Robots help students learn math skills

Robots help students learn math skills | Tenn. high school creates intervention period | Parents learn how music, movement can enhance math lessons Created for sittishon.whungsinsujarit.comtit@blogger.com |  Web Version     September 24, 2014 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Teaching & Learning Sponsored By Robots help students learn math skills An early-learning academy in Massachusetts is using small robots called Bee-Bots to teach students math skills such as estimation, number sequence and problem-solving. In one game, students estimated how many steps it would take the robot to get from one point to another. The Recorder (Greenfield, Mass.) (tiered subscription model) (9/23) Share:  Tenn. high school creates intervention period A Tennessee high school has created a 40-minute intervention period called Academic Intervention Resources, where students can access extra help. Students participate in "closed" or "open" classes, depending on teacher referrals. Crossville Chronicle (Tenn.) (9/22) Share:  Other News Parents learn how music, movement can enhance math lessons Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (tiered subscription model) (9/23) Share:  All middle-grades math teachers should have It's All Relative at their fingertips during planning and instruction. This handy 98-page flipchart is designed to engage students and develop deep conceptual understandings while correcting common misconceptions. 30 modules focus on key standards with instructional strategies, activities, and reproducibles. Download 3 free lessons! Curriculum Sponsored By Educator discusses social media, project-focused school Educator Todd Nesloney explains in this Q&A his plans to lead a new fourth- and fifth-grade school in Texas based on project-based learning and using social media. Among other ideas, Nesloney discusses flipped classrooms and collaborative student projects using technology, plus a summer professional-learning series for educators using Twitter. T.H.E. Journal (9/22) Share:    Other News Google grants educators access to third-party apps EdTech magazine online (9/22) Share:  Choose Rigor. Achieve Readiness. SpringBoard® Math. SpringBoard, the College Board's complete math curriculum for grades 6-12, focuses on reasoning and communication and builds procedural fluency. Vertically aligned grade 6 through Pre-Calculus, the program delivers coherence, rigor and high expectations so students achieve proficiency and understanding.   Standards Will computer-based tests hamper math-skill demonstrations? Some education experts worry online Common Core State Standards tests will not allow math students to demonstrate required skills, such as drawing graphs or diagrams. Officials with both the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium say future improvements to the tests will address such concerns. Education Week (tiered subscription model) (9/24) Share:  STEM Mich. initiative promotes high-school test as statewide hiring tool Michigan is urging employers to use a career-readiness test given to all high-school juniors as a guide for filling high-skill jobs. The test "provides a universal system of assessing workers' skills and abilities for employers," Gov. Rick Snyder said in announcing the initiative. MLive.com (Michigan) (free registration) (9/22) Share:  Policy & Legislation Which students miss the most school? A California district discovered that students who miss the most school are between ages 4 and 6, a trend reflected in some schools in other states, according to this article. Steps school officials have taken to reverse the trend include home visits and after-school programs. The Oakland Tribune (Calif.) (9/24) Share:  SmartQuote True happiness is ... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future." -- Seneca, Roman philosopher and playwright 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