Last year, we devoted the march blog posts to celebrating March Mathness, the math behind the sport of basketball. Many of you sent in your own math problems for posting.…
Read MoreGreat intentions do not always equate to great results. Anyone who has spent any time in education comes to realize this. Recently, ASCD has been promoting a well-intentioned approach to…
Read MoreThere’s still plenty of time to enter the Create Your Own Math Exploration Contest from Ascend Math. Ascend Education is giving educators and their students a chance to come up…
Read MoreRecently, the Washington Post reported that for the first time ever, the majority of public school students are from low income families, that is students qualifying for free or reduced…
Read MoreOur records show that math intervention and enhancement students working in Ascend Math are making fantastic progress this year. We offer this Valentine’s Day math fun for them and you. 1. …
Read MoreIn honor of Black History Month we’ve provided a few fun and challenging math problems. Try these out. 1. On 25 March 1965, Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent…
Read MoreShare these five engaging Super Bowl math problems with your math intervention or enhancement students. Myth or Math? A super bowl quarterback can throw a fully inflated football 55 yards…
Read MoreA few months ago, Amy Boyd of Holabird STEM program in Baltimore County Schools spoke to a group of math educators attending the NCTM regional conference in Richmond, VA. Holabird STEM…
Read MoreMore than a year ago, we made the conscious decision to add a greater level of interactivity to the online lessons in Ascend Math. Ascend Math was already among the…
Read MoreCrosby Middle School was the First Prize Winner in the Ascend Math Reel Success Video contest. All the schools entering videos use Ascend Math with their math intervention students. For…
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