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Teachers Matter!
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:07:00 -0500
Sunday, October 5 is World Teacher's Day and the theme this year is 'Teachers Matter'. Show a teacher you care by saying thanks or by celebrating with a something special...
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The World's 23 Toughest Math Problems
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:01:00 -0500
Math phobics beware, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have put out a research request it calls Mathematical Challenges. If you think you're ready to tackle even one...
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Missing Links: The 4 Concepts To Help Close the Gap
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:17:00 -0500
Recent studies show that once American students reach middle school, they begin to fall behind the students of many other countries in mathematical understanding and achievement. Learner.Org has put...
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New Worksheets This Week: Ordering Numbers
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:51:00 -0500
There are many concepts behind learning to count. Ordering numbers is one of them which means putting the numbers in order from the smallest to the largest. These 10 worksheets...
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Send My (3rd-5th Grade) Teacher to Math Camp
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:47:00 -0500
According to the National Math and Science Initiative, only 29% of 4th
graders, 33% of 8th graders and 18% of 12th graders perform at or above
the proficient level of math and...
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"I Didn't Get Algebra Until I Understood the Distributive Property"
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:32:00 -0500
That's what a colleague of mine told me just last week! We were talking about Algebra and that beginning Algebra is often the first time students get 'stuck'. He said,...
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Record Size Prime Found by Ottawa Student
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:29:00 -0500
Prime numbers are numbers that can not be divided by any other number, except themselves and one. Students as young as 7 learn about prime numbers and of course...
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Lower Difficulty Rating = Higher Scores?
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:00:00 -0500
So if I tell my students the math they are about to do isn't difficult, I may have better test results? That's exactly what the Daily News reports about some...
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I Get Percent, But What's the Percent of Change?
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:15:00 -0500
My students seem to understand that percent is really just a ratio that compares a number to a 100. They also seem to adhere to the rule of moving...
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So, You Have to Teach Math!
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:52:00 -0500
Sometimes educators end up in the generalist role whereby they teach all or almost all of the subjects. The unfortunate part about this, is that if math isn't your desired...
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