Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

I’ve updated Ask a Tech Teacher’s list of ten math tools we posted in 2016 to be shorter and with a new option. I think this will better reflect what’s going on today in our classrooms: It can be difficult to teach math, but with the proper tools, it can often be made easier. Pricing: Free for teachers and students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2021

Even before COVID-19 forced the closure of schools around the world, the internet had become a virtual classroom with a growing number of engaging learning channels for students. Whether it’s discovering a new language, brushing up on those math skills, or getting creative with arts and crafts, there’s something for everyone.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in math, reading, and all subjects combined. Therefore, to reach these students where they are, we need to evolve our instructional strategies.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2021

Unlike Matt and too many other children, he had a quiet place to work, parents able to help him, and reliable internet service. A McKinsey report predicts that because of the pandemic’s disruption to America’s schools, students will lose 8-12 months of math, and the forecast for reading loss isn’t much better. The lost generation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2021

The students queried are participants in this year’s MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge , an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM. and sixth form students in England and Wales to determine their views regarding virtual learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. But where to start?

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Today, math scores are at pre-pandemic lows (thanks in part to years of remote learning) and elementary-aged children are falling behind grade-level standards, posing significant risks to children’s educational development.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), otherwise known as The Nation’s Report Card, indicates that students scoring in the lowest percentiles in reading and math are dipping noticeably. The pandemic demonstrated further equity gaps as students across rural and urban America still lack access to the internet.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

And females were heavily underrepresented in rural gifted math programs and math competitions. Many rural areas continue to lack basic internet access. In three states, females’ participation in rural school gifted programs is at least eight percentage points lower than that of males: Alaska (40.0 percent vs. 60.0

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Research shows fewer students are starting the year prepared for math and ELA, fewer are on target to learn to read, and there are more gaps in phonics, and sophisticated math skill comprehension. Discovery Education launched Sandbox AR, a new, no-cost, Augmented Reality app. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In one study, even after all students were provided with a laptop computer, internet access, and headphones, low-income students’ school attendance and engagement were consistently less frequent than their higher-income peers (An, 2021). Some students lacked necessary resources. So now, we’re all back at school, but things have changed.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

The 16- to 18-year-old students queried are participants in this year’s MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge), an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM. The survey polled 825 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S. ” This press release originally appeared online.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

School districts’ commitment to the “no child left behind” mission takes on a new meaning with today’s technology and learning formats, as students must now have access to reliable, secure internet service in order to access all their educational opportunities. Related content: The challenges of online math instruction.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I beat the national average of 3-5 years for high school math and science teachers. Maybe exploring the world. Can you say that in an interview? He hired me anyway. Eleven years later, I was still teaching. Throughout my career, I was offered opportunities to lead and impact a larger system.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2017

The math lesson on variables began with a simple prompt. Something the Internet Can’t Replace. Stephen’s response was matter-of-fact: “The answers to essentially all of our traditional questions are available on the internet, and search technology will only become more sophisticated. She’s taught variables,” Rothstein jokes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2019

on how to increase student interest, understanding, and performance in math and STEM subjects. The students queried for the survey are participants in this year’s MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge, a national internet-based contest organized by SIAM. Related: How to get students interested in STEM.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Written by Beth , a middle school math teacher & interventionist from Iowa. EdSurge: What was the problem in your classroom or school that you were trying to solve when you implemented Woot Math? I used Woot Math with all students in 5th-grade once a week for 25 minutes. Woot Math does that for me.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

But until recently, noncognitive skills like perseverance and self-motivation sat at the periphery of an education debate centered on the measurement of skills like reading and math. Try asking someone if they were good at math as a child. That is beginning to change. Books on noncognitive skills pepper best-seller lists.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

An elementary school teacher discussed how math can be integrated into PE class–for instance, students can measure and make calculations related to how far they jump or how fast they run, or myriad other activities. Perhaps there isnt a strong enough internet connection, or there are too few outlets, or myriad other issues.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

In the average district, white and more affluent students lost about the same amount of ground in reading and math as Black and Hispanic students and students from low-income families. The report offers some insight into why school districts experienced a wide range of academic losses during the pandemic.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Unified School District, including limited classroom use of iPads and other computers, inadequate support for teachers and partial or inconsistent access to the internet. The Pearson content was used mostly for elementary math instruction; those teachers already were familiar with Pearson math textbooks at those grade levels.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2016

As the internet drives down the value of a teacher’s knowledge, their ability to personalize learning with resources from around the world will increase. But now that the internet is replacing paper as the go-to media we need to balance our students skill set from finding answers to asking the most interesting questions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

At the same time, the reliance on technology brought challenges, including limited access to high-speed home internet, lack of adequate devices for students in low-income households, and difficulties in adapting teaching methods for an online environment. I look at AI that way–can it do things that we arent excited about our kids doing?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

Visualize Your Equations with Paper Math. Paper’s new math literacy solution, Paper Math, gamifies math by allowing students to manipulate equations through an artful interface to help break math problems down into intuitive core concepts, making the experience immersive and fun.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Most of these homes don’t have internet, so now you have another problem, because it’s very expensive. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

As a community, we must make every effort possible to connect students outside the classroom to the plethora of educational resources and opportunities that are only available to them via the Internet. The number of missed opportunities adds up when you look at the evenings, weekends, breaks, and the summer.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Most of these homes dont have internet, so now you have another problem, because its very expensive. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

But despite their best efforts, online learning failed to live up to in-person education, with students whose schools met mostly in person performing significantly better on math and reading tests compared to their peers who received instruction online. In Oakland, 98 percent of all students now have a computer and internet service.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

After all, their findings highlighted the outsized role of social capital amidst the rise of the internet. That suggests that while the internet can provide people with information about the doors and pathways to opportunity, it’s people that open those doors. Munim was able to support Daniel at a critical juncture in his journey. “It

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2018

We just won’t use the Chromebooks in math class.”. —Me Though my students used Chromebooks in the past, they still need support to understand how to best use the internet as a resource for learning. “I don’t think I’ll teach any differently this year. Me (at the beginning of the school year).

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2017

Although the classic literacy or math center takes time to organize physically in the classroom, technology makes it easy for students to get to work quickly. Enter classroom learning centers. Technology: The Key Ingredient in Successful Learning Centers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2019

It’s up to teachers to help students realize that while technology can make the discovery process easy, finding an answer from an internet search tends to be much less satisfying than the struggle it took to get there. Short videos and animations from the brightest minds support a kid’s sense of wonder about the world.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

The internet provides resources for our students to learn a second language, and it also facilitates the teachers’ processes of evaluation. Using the internet, students are able to research, organize, and share information with the teacher and each other. Then, students practiced the math concept using a link in their Google Classroom.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Held annually on November 8th, National STEM Day unites communities to celebrate the importance of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math to students in grades K-12. A 4-time Olympian, 9-time Olympic Gold Medalist (14-time Olympic Medalist), and 21-time World Champion, Katie is a proud STEM advocate.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Today, the organization is launching its first full (and free) math curriculum as a starting (and proving) point. Authored by nonprofit Illustrative Mathematics, the curriculum covers Common Core standards for grades 6-8 math. If the ambitious goals does fall short, Singer is convinced the resources won’t drift into the internet abyss.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

As more students head back to school, we will continue to hear about how educators can successfully incorporate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education into curriculums from as early as Kindergarten. T” for technologically determining how to connect the robot to the Internet to make it move. “E”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Recording solutions to math problems — almost as quick as solving the problem on paper. When writing an explanation, such as a Math problem or some text, I use OneNote to create colored, lined “paper.”. Loading the video into a page in my OLE – This depends on the speed of the internet connection.

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