Next week is the 96th annual American Education Week, celebrated in our country since 1921. Every child deserves to receive a quality education. American Education Week provides all Americans an opportunity to celebrate and support the individuals who provide quality education to all our youth. I want to thank Ascend Education’s present, past and future school…
Read MoreBusiness Insider put out a fascinating story with pictures of scans showing what happens in the brain when solving a math problem. They indicated four distinct steps: encoding (reading and understanding the problem), planning (strategizing how to tackle the problem), solving (performing the math), and responding (typing or writing the answer) http://www.businessinsider.com/how-brains-solve-math-problems-2016-8 The steps themselves…
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Share these fun math facts about our Presidents with your students. Mount Rushmore The four Presidents featured on Mount Rushmore are often considered our greatest. What were their total years in office? George Washington, 1789-1797 (8 years) Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 (8 years) Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 (4 years) Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 (8 years) 2. The youngest…
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Edutopia recently ran a list of ideas for education leaders preparing for the new school year. You’ll find some innovative ideas here. Take a quick look and see what might help you. https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/10-things-great-school-leaders-do-over-summer
Read More“Write the following on the blackboard 100 times: Schools don’t want technology Schools want curriculum Schools don’t want technology Schools want curriculum Etc.” From THE Journal, In K-12, the New, New Thing is the Old Old Thing: Currriculum by Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway Okay, we have certainly gotten past the premise that technology…
Read MoreAscend Education announced today that a record 32 schools are being recognized as Gold Medal schools this year. The Gold Medal Award was established in 2010 to honor the schools or districts that best demonstrate a dedication to ensuring that all students become successful at math. The Gold Medal nominees all used Ascend Math to…
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An article in Education Week caught my eye recently. It examined Curriculum Playlists as a method of personalizing instruction. Here’s a quote: “But some have found that implementing a playlist-based instructional model is harder—and more expensive—than it looks: On top of facilities renovations and technology upgrades, yearly software licenses cost $225 per student” This is,…
Read MoreAn article in Education Week caught my eye recently. It examined Curriculum Playlists as a method of personalizing instruction. Here’s a quote: “But some have found that implementing a playlist-based instructional model is harder—and more expensive—than it looks: On top of facilities renovations and technology upgrades, yearly software licenses cost $225 per student” This is,…
Read MoreWe continue our series of fun March Mathness problems this week. Here are two that were submitted for the Final Four. Gonzaga and South Carolina will play each other in the Semi-Final on Saturday. In the last round Gonzaga beat Xaviar 83 to 59. South Carolina beat Florida 77 to 70. Determine how many points each team…
Read MoreThe teams that made it to the Sweet Sixteen are very different. Some have posted high scores in post season, some low. But they are all winners. Can you find the mean, median, and mode for points scored per game by the teams in the Sweet Sixteen? Team Game 1 score Game 2 score Wisconsin…
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