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Dyscalculia Mar 6 Event encourages girls in careers of science & math There are not enough women in STEM fields today. Men still make up the majority of STEM jobs, but the STEM for girls program is trying to change that. By… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Program at Channahon library allows kids do outdoor math exercises #dyscalculia Instead of sitting in a bland boring classroom, these kids are outside, having a good time, learning math. Being outside and learning in fun ways helps the kids with mathematics… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Science and Math Explored Through Activities by Elementary Students It is very important to get children interested in science at a young age. This can be accomplished by teaching them through fun projects that they may find interesting. Science… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Math scores have always floundered; let’s think anew As a whole, the process and ways of standardized tests in America are not doing much to the young students in this country. Studies are finding that since standardized testing… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Teachers learn new math teaching techniques #dyscalculia Brenda Konicke, a math teaching consultant, recently taught teachers from Perkin District 108 how to use hands-on items to help students grasp math concepts. People learn differently, and the old… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Bridge the Gap effort solves math, work skills Workplace Investment solutions partnered with the Education Coalition of Macon County to offer a paid internship to developing engineering students. Mackenzie Mason, the focus of the article, was given a… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Science and math camp teaches with ice cream, boat races The summer camp put an entirely new spin on learning. Taking the mundane math and science classes and turning it into something fun and exciting, encouraging kids to see these… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Math boosts brain research #dyscalculia This article is about a group of researchers from a University who tested about 1700 adults with their memory. They have found a way to track and find the molecule… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Are you bad at math, or do you just think you are? Are you bad at mathematics or are you just afraid of the (math) boogeyman? Math may not be an inherited gift or to some people a skill not attainable. The… Dyscalculia Mar 6 Maintaining Math Momentum Researchers have found that while most parents focus on their child’s ability to read in the early years of learning, it is their math skill that will determine their success…