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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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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. And that's how people learn math.

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eSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading and Math

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Do you spend lots of time looking for fun, engaging activities to teach your students? eSpark is a free no-prep solution that teachers of math and reading at the elementary level need to try. So it is understandable why teachers who use eSpark will find it is an excellent partner in reading and math.

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From Fractions to Functions: Navigating Key Topics in GCSE Maths

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Sophia Birk, a digital nomad currently living in Poland, is an international member of the AATT team of educators and a math aficionado. For teachers, preparing students for GCSE success is the greatest concern. Maths is one of two compulsory GCSE subjects. With BODMAS mastered, students can solve fractions and decimal problems.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

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Young children have many different ability levels with math concepts. Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. eSpark is free forever for teachers.

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Students Need Learning Opportunities Beyond Core Subjects. Here's Why.

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They see my class as a convenient time for students to be pulled out for extra assignments in core subjects like math and science. I've seen how it can enhance cognitive skills, boost cultural awareness, and improve critical thinking.

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How Game-Based Learning Develops Real-World Skills

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For example, in middle school, students might do a role-playing game for the semester while studying molecules and the human body. The teacher sets up a fun fictional narrative where there's a shrunken scientist trapped inside a human body, and the students need to help rescue him.

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