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4 ways to add up a love for math

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That’s why one of my favorite phrases is “I hate math.” Over the years, I’ve helped dozens of students overcome their math anxiety. 4 ways to help students learn to love math. That’s why I work so hard to help them see the creativity, the beauty, and the fun in math. Related: How our district is making math relevant.

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4 focus areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure

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Fifty percent of UVA-PLE’s recent partners have reported double-digit gains in math or language arts in only two years. .” UVA-PLE has partnered with more than 400 schools across 100 districts in 25 states since 2003. This press release originally appeared online.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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All I remembered was trying not to sound like an idiot and feeling like a failure. And when John hit me with rapid-fire comprehension questions, it was clear that I had derived no meaning from the text. To make meaning from a passage, John told us, a person needs to be able to read 95-98% of the words.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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All I remembered was trying not to sound like an idiot and feeling like a failure. And when John hit me with rapid-fire comprehension questions, it was clear that I had derived no meaning from the text. To make meaning from a passage, John told us, a person needs to be able to read 95-98% of the words.

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Lessons From Flipped Classrooms and Flipped Failures

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So a few years ago Talbert, a math professor at Grand Valley State University, tried a new approach, known as flipped learning—a method catching on these days in college classrooms. It isn’t foolproof though, and in a new book Talbert gives a frank look into his classroom experiences, and his tips on how to avoid flipped failure.

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When Students Don’t Feel Confident About Math, a Growth Mindset Matters

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Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. As a Black male educator in northeast Denver, I have seen firsthand the results of poor engagement and learning in math classrooms. As a Black male educator in northeast Denver, I have seen firsthand the results of poor engagement and learning in math classrooms.

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Embracing a growth mindset when reviewing student data

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As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, weve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but as tools for reflection and growth. This perspective transforms data analysis into an empowering process; data is a tool for improvement amongst our students rather than a measure of failure.