Celebrating π Day & π Minute
How will you celebrate π Day on March 14? Ideas are presented from baking pies to calculating the mathematical constant.
Math
SAT will be changed — again
The SAT will get its first overhaul — since 2005, that is, bringing the exam more in line with what kids learn in high school.
SumDog offers free online math games & contests
Free online math games have drawn millions of students to some friendly competition and communication with their counterparts in the classroom and in other countries.
Ohio district adjusts to make more math time
Students who need more time for math & teachers who need more time to teach it may get what they need as 1 Ohio district adjusts its school schedules.
Rockford kids make lamps, learn angles & ratios
Sixth graders at a middle school in Rockford, Ill., are learning math while making lamps. In an elective class, they learn about angles, proportions, ratios, and other math topics.
Khan Acad. founder joins campaign for public schools
The National School Boards Association has launched a new campaign to defend public schools against well-funded privatization interests.
Students use math to build a boat in tech ed
A woodworking class at a R.I. high school gives students a chance to use the math and physics skills to build a boat with their own hands by the end of the school year.
Math Olympics for grades 3 & 4 in Lincolnshire, IL
Students at Half Day School participated in the annual Math Olympics, which, because the real Olympics are going on, were enhanced somewhat.
Recommended: Learning to graph algebraic functions
We find a tool for manipulating the coefficients of assorted algebraic functions by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics quite good.
Does the PARCC test need to be online?
We analyzed the item types on the PARCC practice tests & found that almost all could be delivered in a paper-and-pencil test. We question the need to upgrade technology at great cost.