Congratulations to the students and educators at Carlin Springs Elementary, a largely Hispanic school with a high ELL population. Their third-grade students had a pass rate on the state’s standardized…
Read MoreA recent article in Education Dive explores ways in which technology can make invisible the help that special education students receive compared to their general ed counterparts. “There’s some anecdotal…
Read MoreSoon, Ascend Education will release a study revealing the math skill gaps most prominent among students in need of intervention. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first…
Read MoreIn a past article on gamification I’ve written that “Interactive engagement, not entertainment, is at the core of a computer game’s ability to motivate. Finding ways to make math more interactive…
Read MoreAscend Education announced today the addition of a Teacher Dashboard to its Ascend Math intensive math intervention product. The Ascend Math Dashboard puts the most valuable information on class progress…
Read MoreThis year, Ascend Math is honoring 23 Gold Medalist schools whose math intervention efforts have brought about a turnaround at their schools. The Ascend Math Gold Medal Award was established…
Read MoreI’ve noticed more posts and articles lately touting either the benefits or detractions of “gamification.” It seems that not that long ago “edutainment” was the buzz word and then, just…
Read MoreA short while ago, a team from Crosby Middle School spoke to a packed house of educators about the strategies they were using to help students in need of intervention…
Read MoreIn just a few weeks we will reveal the 2015 Ascend Math Gold Medalist Schools. So far, six schools have been added to these honorary ranks. Math Intervention students at…
Read MoreGreat intentions do not always equate to great results. Anyone who has spent any time in education comes to realize this. Recently, ASCD has been promoting a well-intentioned approach to…
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