From the Pond

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

3 Quick & Fun Ways to Use Dice Grid Play Mats in Math Centers If youre looking for an easy way to bring hands-on learning and math fluency into your classroom, Dice Grid Play Mats are a game-changer! These simple yet versatile grids create endless opportunities for engaging math play with dice, counters, and number combinations. Whether you're practicing addition, subitizing, patterning, or visual-spatial skills, these mats make learning interactive, differentiated, and fun!

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Hey, Mike Alpert!

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Hey fam, Hope it’s been a good week. We wound up with a five-day holiday weekend due to snow days. Such a nice change of pace! Hope you got some downtime as well. This week, we’re kicking off something new for Emailable PD - a five-part series diving into noteworthy research from the past year that directly impacts the classroom. Each week, we’ll tackle a fresh insight, unpack what it means for teaching and learning, and (most importantly) how it can be put to good use in your

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Teach Your Kids

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Over the past year, I’ve interviewed entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and scholars on my podcast to explore the big questions shaping the future of education. One of the most pressing: Is education a good investment? We often hear that education is the great equalizer, a pathway to opportunity, and a cornerstone of economic growth. But is it also a smart financial decision?

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