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Basketball-inspired math board game is a slam dunk
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (589+ words) Thornapple Kellogg " Dressed in a black-and-white striped shirt, seventh-grade math teacher Carmen Skiba blew her whistle as the Math Madness referee. The shrill blast signaled a brief halftime of the math-inspired basketball board game during week two of the four-week…...
Students take pi celebration school-wide - School News Network | A Window into Your Public Schools
1+ week, 5+ day ago (387+ words) Godwin Heights " When math teacher Derrick Vormittag asked his students how they wanted to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, he was thinking of a class celebration that would include a pie or pizza for the class. His students had a…...
New math strategy equals confidence, competence
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (690+ words) Godfrey-Lee " Godfrey Elementary fifth-graders are learning to feel confident and competent in their math skills, thanks to a new perspective. Vertical learning encourages students to get out of their seats and work collaboratively with their classmates to solve equations and…...
Taking a collaborative, project-based approach to math
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (673+ words) Families see math in action Grandville " Leland Smith says he really likes math, but it's not just about the numbers. "It's fun to do because I think of it like, five ice cream cones times five ice cream cones," the…...
Math strategies promote increased engagement
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1091+ words) One marker, three minds" Wyoming " Landen Lee looked to his classmates Liliya Zuidema and Morgan Cramer while investigating an algebra problem. "The pattern is going up by 400," he said, as the trio compared numbers on a chart indicating the distance…...
Taking math from the classroom to the court
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (786+ words) Grand Rapids " A passion for basketball, a love of math and a keen sense of sportsmanship pushed Kyler Jackson to the front of thousands of students hoping to participate in the NBA Math Hoops Global Championship in late June. Kyler,…...
Learning, gamified: The wall that sparks students’ enthusiasm
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) A new interactive board in the gymnasium at Kent City Elementary School is a new twist on technology in education, offering near limitless opportunities for active learning. For more school news follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolNewsNetwork https://twitter.com/SNNKent https://www.instagram.com/schoolnewsnetwork/ " Sign up for…...