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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. How do you prepare for that?

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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

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Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society. Why does creativity matter?

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

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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. I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.”

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Fun Math Games to Help Students Practice Math Concepts and Skills

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We all know that games and fun learning activities are more conducive to meaningful learning experiences and a higher level of students engagement and participation. This is even so with subjects that are notoriously known for being dry and boring such as math. These include free thinking, strategy, and logic games.

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How to Increase Student Engagement During Project-Based Learning

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Project-based learning is a teaching method that utilizes hands-on learning experiences to help students further develop their skills in various subjects. Regardless of grade level, it can be difficult to keep students engaged throughout project-based lessons.

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How to Drive Student Success With Creative Generative AI Tools in the Classroom: Part 1

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From creating realistic images and art to producing music and writing, generative AI's potential to help students learn and demonstrate their creative thinking skills in fundamentally new ways is truly awe-inspiring. And if students learn them with trusted, industry-standard tools, they will be readily equipped for the future.

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Does Learn Math Manipulatives For Smartboard Right for Your Children? Overwhelmingly Impressive for your kids

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Photo by Mikhail Nilov: [link] Does Learn Math Manipulatives For Smartboard Right for Your Children? Overwhelmingly Impressive for Your Kids- Are you looking for a way to make math lessons more interactive and engaging for your students like playing games ? Look no further than math manipulatives for your smartboard!

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