Happy Holidays from Ascend Math! Here are some festive math problems to share with your class as you celebrate the holidays. Santa’s reindeers Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donner,…
Read MoreMath Interventionist Brian Wessel provides helpful advice on how to instruct eighth grade students with math skill gaps several grades below level. Brian shares several of his findings including suggesting…
Read MoreI thought you might want to share these fun Thanksgiving math problems with your class. Three covered baskets were brought to the Thanksgiving dinner. The first covered basket has two pumpkin…
Read MoreNext week is the 96th annual American Education Week, celebrated in our country since 1921. Every child deserves to receive a quality education. American Education Week provides all Americans an opportunity…
Read MoreBusiness Insider put out a fascinating story with pictures of scans showing what happens in the brain when solving a math problem. They indicated four distinct steps: encoding (reading and…
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Share these fun math facts about our Presidents with your students. Mount Rushmore The four Presidents featured on Mount Rushmore are often considered our greatest. What were their total years…
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Edutopia recently ran a list of ideas for education leaders preparing for the new school year. You’ll find some innovative ideas here. Take a quick look and see what might…
Read More“Write the following on the blackboard 100 times: Schools don’t want technology Schools want curriculum Schools don’t want technology Schools want curriculum Etc.” From THE Journal, In K-12,…
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An article in Education Week caught my eye recently. It examined Curriculum Playlists as a method of personalizing instruction. Here’s a quote: “But some have found that implementing a playlist-based…
Read MoreAn article in Education Week caught my eye recently. It examined Curriculum Playlists as a method of personalizing instruction. Here’s a quote: “But some have found that implementing a playlist-based…
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