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Author: Kevin Briley

13 Nov 2014

From the Thought Leaders Summit

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedNational Education Week, Thought Leaders Summit

WHAT ATTENDEES ARE SAYING Lillian H. posted an update Love @LearnZillion 3Hs: Headache, Heartache & Humans. @News_O_Matic’s approach: helping solve engagement! #NatEdWeek 2 Likes | 1 Comment See Activity  …

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6 Nov 2014

National Education Week Thought Leader Summit

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedNational Education Initiative, National Education Week, Thought Leader Summit

National Education Week begins next week. I will be in attendance at the National Education Week Thought Leader Summit in Washington DC.  The Thought Leader Summit is a gathering of…

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29 Oct 2014

The Math Behind Famous Halloween Facts!

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedAnoka, Halloween math, punkin chunkin, world's largest pumpkin

1. The world’s largest pumpkin weighs 2,032 pounds, that’s more than a ton.  The average weight of a pumpkin is about 12 pounds.  How many average pumpkins equal the weight…

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23 Oct 2014

Strategies for Math Students with Irlen Syndrome

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedCAMT, Irlen Syndrome, math intervention, math strategies

This is the third video in our series honoring Irlen Syndrome Awareness Week.  At last year’s CAMT conference Marge Harris shared strategies she has successfully used to help math intervention…

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21 Oct 2014

Irlen Syndrome and Math Symptoms

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedIrlen Syndrome, math intervention

This is the second in our series of posts on math intervention students with Irlen Syndrome.  In this video clip Marge Harris, Irlen screener and Math Interventionist, explains how to…

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20 Oct 2014

Identifying Irlen Syndrome in math students

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedCAMT, Irlen Syndrome, math intervention

October 20-24 is Irlen Syndrome Awareness Week.  Many of the students who struggle in math may have Irlen Syndrome. Marge Harris is a math intervention teacher at St. Piux X…

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15 Oct 2014

CBS News features ChalleNGe Academy Schools

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedAscend Math, CBS News, dropout prevention, National Guard, Texas ChalleNGe Academy, youth ChalleNGe Academy schools

You may have seen one of the recent stories on the CBS Evening News showing high school dropouts getting back on track.  The news series follows the Youth ChalleNGe Academy…

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7 Oct 2014

Consider Nominating Someone for CEC Special Ed Awards!

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedCEC, Council for Exceptional Students, exceptional students, Math, special education

Do you know a special educator who is making a remarkable difference?  Do you teach exceptional students who are overcoming personal challenges to make great progress in math and reading?…

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7 Oct 2014

Arne Duncan Offers Grants to Train Turnaround Leaders

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedArne Duncan, school improvement grants, school turnaround

Arne Duncan announced late last week “more than $20 million for 12 new awards from the Turnaround School Leaders Program, under the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, to prepare leaders…

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29 Sep 2014

On Praising Math Intervention Students

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedgrowth mindset, math intervention, praising students

Most math teachers I’ve spoken with agree that struggling students feel they are not smart and they are not good at math. Telling them they are can actually run counter…

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