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Dyscalculia Mar 2 A new Girl Scout badge aims to keep more girls in math and science #dyscalculia A Buena Park, CA resident and current girl scout loves science specifically the study of reptiles. She aims to change the stigma that science is more appealing to young males.… Dyscalculia Mar 2 New math: Fail + try again = Real Learning This article is about how making mistakes is natural and that they are necessary in the building blocks of learning and creativity. There are teachers who promote their students to… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Study: Math-anxious parents can hinder children’s math achievement #dyscalculia There was a study done on parents who are anxious with math, they can hinder their children from learning it. After review it was showed that it does!! Parents who… Dyscalculia Mar 2 How I Use Music to Inspire Math Students This article is telling us how there is a connection between music and math. This professor claims that both math and music share a “cross-streets of enthusiasm and curiosity” –… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Brain Scans May Predict Math Gains in Children, Study Finds This article is about researchers who have been working with children since they were eight by scanning their brains in trying to predict how much their math skills would improve… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Freedom hopes to launch students’ interest in math, science The entire student body at Freedom High School participated in a rocket building program, funded by the Patriot Jet Team Foundation. The students designed and built paper rockets. Hundreds of… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Instead of pounding math into kids’ heads, free their minds #dyscalculia This article explains how modern society needs more people with advanced math skills. It also explains how not only are advanced math skills are needed, but advanced skills in other… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Girls Aren’t Good At Math #dyscalculia The author tries to dispel the myth that girls cannot be good at math by using her own personal experiences growing up and her eventual achievements. Then she finished the… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Local math teacher using “flip” instruction to transform class This article talks about unorthodox teaching technique called “Flip Instruction” and its effectiveness. Unlike the current standard teaching techniques where there is repeated in class lesson-home work sequence, this technique… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Stop Helping Your Kids With Their Math Homework #dyscalculia Helping your child with his or her homework could actually be more harmful than helpful if you have any math anxiety! According to a new study, math anxious parents that…