Latest New Math Stories
PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 1200 freshmen in nine West Virginia high schools will be a step ahead this fall when they are introduced to new math curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Standards and Objectives, the state's implementation of the Common Core State Standards and Mathematical Practices. Regional Education Services Agency (RESA) 6 in the Northern Panhandle has received funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to implement Carnegie...
i Learn With Boing: Savannah Adventures! App Now Available on the App Store. The new app teaches young children many core math subjects such as number recognition, counting, ordering in ones and tens, adding and subtracting, with three highly engaging games, including one that encourages parent and child to play together. Montreal, CA (PRWEB) June 14, 2012 Today, Tribal Nova, the developers behind the award winning PBS KIDS PLAY! and CBC WONDERWORLD online learning programs announce the...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Key Curriculum Press ('Key') has decided to reorganize the company around its technology products and to sell its high school mathematics textbook programs. "Key's future is in the digital realm," said Karen Coe, president and CEO. "As the publisher of the most widely-used learning tool for mathematics education, The Geometer's Sketchpad®, we intend to extend the influence of dynamic mathematics environments beyond the software that is in...
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such as congruency easier, it also empowers students to discover other geometric relationships they wouldn't ordinarily uncover when more traditional methods of instruction were used.Gloriana González, a professor of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education at Illinois, says when...
From arithmetic to algebra and beyond, mathematics absorbs a huge amount of class time. Students are pushed to learn more math than ever - and sooner. How is math taught? Hands-on learning is popular. Why ask kids to multiply 6 by 3 with pencil and paper at their desks, teachers ask, when you can use three plates of six doughnuts each? Math programs run the gamut from more structured, textbook- driven lessons that stress computation to open-ended, exploratory curricula that urge students to...
By Julie Hubbard, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Aug. 6--High School freshmen aren't the only ones who will need to step up their math game this school year. So will their teachers. The state rolls out its more advanced high school math curriculum -- Math I, II, III and IV -- starting this school year. It begins with ninth-graders taking Math I, and next year as sophomores Math II, and so on. Using a similar model used in Japan and Singapore, Georgia's new integrated math will have...
By Josh Dulaney FONTANA - The school board may consider a multimillion-dollar decision that looms in the next two years when it talks about textbooks at its upcoming meeting. "Every year our board has to approve our curriculum," said Oscar Duenas, associate superintendent of instructional services. "The hearing is open for anyone to come in and discuss the textbooks." The board will certify that the district has a sufficient amount of standardized books for its students. But the...
By Josh Dulaney FONTANA - The school board may consider a multimillion-dollar decision that looms in the next two years when it talks about textbooks at its upcoming meeting. "Every year our board has to approve our curriculum," said Oscar Duenas, associate superintendent of instructional services. "The hearing is open for anyone to come in and discuss the textbooks." The board will certify that the district has a sufficient amount of standardized books for its students. But the...
By Tasha Kates, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va. Jul. 20--Math classes in Greene County's primary and elementary schools are about to get more hands-on. At the start of the next school year, students in grades K-5 will begin learning through Math Investigations, a curriculum that focuses on critical thinking rather than rote memorization. Their teachers spent four days in training this month so they could revamp their lessons. Math Investiga-tions is part of Greene's timeline to...
