Texas parents see video games teach math at BYOD event Parents at a Texas elementary school are learning about the computer applications their children use during math and reading lessons. At the school's bring-your-own-device event, parents toured classrooms to learn how video games, like Wii baseball, teach students addition and subtraction. Teachers said the games get children moving and keep them engaged. Waxahachie Daily Light (Texas) (3/4)  | Try Lexia Reading Core5 FREE!
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 | Calif. middle school expands learning with Chromebook program A California district recently launched its first one-to-one computing program by distributing 700 Google Chromebooks to students at a middle school. Officials said the program gives students round-the-clock access to information and instruction. "It helps students take learning as something that's up to themselves, not just imparted by the teacher," said Tim Landeck, technology director for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The Monterey County Herald (Calif.) (3/3) Other News  |
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 | Common core debate in Fla. shifts to implementation Lawmakers in Florida say they largely have settled questions about what is included in the Common Core State Standards, now renamed The Florida Standards. Teachers already are implementing the standards in the classroom while lawmakers await the decision by Education Commissioner Pam Stewart on which test will replace the FCAT. Questions still remain on issues including whether schools are ready for online exams, how to protect student data and which grades will use the standards starting in the fall. StateImpact/Florida (3/3) | Naval Academy hosts girls-only STEM event To help girls learn about careers they may not have previously considered, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., recently hosted a workshop for middle-school girls focused on science, technology, engineering and math. The students built gliders, programmed robots and learned about careers in bioengineering, aerospace engineering and other STEM fields. Organizers emphasized the importance of getting girls interested in these subjects before high school. "You've got to plant the seed, then you've got to cultivate," said Mark Murray, the academy's assistant STEM director. WJZ-TV (Baltimore) (3/2)  | Services Built For Tapping Limitless Potential.
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 | Colo. could launch statewide study of standardized testing A Colorado school board will vote on a resolution later this month that would support an effort to secure legislative funding of a study of the state's standardized testing system. The push to conduct the study comes as educators express concern about the amount of time students will spend on testing -- with estimates ranging from 490 to 840 minutes depending on grade level. Daily Camera (Boulder, Colo.) (3/3) | Raising teachers' voices One of the highlights of my work as president has been meeting teachers of mathematics in kindergarten through college from all around the country. It is immediately obvious that they care deeply about their students. It is also evident that in this era of high-stakes tests, teachers are worried about how decisions made by elected officials will affect their ability to do what is best for students and their own futures. Read more.
Light the fire "Teaching is exhausting work, and on the wrong day it can quickly become exasperating" said Sarah Schuhl in the first blog post of Joy and Inspiration in the Mathematics Classroom, NCTM’s new blog for its high school journal Mathematics Teacher. Classes are crowded, supplies are short, and the expectations of administrators and parents alike are soaring. What is a well-trained and well-intentioned mathematics teacher to do?
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