Minn. 6th-graders look to the sun for cooking power  | | (muangsatun/NewsCred) | Sixth-grade students in Minnesota recently made solar-powered ovens as part of a project designed to promote science, technology, engineering and math education. Students used the ovens to cook s'mores and designed solar ovens that could be sent to students in Afghanistan. "It really applies math and science to a real situation," science teacher Dave Rafferty said. Woodbury Bulletin (Minn.) (free registration) (5/28)
How students can find success through failure Teachers can foster grit and problem-solving in their classrooms by encouraging students to have the courage to fail, teacher Jody Passanisi writes in this blog post. Passanisi describes watching her students struggle, fail and finally succeed in creating a telegraph through a trial-and-error process. "I imagine that my challenge in the future will be to curb my instinct to fix things for my students and instead allow them to fail enough so they learn to pick themselves up and keep going," Passanisi writes. MiddleWeb/Future of History blog (5/26) |  |
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 | New Orleans district shifts to all-charter model Beginning next school year, all students in New Orleans' Recovery School District will attend public charter schools. The district recently shuttered its remaining traditional public schools, making it the first in the nation to adopt an all-charter model. Critics say the model removes voters' voice in education, but advocates say it gives parents more input in their children's education. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (5/28) Other News | App Day exposes students to possibilities of coding  | | (mindscanner/mindscanner/NewsCred) | More than 850 students from 54 schools in Washington state recently tested their computer-science skills at the second annual Puget Sound App Day. Participating students had to create mobile applications, and some earned prizes for their efforts. "It's about the first experience," said Microsoft researcher and event creator Peli de Halleux. "It's realizing that you can do some coding and create your own apps. We want that first joyful experience." GeekWire (5/25)
| Mich. education board protests change in authority over K-12 assessments The Michigan State Board of Education is protesting a package of bills being considered by lawmakers to transfer authority over K-12 assessments to the state treasury. Board members assert that the state constitution requires the education department to be in charge of education leadership and supervision. "Removing responsibility from the Michigan Department of Education for any of these elements would weaken the framework schools need to improve student outcomes for all children, and will undermine efforts to help our highest-risk children succeed in school," the board said in a statement. The Detroit News (5/27) Other News |  | You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." -- Maya Angelou, American writer | | | | Math Education SmartBrief is an aggregation of published news and editorial content from diverse sources. The content of Math Education SmartBrief does not necessarily reflect the position or editorial viewpoint of any particular organization. | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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