Are you afraid to help your students with their math homework because it is completely unfamiliar to you? Here are some ways for you to offer help that don’t require you to understand the math perfectly yourself.
A new standard has come across the learning board for North Carolina and the teachers are starting to train for the new standards. The standards affect high school math classes and are gearing up to be used this upcoming fall. To learn more, check out this article here.
Missouri is reaching out to students with dyslexia–a new task force will listen to testimony from parents, students, and teachers to implement better standards for teaching dyslexic students in the public school system.
Have you heard of new classrooms, the nonprofit group geared towards education in the classrooms? If you haven’t then you might want to check out this article to learn more about how new classrooms’ interactive math has expanded to ten different states.
When you think about technology what do you think of? Do you think of cell phones and devices? Or do you think of medical breakthroughs? Now with new technology ADHD diagnosing just got easier. To learn more read this article.
A new study brings to light the age old question of nurture vs. nature. Have you ever wondered who you can thank for being gifted in math? Now you can thank your parents, especially if they are good in math. To learn more about this study, check out the article here.
The topic of math is a hot subject for many different reasons especially when it is in regards to what should be taught and how. To learn more about a proposed idea in should math instruction switch to “adult arithmetic” and “citizen statistics” read more in this article.
Have you thought about how students are measured by ability either through math or reading? Do you think that this is an all-inclusive guide to how they should be tested? Read more here as advocates urge the state to look beyond math and reading.
Do you know about the new math standards those students in North Carolina high schools that will go into effect with the start of the new school year? Read more information about the new standards that the state put forth for the high school students.
Have you heard about the crisis with teachers across the country? One school is weighing in on their crisis when it comes to filling math teaching positions. To learn more about their stance on the teaching crisis, read more in this article.
