Students plan dream vacation, learn math concepts

Students use math to help local fire department | Students plan dream vacation, learn math concepts | N.H. schools favor mastery over seat time Created for sittishon.whungsinsujarit.comtit@blogger.com |  Web Version   June 18, 2014 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Teaching & Learning Advertisement Students use math to help local fire department Some students at an Ohio high school used their math skills to help the local fire department identify ways to maximize water flow during emergencies. One proposed solution could triple water flow, offering a "a real world answer to a real world problem," Fire Chief Steve Ashbrock said. The Cincinnati Enquirer (tiered subscription model) (6/17) Share:  Students plan dream vacation, learn math concepts Some incoming high-school freshmen in a California school district are spending their summer calculating the costs of their dream vacation. It's one of the projects being undertaken during a summer math academy hosted by a local university. "These are students that we think can use that extra push in math," coordinator Brandy De Alba said. The Record (Stockton, Calif.) (tiered subscription model) (6/17) Share:    ADVERTISEMENT   How do you facilitate productive math discussions? Intentional Talk helps you direct discussions with a goal in mind, get students to participate in meaningful ways, and support their thinking with effective questioning and teacher "talk moves." Filled with examples and printable planning templates. Preview the entire book online! Curriculum N.H. schools favor mastery over seat time classroom (flyflyis/NewsCred) High-school students in New Hampshire make academic progress based on what they know rather than how much time they spend in a classroom under the state's competency-based educational system. New Hampshire is the first state to adopt the model, which soon will expand to elementary and middle-school students. KQED.org/Mind/Shift blog (6/16) Share:    Other News Work group recommends ways to improve math scores The Gazette (Gaithersburg, Md.) (6/17) Share:  Mich. district seeks to prepare students for jobs, college The Herald-Palladium (St. Joseph, Mich.) (6/15) Share:  Standards N.J. district eliminates midterms, finals under common core A New Jersey school district will eliminate midterm and final exams as it transitions to the Common Core State Standards. Students instead will be evaluated based on more than nine hours of computer-based testing taken during a 20-day period. Some parents and critics worry the move could harm students' success in college, where they likely will take midterms and finals. In addition, history textbooks will be replaced with other resources, largely based on the Internet. WCBS-TV (New York) (6/16) Share:    STEM Fla. program exposes teenagers to college life, STEM careers The University of South Florida's Pre-College summer program gives high-school students firsthand experience with university-level academics as well as college living. The school will hold seven programs over the summer, each focusing on various academic fields, including engineering, medicine and game design. The Tampa Tribune (Fla.) (6/14) Share:  Policy & Legislation U.S. Supreme Court passes on graduation-ceremony case The U.S. Supreme Court will not re-examine a ruling by a federal appeals court that found fault with a Wisconsin public-school district holding high-school graduation ceremonies in a church. The high court's decision essentially upholds the lower court's ruling, according to this article. USA Today (6/16) Share:  SmartQuote Work on the accent; it will enliven the whole." -- Pierre Bonnard, French painter Share:  Learn more -> SmartBrief Education on Twitter | Education SmartBlog | More on Educational Leadership | More on Post-Secondary Education 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. Subscriber Tools Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.   Editor:  Melissa Greenwood Contributing Editor:  Candace Chellew Advertising:  Caliann Mitoulis     SIGN UP   SHARE   ADVERTISE   SEND FEEDBACK Update Profile | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe |  Archive | Web version (print friendly) Download the SmartBrief App  iTunes / Android   Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2014 SmartBrief, Inc.® Privacy policy |  Legal Information