Many parents hated Common Core math at first, before figuring it out

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "I am at that [...]

February 6th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Math Paradox: What Japan Wants to Learn from the West

Ed Surge - Tomoe Hashimoto "When it comes to teaching [...]

February 5th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Japan, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Finding the Math in Storybooks for Young Children

KQED News Mind/Shift - Herbert P. Ginsburg "Reading is an [...]

February 2nd, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Famed Math Teacher Dan Meyer on the State of Math Education Today

Ed Surge - Blake Montgomery "What’s math got to do [...]

January 31st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching Math Every Day

The Huffington Post - Byron Garrett "My colleagues who work [...]

January 29th, 2016|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Education, Global Workforce, Math, Mathematics, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Stanford professor urges teachers to rethink math instruction

Ed Source - Theresa Harrington "It seems that people in [...]

January 25th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Almost half of English school students failing to make the grade, says report

The Guardian - Staff Writer "Almost half of all students [...]

January 17th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Practical Ways to Develop Students’ Mathematical Reasoning

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Traditional math class was [...]

January 16th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Can parents help with math homework? YES

Thomas B. Fordham Institute - Jason Zimba, Ph.D. "Some readers [...]

January 15th, 2016|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Homework, Math, Mathematics, Memorization, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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How to Teach Multiplication by Teaching Art

Education Week - Amanda Koonlaba "We had planned this arts-integrated [...]

January 11th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Arts, Arts Integration, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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