Here’s a sample New Standards math task for a fourth-grader: Your older cousin has a list of school supplies he needs to start the school year. He has $20 to spend and needs to buy these supplies: ...
From the TikTok feeds that brought you girl dinner comes girl math: a strategy for justifying large or unnecessary purchases. The calculations behind girl math aren't new, but the way we talk about ...
When studying to become a math teacher, many teachers-in-training are taught to use concrete, real world examples to help illustrate mathematical concepts. New research, published in last week's ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study examined whether a correlation was present between demographic variables and academic success at a two-year institution in Alabama.
Cindy Garcia has been a bilingual educator for 17 years and is currently a districtwide specialist for bilingual/ESL mathematics. She is active on Twitter @CindyGarciaTX and on her blog: One of the ...
Days after it was learned that Florida had rejected dozens of math textbooks that included references to Critical Race Theory and for having other issues, the state's department of education has ...
A new study challenges the common practice in many classrooms of teaching mathematical concepts by using "real-world," concrete examples. Researchers found that college students who learned a ...
If that statement has confused you then there’s a good chance you missed the ‘girl math’ trend sweeping the internet. The term was coined by New Zealand radio show hosts Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley, ...
Racial prejudice and emotional learning are just two of the many "prohibited topics" cited as "impermissible" by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), which has announced why it banned 41 ...