Ascend Education announced today the release of a new study showing the frequency of math skill gaps found in U.S. students. Which math skill gaps are most common to students…
Read MoreNo two students are exactly alike. In a perfect world, we would treat each as an individual, but it’s not a perfect world. Most often, one teacher must guide twenty…
Read MoreI was recently asked for a good source on differentiated instruction. I replied that ASCD put out some exceptional publications. You can find them at: http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/differentiated-instruction-campaign.aspx My concern with differentiated…
Read MoreI’ve noticed more posts and articles lately touting either the benefits or detractions of “gamification.” It seems that not that long ago “edutainment” was the buzz word and then, just…
Read MoreIt was one year ago that we launched the Ascend Math blog. In that time, we’ve provided nearly 100 posts covering important topics like the latest research on BYOD, common core,…
Read MoreRight now many high schools are facing the prospect of students ready for graduation except that they did not pass the math portion of their state test. Defining the right…
Read MoreMindy Rucker, district math coordinator at Henderson ISD, Texas recently shared the strategies she and her teachers used to help their high school students identified for RTI. These students had…
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