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Author: Kevin Briley

11 Feb 2014

Olympic Math, Luge Time

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedErin Hamlin, luge, math problem, Winter Olympics

Yesterday, Erin Hamlin became the first American to win an Olympic medal in Luge.  Erin and her fellow competitors made four runs each down the track on a tiny sled often…

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11 Feb 2014

Olympic Math, 540s and 1080s

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedgeometry, Jamie Anderson, math problem, Sage Kotsenburg, Winter Olympics

Ready for an Olympic Math Event in your classroom?  Try introducing this concept to students working to understand that each circle is 360°.  Gold Medal Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg made three…

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5 Feb 2014

Are Hope and Well-Being Key Indicators of Student Success?

Kevin BrileyUncategorized

Have you seen the 2013 Gallup Student Poll?  According to Gallup, the Student Poll will track for 10 years the hope, engagement, and well-being of public school students in grades…

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29 Jan 2014

Will the Next Stage of Data Driven Instruction Make Smarter Students?

Kevin BrileyUncategorizeddata driven instruction, graduation rates, IBM

IBM makes tech predictions every year.  They are right about half the time, a pretty good average for anyone.  This year the predictions caught my eye because one is about…

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22 Jan 2014

ELL Students Doing Well in Math but May be Hurt by Common Core

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedcommon core, elementary students, ELL, math testing

The Atlantic put out a fascinating article recently featuring ELL elementary students in California that are doing exceptionally in math.  The school is 60% English Language Learners. Despite years of…

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15 Jan 2014

Elementary Students use iPads for Math Intervention

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedESOL, iPads, math intervention, Southwestern Middle School, special education math, tablets

Kristina Wiseman, ESE assistant principal at Southwestern Middle School in Florida relates how special education and ESOL students are becoming comfortable with using Ascend Math on iPads. Watch the video  

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8 Jan 2014

Research: Smaller Classes Are Not the Solution

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedclass size, data driven instruction

It is still widely believed that the most important thing we can do for education is reduce class size. However, research over the past few years does not support this…

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6 Jan 2014

New study on the use of Mobile Devices in the Classroom

Kevin BrileyUncategorized

Mind/Shift recently reported on a new study of fifth-graders using mobile devices for learning.  Few studies have been done on this sometimes controversial topic.  Will mobile devices encourage students to…

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2 Jan 2014

Educator Tech Trends for the New Year

Kevin BrileyUncategorizededucation tech trends, lesson plans, personalized lessons

Wondering what tech trends you might see in classrooms in 2014?  Check out this recent article in US News and World Report. Personalized lessons, 3D printing and social lesson plan…

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23 Dec 2013

The Future of High School Mathematics

Kevin BrileyUncategorized

A few weeks ago a group of senior mathematicians, teachers, statisticians, and curriculum developers met in Boston to discuss the future of high school mathematics.  This Who’s Who of math…

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