Tag: math
#MathPics winners for week 3 AND one more chance to win!
By Alex on May 9th, 2013
A symmetrical vegetable! In celebration of the much anticipated launch of MATH 180, we encouraged you to join our #MathPics photo contest for some math-focused fun and a chance to win some prizes! Here are this week’s winners: 1.) One ofmore… full post
A Common Core theme: Focus
By Tyler on May 7th, 2013
K-8 Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics One of the key goals of the Common Core State Standards is to encourage and push students to go deeper: to develop stronger skills and greater understanding. This ismore… full post
Helping motivate every student to run for the bus
By Tyler on May 1st, 2013
“If you think you can catch the bus, you will run for it.” –Lee Peng Yee. This quote is a favorite of mine. It’s also become one of the guiding principles behind the development of our new MATH 180 program. It says something very fundamentalmore… full post
#MathPics winners for week 2 AND more chances to win!
By Alex on April 30th, 2013
In celebration of the much anticipated launch of MATH 180, we encouraged you to join our #MathPics photo contest for some math-focused fun and a chance to win some prizes! Here are the winners for the second week: 1.) Math is everywhere, evenmore… full post
#MathPics winners for week 1 AND more chances to win!
By Alex on April 23rd, 2013
A water fountain is an example of a parabola In celebration of the much anticipated launch of MATH 180, we encouraged you to join our #MathPics photo contest for some math-focused fun and a chance to win some prizes! Without further ado, heremore… full post
Math and reading programs for the Common Core AND a contest!
By Alex on April 15th, 2013
Today we are excited to announce the release of six breakthrough programs built for the Common Core. And if that wasn’t enough, we are also announcing a new contest to celebrate our newest math program and to give you chance to win some prettymore… full post
Helping children become financially and mathematically savvy
By Alex on March 26th, 2013
With April being Financial Literacy Month, we thought it would be a great time to share some tips from Jane Crawford, author of Why Can’t I Have EVERYTHING?. From visits from the Tooth Fairy to a weekly allowance, there are many opportunities tomore… full post
3.1415926…
By Morgan on March 14th, 2013
Today is 3/14, otherwise known as Pi Day! The calculator I used in high school only went to eight digits, so I memorized Pi as 3.1415927. But the truth is, Pi is special precisely because it can’t be memorized. Because, of course, its string ofmore… full post
A Common Core theme: Coherence
By Tyler on March 6th, 2013
K-8 Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics The Common Core State Standards give us a chance to take a bird’s eye view of education and instruction — to think about the COHERENCE of the system we have inmore… full post
Thinking like a detective in math, science and history class
By Tyler on January 24th, 2013
Maybe it’s just me… But how can anyone NOT be fascinated by history? What I love about it are those times when I’m walking through my neighborhood and I see those little glimmers of history peeking through a cobblestone street, a decayingmore… full post
