Competitive math leagues help redefine "athlete" Student athletes come in all shapes and sizes, from football and hockey players to competitive math league players. Math coach Sue May says students who take part in math competitions talk about the game on the sidelines and give high-fives like other athletes. "I like the parts when we get to work as a team," senior David Kitto said. "There's satisfaction in getting it right." Rockford Register Star (Ill.) (2/9)  | Empower Greater Teacher Effectiveness
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 | Mich. district expands pilot of interactive math program Educators in a Michigan school district are using an interactive software program called TenMarks to differentiate curriculum for middle-school students who are struggling in math. The program features a custom playlist of math remediation and enrichment topics based on student performance data and teacher input. "Academically, I can see progress with the biggest changes in the areas of confidence and ... in terms of their willingness to keep trying even when [it's] hard for them," teacher Wendy Hoisington said. MLive.com (Michigan) (free registration) (2/7) Other News  | Students take ownership of math achievement. When math practice is collaborative, social, and supported by coaching, students take responsibility for their education. The cycle of math practice, mastery, and review supports each student individually, so they all gain confidence in their own math achievements. See how student-driven practice works in this brief video. | | How checklists can help students meet common core standards Checklists can help educators fulfill some of the requirements of the Common Core State Standards, middle-school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron writes in this blog post. Here, she gives samples of some of the checklists she has used in the classroom. "Developing and providing checklists speaks to college and career readiness in the Common Core," she writes. "After all, organization, preparedness, goal setting and the independent learning that comes from utilizing resources are all folded into the expectations of these new standards." Edutopia.org/Heather Wolpert-Gawron's blog (2/7)  |
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 | High-school students to operate manufacturing business Some high-school students in a Wisconsin district soon will learn first-hand about the business and production sides of manufacturing. The students will operate a manufacturing business called Bay Link Manufacturing, through a partnership between the Green Bay School District, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and the N.E.W. Manufacturing Alliance. Students will take orders and make items for local businesses, while also dealing with deadlines, scheduling and customer relations. Green Bay Press-Gazette (Wis.) (tiered subscription model) (2/6) Other News | 5 more universities will offer program to recruit STEM teachers Five more universities will be part of a program to recruit students studying science, technology, engineering and math to become secondary-school teachers. A $22.5 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is being used to bring the National Math and Science Initiative's UTeach program to schools, including Oklahoma State University and Drexel University. "By increasing access to the proven UTeach model, we're helping create a STEM pipeline of highly skilled teachers," Sara Martinez Tucker, CEO of NMSI, said. T.H.E. Journal (2/5) |  | Take your work seriously but yourself lightly." -- C.W. Metcalf, American writer | | | | NCTM SmartBrief aggregates published news and editorial content from diverse sources. The content of NCTM SmartBrief does not necessarily reflect the positions of NCTM or the views of its leadership, and the viewpoints expressed or implied should not be interpreted as official NCTM positions. | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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