Creativity Education Math Problem Solving 
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
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. And that's how people learn math.
ED Surge
MARCH 20, 2024
Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. How would you respond to that?
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Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 28, 2022
A while ago, Scientific American declared “…“ not only is Minecraft immersive and creative, but it is an excellent platform for making almost any subject area more engaging. ” Early simulations like Reader Rabbit are still used in classrooms to drill reading and math skills. Problem Solving.
ED Surge
MARCH 9, 2023
Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? It teaches us problem-solving skills, logical reasoning, and the ability to think abstractly.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. That research identified four distinct stages of problem solving — encoding, planning, solving and responding — that engaged diverse areas of the brain.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
This article is the first of a two-part series covering key principles to consider when integrating a generative AI creativity tool into your academic setting. Of course, like with all new technology in education, the promise is coupled with uncertainty. Understand the value of creativity.
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