Study: Teaching math concepts boosts student understanding Elementary students' math skills improve when they learn the concepts behind a problem before learning the skills needed to solve a problem, according to a recent study. Researchers found that 67% of the students in the study who learned concepts first solved more problems with accuracy, compared with 44% of students who did not learn concepts first. Chalkbeat/Tennessee (8/13) |  |
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 | STEM skills need bigger push, aerospace leaders say The teaching of science, technology, engineering and math skills isn't keeping up with industry demand -- and the gap is becoming a problem for national security, said aerospace leaders gathered at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala. "We're not training enough of our own engineers and mathematicians and everything to go after what we need to go after," said Jim Rogers, vice president for business development with Lockheed Martin.  WAFF-TV (Huntsville, Ala.) (8/12) | Ark. unveils cost-effective way to connect students to high-speed Internet Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe announced a new partnership Monday between the Department of Education and EducationSuperHighway, which could help the state become the first in the nation to connect every student to high-speed Internet. The plan calls for using federal money, plus $15 million currently spent on Arkansas' copper-wire network, to install fiber Internet connections for the state's schools. Government Executive (8/12) |  | Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure." -- George Woodberry, American literary critic | | | | 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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