Laurie Rogers: In Defense of Using the Number Line to Teach Negatives

Education News - Laurie Rogers "It’s simple to teach mathematical [...]

October 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Trainee teachers to face tougher entry tests

BBC - Hannah Richardson "Entry tests for people wanting to [...]

October 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cambridge University funded to offer A-level maths help

BBC News - Angela Harrison "Cambridge University has been given [...]

October 25th, 2012|Categories: College/University, Government, Math, Mathematics, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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NASA and Laying the Foundation Team Up to Transform STEM Education

The Sacramento Bee - Laying the Foundation "Under a new [...]

October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Engineering, High School, Learning, Math, Mathematics, Middle School, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Tied in a Mathematical Knot

The Huffington Posts - Tim Chartier "Over the next several [...]

October 22nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Statistical illiteracy’ leaves citizens at risk of being duped by politicians and businessmen, warns British Academy

The Telegraph - John Bingham "A crippling fear of numbers [...]

October 20th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Preschool Math Curriculum Faces Significant Challenges

ChildUp - John ChildUp "Despite research showing the crucial importance [...]

October 19th, 2012|Categories: Early Education, Math, Mathematics, Preschool, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Not Good At Math? There’s a Museum For That!

Education Week - Peter DeWitt "Kids need an environment which [...]

October 17th, 2012|Categories: Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, New York|Tags: Education, School|

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Basketball legend Abdul-Jabbar shoots for science education

UT San Diego - Maureen Magee "Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [...]

October 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Engineering, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching for the Future: Steering girls to science

USA Today - Mary Beth Marklein "A growing number of [...]

October 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, Gender, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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