1. The world’s largest pumpkin weighs 2,032 pounds, that’s more than a ton. The average weight of a pumpkin is about 12 pounds. How many average pumpkins equal the weight…
Read MoreThis is the third video in our series honoring Irlen Syndrome Awareness Week. At last year’s CAMT conference Marge Harris shared strategies she has successfully used to help math intervention…
Read MoreThis is the second in our series of posts on math intervention students with Irlen Syndrome. In this video clip Marge Harris, Irlen screener and Math Interventionist, explains how to…
Read MoreOctober 20-24 is Irlen Syndrome Awareness Week. Many of the students who struggle in math may have Irlen Syndrome. Marge Harris is a math intervention teacher at St. Piux X…
Read MoreYou may have seen one of the recent stories on the CBS Evening News showing high school dropouts getting back on track. The news series follows the Youth ChalleNGe Academy…
Read MoreDo you know a special educator who is making a remarkable difference? Do you teach exceptional students who are overcoming personal challenges to make great progress in math and reading?…
Read MoreArne Duncan announced late last week “more than $20 million for 12 new awards from the Turnaround School Leaders Program, under the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, to prepare leaders…
Read MoreMost math teachers I’ve spoken with agree that struggling students feel they are not smart and they are not good at math. Telling them they are can actually run counter…
Read MoreToday, is the first day of autumn (the autumnal equinox) – the time at which the Earth reaches a point in its orbit known as the equinox, where the sun…
Read MoreReposted from NPR With more students bringing their own devices into the classroom, teachers are finding that apps aren’t just fun — they’re valuable tools to help manage student behaviors,…
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