore Math publisher Marshall Cavendish Education has introduced a new, professional development webinar series for teachers of grades K-5 scheduled throughout August.

District Management

These 9 apps help every student hit Common Core Standards

June 16, 2016June 3, 2016 by Denise Skarbek, Melinda Carver, and Keya Mukherjee

Scaffold Common Core standards for students with these educator-picked apps As schools everywhere shift to the Common Core, teachers are ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

5 ways to interest more girls (and boys) in science

May 9, 2016 by Brandie Freeman

Reworking lessons and the classroom environment can help girls excel at STEM courses Despite recent advances, women remain underrepresented in ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Researchers: Math needs a more visual approach

April 14, 2016April 13, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Taking a more visual approach to math instruction at the K-12 and higher-ed levels could dramatically change brain development as it relates to future math success, according to…

Apps

13 apps that promote higher-order thinking standards

April 22, 2016March 31, 2016 by Lisa Rodriguez

These mobile apps go way beyond games Mobile devices are becoming increasingly common in schools because they cost so much ... Read more

District Management

Common Core is changing how schools teach ELA and math

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

New report finds Common Core is affecting reading and math — but not test scores States considered strong adopters of ... Read more

App of the Week

App of the Week: Eat your way to basic math skills

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from Graphite by Common Sense Media. Click ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Discovery Education Math Techbook

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 by Jeff Festa

Teaching Trends

7th grade scholarships for MOOC completion

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Outstanding 7th grade students from families with financial need can earn special consideration for a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship if they complete a free college class offered…

District Management

Every Student Succeeds Act shifts more power to states

January 28, 2016December 1, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

While a "new and improved" version of the hotly-debated No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) would still require reading and math testing in grades 3-8 and once in…

STEM & STEAM

Research: Digital media could aid early math skills

January 21, 2016November 23, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Children who used media content from PBS KIDS' series PEG + CAT showed improvement in critical math areas involving ordinal numbers, spatial relationships, and 3-D shapes, according to…

Engaging Students with 'Flipped Learning'

The app that lets you create Khan Academy-style videos in 60 seconds

December 15, 2015September 10, 2015 by Peter West

With an app called Snip, flipped and other educators can create video tutorials a la Khan in no time flat. See how.

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6 Minecraft lesson ideas for your Common Core math class

December 2, 2014December 1, 2014 by Jim Pike

Last year I taught third-grade math in a whole new way. Combining elements from the wildly popular sandbox game Minecraft, I had students thinking visually and creatively about…

STEM & STEAM

App of the week: Math Arrow: Kyle Counts

February 17, 2014 by Meris Stansbury

Kids learn how to count by 2s, 5s, 10s and other combinations while helping Kangaroo Kyle to get around.

Teaching Trends

Study: Single-sex ed may not actually be better for kids

February 25, 2023February 6, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

Do students really learn better when separated by gender? New research indicates that they do not, the Huffington Post reports.

STEM & STEAM

For your child’s sake, don’t hate on math

January 23, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

Admit it – given the choice between reading a book and solving some algebraic equations, you’d pick the book, according to this Teach for American blog post.

STEM & STEAM

South Portland ‘university’ promotes high school STEM education

May 6, 2019November 6, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The transparent gelatinous alginate strands South Portland High School junior Jackeline Zarate and Portland High School junior Bailey Ruesch pulled from a test tube last week at Fairchild…

STEM & STEAM

WWU researchers to study math, science teaching methods in area schools

May 6, 2019November 5, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Starting this fall, researchers from Western Washington University will study local elementary school math and science teaching methods in an attempt to figure out if specialists - those…

STEM & STEAM