 | Drexel University's Online M.S. & Cert. in Mathematics Learning and Teaching Designed to provide teachers with the preparation needed to help students reason through mathematical challenges with an analytical multiple-solution approach. It provides teachers with the disposition, skills and breadth of expertise needed to implement problem-based and technology-intensive instruction that is student-centered. Learn more now. | | | | | |  |
Use these daily warm-ups to build number sense. Go Figure! is a 99-minute PD video that takes you and your staff into three elementary classrooms to see how routines such as "Count Around the Circle" and "Ways to Make a Number" help students internalize and deepen their facility with numbers. Preview 3 video excerpts and download the free viewing guide! |
|
 | Can common core help close the digital divide? California schools are investing in new technology as part of their transition to the Common Core State Standards. The quicker adoption of new technology is helping to bridge the digital divide, some say. Common core field tests also prompted some school officials to rethink their technical support needs and how they use computers in the classroom. The Hechinger Report (6/12) | Is learning to code as essential as reading and writing? The U.S. is graduating fewer students literate in coding than are needed to fill the projected number of jobs in computer science, data show. Now, there is momentum behind a push to make coding the new literacy by not only teaching students how to code but also what the language of Java means -- a principle known as "computational thinking." Mother Jones (6/2014) Other News | Duncan calls for overhaul of teacher tenure Following a court ruling in California that struck down job protections for teachers, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called tenure a "broken status quo." Duncan is pressing for tenure reform, saying an overhaul is needed to better serve disadvantaged students. Bloomberg (6/16) |  | The world doesn't care how many times you fall down, as long as it's one fewer than the number of times you get back up." -- Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter | | | | 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.
| Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment