Battery-powered-cars project offers inter-curricular lessons Fifth-graders at an elementary school in Michigan recently showcased battery-powered cars for parents and other students as part of the culmination of a three-month project-based lesson. Students used math, science and language arts throughout the lesson, which tasked them with creating a fictional engineering company, designing a battery-powered car and then pitching their prototypes to a fictional toy company. "They learn to work together and apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world situations," teacher Judith Meier said. MLive.com (Michigan) (free registration) (2/26) Classroom design promotes student-centered learning A school district in New York is taking steps to implement contemporary learning spaces in its schools. One middle school has created a model CLS classroom, and school officials say they hope to have one in each building next year. The approach calls for moving away from traditional teacher-driven lessons by creating an environment that facilitates student-driven learning. "By changing the structure of the room we can change the behavior of the teachers and the behavior of the kids," special-education teacher Lee Ginenthal said. Ithaca Times (N.Y.) (2/25) Other News  | Try Lexia Reading Core5 FREE!
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 | Fla. educators integrate common core in gifted, special education In this article, educators from two schools in Florida -- one for students who are gifted and another for students with disabilities -- share how they have integrated the Common Core State Standards into their lessons. Gifted-education teachers incorporate standards from multiple grades in their lessons. Special-education teachers, meanwhile, apply common core in "practical" ways, such as teaching students to use equations to develop personal budgets. Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Fla.) (2/23) | Federal officials urge school districts to examine online services Concerns about the security of students' data prompted the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to issue guidance to school districts, encouraging a close examination of the online services they are using and develop appropriate policies and procedures to protect students' data. Guidance includes support for the use of written contracts or legal agreements when possible. The Associated Press (2/25) | Teaching to win This February is a month of recognizing accomplishments and achievements including the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics. So what does this have to do with teaching mathematics? Much has been written on the psychology of playing not to lose vs. playing to win. Although the context for this work is usually sports or success in the business world, I am intrigued about the psychology of playing to win as I think about its implications for teaching mathematics. Read more.
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