Growth MindSet is working. We at Ascend Education will continue to promote it and use it’s tenants to improve our products and services. “(This study) explores the relationship between incomeand…
Read MoreFair warning! I am about to vent. Too often, when I have talked with district and school administrators about the need for helping students improve in math I hear “I…
Read MoreHappy Holidays From Ascend Math We hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday break. Last year, we created a special game for Ascend Math students called Holiday Bears. We’ve…
Read MoreWe’re midway through the school year. In business, many will be wrapping up another fiscal year. Conventional wisdom would state this is a good time to ask “What’s Working?” Knowing…
Read MoreA new federal law called Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) hands more control over education to state leaders. Rather than threatening them for failing to achieve certain test scores, the…
Read MoreGreat article by Education Week this week. Recently, the White House announced the national high school graduate rate has reached 83.2 percent. President Obama called it the “highest on record.” …
Read MoreIn past blog posts I’ve talked about the need for individual study plans in math for students below grade level. Recently, NPR released an article worth reading on the needs…
Read MoreBeginning in 2014, Bibb County schools in Macon, Georgia began a Flexible Learning Program (FLP) utilizing Ascend Math in several schools including Howard Middle School. The students in the FLP…
Read MoreI first read Carol Dweck’s book outlining her groundbreaking research on “Growth Mindset” shortly after its release. Today, more than ever, her groundbreaking work is influencing K-12 leaders world-wide. An…
Read MoreA short time ago I remarked upon the eSchool News article: 3 ways the flipped classroom leads to better subject mastery. Once again the idea that for truly personalized learning…
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