Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) often refers to a broader spectrum of ailments such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD and ASD. The University of Oxford did a study that showed that 59.5% of students did not know they had SLD until after being admitted into the school. The school is trying to encourage students to […]
Auburn University Montgomery is in the process of developing a new computer program that will help blind and visually impaired students to learn higher level math. This program will be called the Logan Project after a student who was blinded in an accident. Logan will serve as the design expert in addition to other students […]
This is an inspiring look into the life, and accomplishments of teacher, Robert Boatz. Robert Boatz is a high school math teacher at St. Cloud High School, who has made a major impact on the lives of many students. His accomplishments include: Being awarded “The Outstanding Teacher Award” by the Rose-Hulman Institute, writing his own […]
Many political candidates enjoy discussing what they would like to see it they are elected to office but never how they will achieve it because no matter how you look at it whenever you give something, something has to be taken away. Now paying money to the government for our children as education is an […]
Wow, such an inspiring young man! Finally a University that is improving the school system in their area! The project is wonderful and couldn’t be more impressed with Auburn University. It really is amazing to see Logan Prickett take an obstacle, overcome it and then help others overcome it as well. He could have totally […]
Many children experience “summer loss,” which happens to information which they used throughout the school year without having practiced over the summer. TenMarks, an Amazon company has created a mathematics application covering Algebra 1, 2 and Geometry as well as mathematics topics at lower grade levels to allow students to practice these skills over the […]
This article is about a highly effective math tutoring program that takes place at Winterfield Elementary School. It is a program called “Heart Math Tutoring” and Emily Elliot is the executive director. This is a program that finds volunteers and trains them appropriately to work in high-poverty elementary schools. The article goes on to talk […]
A study of preschoolers and their parents shows that discussion of math and simple arithmetic will help to improve their math skills in the future. Authors cautioned that it was a small study tracking just 40 families. Although the study was small it still seems promising to the participants since the preschoolers haven’t yet learned […]
Libby Nelson argues in favor of young, American math students in a response to New York Times writer, Nicholas Kristof’s recent critical piece. Kristof’s article centers on recent results from the international math test referred to as the TIMSS, which showed American eighth-grade students could not complete math problems correctly solved by students from many […]
Students are finding fun in math. The Unified School District of Los Angeles is using a grant to stimulate thinking in the math classroom. Instead of traditional math the students are using data science to stimulate thinking (within the Common Core Curriculum which was adopted by the school district recently). Learning statistics in a real […]
