I 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 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 MoreHappy 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 MoreMany of you have heard the old adage, “A teacher’s work is never done.” There are always assignments to grade, lessons to plan, and parent-teacher conferences to attend. Anything that…
Read MoreI was thinking this week about all the different ways we are helping students through a Blended Learning model in and out of the classroom. Blended Learning as defined by…
Read MoreShare these frighteningly fun Halloween math problems with your class. Stumpy the skeleton goes for a bike ride every night in the cemetery. He rides 1/2 way around the cemetery…
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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Our records show that math intervention and enhancement students working in Ascend Math are making fantastic progress this year. We offer this Valentine’s Day math fun for them and you.…
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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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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…
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