Math classes gain relevance with a San Fran program
Making math relevant for middle school students is a tall order, but with the help of engineers from leading companies, some teachers in San Francisco are finding a way.
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Md. should end the teaching-testing disconnect
An op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun calls on Maryland to adapt its standardized tests so that they are aligned with the Common Core, which is what teachers are actually teaching.
Should the Plain Dealer publish value-added scores?
We pose serious and, we believe, unanswerable questions about the use of value-added models to evaluate teachers based on their students' performance on standardized tests.
Math helps artificial intelligence identify bird calls
College math majors help out some biologists on a summer project in Tennessee that is investigating the effects of habitat change on two species of bird.
Maryland teachers prepare for new math 'curriculum'
An article in the Washington Post that begins with a few incorrect statements merits our attention, since it involves the Common Core and new tests being written for it.
Study repeats known info on making graphs pretty
We already know everything this new study from Ohio State tells us, and moreover, we knew it more than 20 years ago.
Visiting MoMATH in New York on a Saturday
A visit to Manhattan's Museum of Mathematics (MoMATH) produced a mixed review: great for immersing kids in a world of mathematics; not so great on the education of the underlying mathematics.
Illinois middle, high schools take 5Essentials survey
Illinois's middle and high school students, parents, teachers, and other school officials are being asked to complete a statewide survey, "5Essentials," that could help guide schools to better student learning.
Pop culture hooks kids on lessons in Chicago, California
Teachers have found that using pop culture devices, such as songs, videos, and poems, can often help engage students in lessons. Furthermore, teachers have the flexibility to modify those lesson plans as their students need.
Iowa district considers expanding math curriculum
As we push algebra into lower grades, this creates a need at the top of the math curriculum in high schools for instructors who can teach higher math skills, as Waukee Public Schools are now finding out.