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What is Ulam’s Number Spiral? [Downloadable Activity]

MIND Research Institute

A Number Spiral is Born. He was writing out positive integers (positive numbers counting by 1) in a grid where the number 1 was in the middle and the other numbers spiraled outward. Once Ulam had completed his spiral, he decided to circle all of the prime numbers and discovered an unusual pattern.

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Designing a Standards-aligned Choice Board (with AI)

Catlin Tucker

Choice Board: Design Structures Choice boards are not simply a collection of fun activities; they can be designed to serve several purposes. They are great for exam preparation, spiral review, spacing practice, and interleaving or mixing multiple topics to improve student learning. Below are some of my favorite choice board designs.

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Using a Flip Flop Design for the Concurrent Classroom

Catlin Tucker

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. I encourage teachers to use a welcome task consistently and vary the types of activities they ask students to complete. “I wish I could just focus on one group of students at a time.”

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Toy Theatre Offers Tons of Educational Games

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Toy Theatre is the topic of our blog post today. And it’s not just a few cookie-cutter games; each subject area has a rich collection of activities. These games focus on enhancing spelling, letter recognition, and reading skills through engaging online activities.

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Fun Math Facts for Kids

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Fun math facts for kids is the topic of our blog post today! From ancient secrets to mind-boggling paradoxes, these facts are sure to light up those young neurons and maybe, just maybe, make your little ones fall in love with numbers. Teach them how to multiply any number by 9 using their fingers. So let’s get cracking!

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The Cycle of Experimentation: A New Approach to Educational Innovation

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's episode, we're joined by Justin Reich, an associate professor at MIT and the author of ‘Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools.' He started his career as a high school history teacher, and coach of wrestling and outdoor adventure activities.

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Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs

Ask a Tech Teacher

The spiral curriculum (meaning concepts are presented in one unit and returned to often in subsequent units) is designed to ensure students master and remember key concepts by revisiting them in a variety of contexts over time. Reasons vary from lack of depth to no number lines to boring because of its repetition. Khan Academy.