EdNews Daily

AUGUST 5, 2019

The Sumerian math system was based in 60, and it could not handle fractions. The number 60 could easily be divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30, so Sumerians avoided the need for fractions. We just accept a pre-existing mindset because it is the path of least resistance. Why are there 60 minutes in an hour?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

It was a game-changer,” Johnson recalls. “It Having a second monitor is the number one thing on the must-have list,” says Jessica Valera, a district instructional technology coordinator at San Mateo Union High School District in California, who spent years as a high school biology teacher. Give teachers two screens. Their smiles!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Here are 24 different games and structures you can use that will infuse laughter and joy into your classroom. when games are incorporated into learning. Why play games? For me, that’s a lot of art, creativity, and games. When leading a whole class game, students can bond as a classroom community.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Mathew Felton-Koestler, known as “Mathy Matt” on his YouTube channel , makes videos for parents that explain why and how young kids are learning math these days. Allonda Hawkins said the way her children are expected to do math is “100 percent different” from the way she learned. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Last year, almost 300,000 students (age 4-104) participated from over 180 countries and wrote almost 20 billion lines of code. It’s easy to see why when you look at fundamental programming concepts: abstraction and symbolism – variables are common in math, but also in education. creativity – think outside the box.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Sponsor: The US Matific Games have warm-up week running from February 14-20. Then, the games run from February 21-28. Try Matific free and sign up to join their Math games. Matific is a fantastic site full of math manipulatives and customized playlists of activities to help students at every level master math.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

When I do an H, I do a straight line down, another straight line down and then I cross in the middle,” Miller said, demonstrating on a projector in a front corner of the classroom. Another tested her own way of writing the letter: one line down, cross in the middle, then another line down. chorused a few voices.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2017

Divide By Sheep. In Divide by Sheep, a cute but dark math game, the Grim Reaper has gotten lonely and is looking for companions — sheep, primarily, but later he also takes wolves and even the ghosts of sheep. Bottom line : A great game for math problem-solving, but be careful choosing your audience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. Divide into ‘pro’ and ‘con’. With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. Divide into ‘pro’ and ‘con’. With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

We hadn’t even gotten to the tape diagrams and “quick tens” she had to master for her Common Core math lesson yet. They were listing some of the silver linings that have come with the shift to remote learning in the wake of coronavirus. A story that took days and many tears to produce. Credit: Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

At MIND, we know that school closures are exacerbating the existing problems with both traditional math education, and with society’s relationship with math. The recent school closures due to COVID-19 mean that most students will not be returning to the classroom for several months. Basic Needs and Social Emotional Support.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Each student should plan on writing a set number of words each week, say, 2000 (about seven pages). Write a paragraph of at least five lines on why this topic is important to learn. With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. write the book.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 13, 2022

I teach two math preps, Pre-Algebra and Algebra I, to eighth-grade students. The other 8th-grade math teacher was also leaving the school, and his job was being filled by another math teacher already employed at the school moving up to eighth grade from sixth. I always felt like I wasn’t doing enough.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Mobile learning and BYOD (bring your own device) is making it easier students to learn, especially in the subject of Math. 50 Math Sites and Apps 4 Dice: Fraction Games - A great iOS app for learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. AplusMath - A nice site for Math games, worksheets and flashcards.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 17, 2014

This is going to be one of my most ambitious posts yet, as I have curated a gigantic list of my favorite sites/apps for Game Based Learning (a.k.a I''ve done posts on educational iOS Apps and Educational Online Games but I have never combined the two and curated a list that specifically deals w/ GBL. adding, dividing, etc.)

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2017

Paul school in Seattle, works on a math assignment in Ms. Blended learning has been embraced by a growing number of Catholic schools across the country in the last five years or so. Katelynh Le, a third-grader at St. Gavino’s class. Photo: Ben Stocking.

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MindShift

MAY 25, 2016

Marna Wolak’s fifth grade students at Sanchez Elementary in San Francisco are gathered on the rug for a “number talk.” Wolak is getting her students thinking about fractions, noticing patterns and explaining their thinking to one another as a group before sending them off to work on a new topic – dividing whole numbers by fractions.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Meghan Groves, a teacher at Washington-Lee Elementary School, in Bristol, Virginia, leads her first graders in “closing circle,” where they talk about how their day went. Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report. BRISTOL, Va. — It was nearly time to hitch on backpacks and heed the carpool announcements delivered over walkie-talkie.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Indeed, because there was unequal access to learning, many districts initially shied away from offering anything educational at all online, sending only links to optional, self-directed activities, such as math games. on March 18, 2020.

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 5, 2015

Is this math looking at x y axis and how we divide our world? Earth Picker is a fun and addicting game. The game reminds me a bit of Carmen Sandiego back in the day. A great little game to start teaching digital mapping skills. Smarty Pins is a great game for educators to use and adapt. Earth Picker.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

From taking tests and quizzes, to timing turns during games and presentations, and encouraging students to move quickly from one activity to the next, a timer can keep a classroom functioning smoothly. For example: how many math problems can you solve in 5 minutes? They are made of durable PVC, ABS, sand, and glass.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Here are 5 no prep ways you can turn just about any lower level thinking or rote practice worksheet (like a multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank quiz, or math drill workbook page) into an activity that’s collaborative and includes higher level thinking skills. Worksheets: we all have to give them, we all hate doing it.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And How ST Math will Prepare Your Students for Success As we’ve made it halfway through the 2022-23 school year, the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) test has been redesigned to align more closely with the classroom experience.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 2, 2022

Choosing the suitable toys for each step of your child’s development is crucial; Lovevery toy company helps parents with this vital task. About Lovevery Play Kits – Their Story. If you love every play-kit , then you’re not only a fan, but that’s the correct way to pronounce Lovevery. Are Lovevery Play Kits Worth It?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 9, 2018

She literally speaks math and has exciting things to do each day of the week for her students. Mathivating Kids to Get Excited About Math. So, Kim, you love math. What’s your philosophy behind helping kids get excited about math? Kim: Well, I “math-ivate” them, and I try to be the best fraction of their day.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ACER SPIN 5 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Spin 5 is a convertible Windows notebook PC line with a variety of options to meet administrator, teacher, and student needs. The line supports up to 8th Generation Intel Core processors, up to 16GB of DDR4 memory, many storage options, and more. Available with either 15.6-inch

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MindShift

JUNE 5, 2015

They talk about adding good things and multiplying them if they’re really great or, inversely, subtracting things that make people unhappy and dividing the really bad elements. This is all a way of thinking about the math that will eventually run a computer program. I’m a narrative learner,” said Fruchter. “I

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Contestants must use a graphing calculator and “draw” every line, curve, shade and highlight with an equation. One entry looks like an animation straight from a video game. These aren’t concepts found in most high-school math textbooks. It’s an art competition unlike most others. Try high school students.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. I hope pou find this first article helpful and that you return for continued postings in this series.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We know that one of the key purposes of play is socialization,” says Katie Salen, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who studies game design and learning. The photographer who took the photo said the half dozen or so kids were told to stay inside their zones, which they do, more or less. This image is heartbreaking.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

They must learn which line comes first in order to progress to the next letter. Number Match App (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/number-match-free/id424445851?mt=8 mt=8 Number Match is a fun matching game for kids to practice numbers and counting. New semesters are a great time to try new things.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

They see kids devouring video games and living on social media and find it obvious that they would also like educational technology. They see kids devouring video games and living on social media and find it obvious that they would also like educational technology. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. MESA, Ariz.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. They’re also color coded and numbered for easy identification and the colors denote each one’s specific function. The kit also includes a metal sheet and printed workbook.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 20, 2019

I’d been in a lot of direct sales companies, and the people who were organized and able to replicate what they were doing with their down line, always made like 10 times what everybody else made. This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: How to become an organized teacher with Organize 365’s Lisa Woodruff.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Did the town’s good-intentioned integration plan succeed in bringing a deeply divided community together to improve education for both black and white students? This story is the first in an ongoing series about the last days of desegregation. GREENVILLE, Miss. Greenville took pride in its reputation as a city apart. By 1977, the U.S.

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