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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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The answer, as in many situations, lies in math. Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. It’s an instructional approach where students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful problems.

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Principals: The lessons we learned in 2016

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Cox Middle School focused on literacy, math, and lowering discipline referrals, which adds a social-emotional learning aspect to our plan. With myON , more than 12,000 books have been read and students have spent more than 4,000 hours reading. One-third of the students are enrolled in advanced math and English.

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Lessons from an online teacher: Supporting phenomena-based learning

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Teaching in the cyber environment can sometimes present obstacles to presenting content in a way that students will engage with and will want to be involved in during classes. This is especially felt in the 5 th grade science and math classes I teach. Gizmos also offers math programs–Reflex and Frax.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend.

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Savvas Announces its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 Earns Highest Rating from EdReports

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With this latest designation, the nation’s most popular math program has earned “All-Green” ratings for the entire enVision Common Core K-12 series. We appreciate EdReports for recognizing the high-quality of our entire enVision K-12 math series,” said Savvas Learning Company CEO Bethlam Forsa. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY.

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Calif. district boosts NGSS resources

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Pasadena Unified School District is addressing the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for California by providing its K-6 teachers and students with STEMscopes California, a hands-on digital STEM curriculum built to meet the California NGSS standards. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Teaching Tools and Techniques

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By collaborating with peers, conducting research, and presenting findings, students not only acquire subject-specific skills but also develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities essential for success in the 21st century. One effective teaching technique within active learning is problem-based learning (PBL).

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