Nevermind the physics: it’s all about collaboration
Battle Physics hosts first multi-school tournament That is just what Allan Garvin and Becky Bushey did to raise the stakes
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Voice + choice = a better math classroom
Start by listening to students Elizabeth Tarno asked her students for feedback about their math class at the end of
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The student architects of Shelburne VT
Making math real-world relevant Would you tell the school board how to redesign your school? Students at Shelburne Community School,
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4 ways to make math more relevant
Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school
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Project-based learning and math
How much do you want to change the world? As project-based learning gives students a way to tackle authentic problems
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Planning Pi Day activities
More than just math? Let’s be honest, there’s not many days dedicated to the celebration of math or its concepts.
Read moreSugaring and the community part 2: Students become teachers
Last week we looked at the sugaring operation at Essex Middle School. The students at the Edge Academy built a
Read moreThe backlash to STEM education
There is a lot of conversation about the importance of STEM education – in the media, in politics, and among
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Technology in the math classroom
When we first started our work with the Tarrant Institute I was hesitant. I am a math teacher; unless using
Read moreCelebrating Pi Day with your students
The most epic Pi Day ever: 3/14/15 9:26:53 am and pm Math enthusiasts of all ages are anxiously awaiting the
Read moreProject-based learning at Essex Middle School: algebra and songwriting
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Making math and music at The Edge We were lucky enough to get to sit down with three groups of
Read moreReflecting in the math classroom
Keeping your resolution to reflect My colleague, Meredith Swallow, recently shared a post about the importance of reflection in her
Read moreOn middle school math and picking favorites
Pi, Code Camp and other irrational things
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Digital credentials, quests and middle school math
Because 102 years of Girl Scouts can’t be wrong New this morning on the blog, Harwood Union Middle School math
Read moreFirst look: Google Glass in education
I can’t recommend highly enough Mrs Pepe’s Google Glass Adventures. Courtney Pepe teaches high school in New Jersey, and has
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Math, middle schoolers and real-world relevance (infographic)
I consider myself an infographic enthusiast, and as a former middle school math teacher when the infographic below was passed on
Read moreiPad management in the classroom: Did this educator do the right thing?
From our tumblr, an unusual iPad management situation with one educator who confiscated a student’s iPad during class and added
Read moreGeometry, aliens and ARIS at Edmunds Middle School
Pop quiz, hotshot. What do geometry, aliens and the augmented reality gaming platform all have in common? A: All were
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