Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

We see the moment a student's eyes lose focus as the sight of a tough math problem or the whispered, “I'm just bad at math” that breaks our hearts. What if we can make math the exciting subject we dream for it to be. But what if we can transform these moments? AIR DATES: Will air on WDJY 99.1FM at 4pm on February 19.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

49 STEM Activities for Students On November 8 th , we will celebrate National STEM Day to get kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Activities from Engineering for Kids National STEM/STEAM Day is dedicated to all things science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There are great reasons to use online videos to learn math: Visual Learning: for many, this makes complex topics easier to understand Flexibility: access content at their own pace Engagement: engaging and interactive Review and Replay: revisit specific sections of a video as many times as needed to reinforce understanding.

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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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MARCH 14, 2023

Two math celebrations are coming up on March 14th : Pi Day and World Maths Day Pi Day Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). March 2020 World Maths Day is one of the world’s largest global educational events aimed at lifting numeracy standards in a fun and meaningful way.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

A school-based makerspace is a hands-on, creative environment where students can explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and other interdisciplinary subjects. These spaces empower students to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaborative skills while working on real-world projects.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Common Core–Math Lesson Plans 141 pages, 20 projects, over 114 Common Core standards, for K-8. 33% off right now through February 3, 2024 How to Achieve Common Core with Tech is a four-volume series that focuses on using technology to meet Common Core standards in Language, Writing, Reading, Speaking/Listening (not yet available), and Math.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Common Core–Math Lesson Plans 160 pages, 20 projects, over 114 Common Core standards, for 9 grades (K-8). On sale until February 4, 2023 How to Achieve Common Core with Tech is a four-volume series that focuses on using technology to meet Common Core standards in Language, Writing, Reading, Speaking/Listening (not yet available), and Math.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Both reading and math scores increased in districts in states like Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee, where the rate of ESSER spending per student was relatively high (over $1,000) from 2022 to 2023. Source: Edunomics Lab.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Called Math 11 A and B, these classes, which students take as freshmen and sophomores, constitute a “leaky pipeline,” Weissman says. There are math requirements for those majors. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math. In 2014, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade from eighth grade, in an attempt to eliminate the tracking, or grouping, of students into lower and upper math paths.

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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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OCTOBER 3, 2024

A respected math teacher at a K-12 public charter school in Apple Valley, California, Holifield was in steep physical decline. struggles with math instruction, there’s interest in cultural perceptions about who possesses strong math abilities. For a long time, I would have said I wasn’t a math person either. As the U.S.

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JUNE 5, 2024

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. While procedural fluency is important, conceptual understanding provides a framework for students to build mental relationships between math concepts.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. As a Black male educator in northeast Denver, I have seen firsthand the results of poor engagement and learning in math classrooms. As a Black male educator in northeast Denver, I have seen firsthand the results of poor engagement and learning in math classrooms.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Sabrina Colon, a first-year student at University of California, Merced, remembers when math first became a problem. She says she’s not a math person, but she was able to pass her high school math classes without too much trouble, earning Cs. The teachers just expect her to understand the math right away, she says.

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MAY 8, 2023

But Barclay — a former Virginia math educator of the year — thought back to his own experience with a discouraging middle school teacher and decided to think through what the student was saying rather than dismiss it. Or even newer math ?) So I’ve been wondering: What do we know about the science behind good math education?

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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. And that's how people learn math. You’ll be training for at least a year, slowly building up your endurance. How do you prepare for that?

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Lydia Gonzalez, author of “Bad at Math: Dismantling Harmful Beliefs That Hinder Equitable Mathematics Education,” talks about the societal norms that make it acceptable to be “bad at math” and how these beliefs can be detrimental to learning. She is the author of the book “Bad at Math?

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MARCH 4, 2024

Before then, Holmes had always earned good grades in math — mostly As — and when he found out his friends were in honors math, he felt he belonged there too. And so he approached his guidance counselor and asked why he wasn’t in the honors math class. “Oh, Oh, do you want to try?,” Holmes recalls the adviser replying.

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Accelerate Learning

JULY 24, 2024

Creating an environment that allows students to engage with fun math activities, versus rote memorization, helps students learn better and encourages more participation and confidence. Math warm-ups are short activities that start each math class.

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Middle Web

MARCH 23, 2025

We can build math confidence in intermediate students, writes 5th grade teacher Kathie Palmieri. The post Build Math Confidence in the Intermediate Grades first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The recent unveiling of national reading and math scores revealed some disheartening trends about learning recovery with the collective main headline: Students Are Doing Worse Than Before the Pandemic Started. Some data suggests that parents trying to help with math homework make students do worse.

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Middle Web

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Michelle Russell recently revisited random grouping for her math students and found the environment was much better. The post Random Groups for Math Discovery and Practice first appeared on MiddleWeb. Students were talking more together, and there was more work being done during discovery activities and concept practice.

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MARCH 27, 2024

The ninth-graders in my classes and the preservice teachers I teach have one thing in common: math has not always come easy for them, and for many in both groups, learning math can be overwhelming. My answer: an immersive, 15-credit-hour semester of math. As Boaler asserts, “Everyone can learn math to high levels.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Here are our top 10 lists of most popular posts and tips for 2024 : 33 Great Research Websites for Kids 15 Websites on Natural Disasters Have Santa Call Your Kids K-12 Digital Tools 1st Grade Resources 14 Holiday Websites and 5 Projects Mouse/Trackpad Resources How Students Can Build Their Own Apps Minecraft Resources Keyboarding Resources Quickly (..)

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

High Interest, Lower Participation Girls are interested in science and math. The share of girls who say they are good at math and science fell sharply from 73 percent in 2017 to 59 percent in 2023, and that includes girls whose grades show they excel in those subjects. “I

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Despite some improvements notably in fourth-grade math the national results were pockmarked by widening gaps in student performance and declines in reading scores, including the largest share of eighth graders who did not meet basic reading proficiency in the assessments history. There was some good news in the latest NAEP assessment.

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MARCH 4, 2025

While math scores have stayed relatively the same since 2022, the last time the test was administered, theyve yet to hit what they were in 2019. Ed Venit, a managing director at EAB, an education and consulting research firm, and his colleagues have found that students entering college now will likely struggle the most in math.

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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. Those “aha” moments were often accompanied with a gleeful, “I get it!” The brain makes sense of the world, and mathematics, through culture.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Our building data showed that the number of students proficient in math was not sufficient. We needed to improve that number and send kids to middle school proficient in math. We obviously needed to change our approach to math to identify what each student needed and tailor instruction accordingly. .

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Middle Web

JANUARY 21, 2025

Recently when Michelle Russell noticed that winter had drained the joy from her math classroom, she set out to reignite the glow. The post Does Math Class Have To Be Fun All Year? Checking with other teachers in person and online, she found tools that work. Trashetball, row games, and buzzer competitions top her new list.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

STEAM is an educational approach that includes science, technology, engineering, art, and math. A child who struggles with math might feel more confident when they see how it connects to something creative, like designing a math mosaic. Math Mosaics Using colored tiles or paper, kids can create geometric patterns.

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Defined Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2024

students' math performance exacerbated by the pandemic but rooted in pre-existing issues such as stagnant scores and superficial teaching methods. Data suggests a significant decline in U.S.

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MARCH 3, 2025

Integrating Technology in Education for Modern Classrooms 11 Valentine Sites For Students K-2 How to Make Learning Math More Interactive and Engaging Engineers Week Feb. Integrating Technology in Education for Modern Classrooms 11 Valentine Sites For Students K-2 How to Make Learning Math More Interactive and Engaging Engineers Week Feb.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

This student, a recent immigrant from El Salvador, often struggles because of his limited English ability in core subjects like math, reading and science. An orchestra of wows erupted from his classmates. To help me learn English faster, I was pulled out of my elective class, which was art, to give me a double dose of English instruction.

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MARCH 18, 2025

It’s useful for teaching a plethora of subjects, from history to math to geology to tech skills. Minecraft has been popular with kids for a long time with no sign of slowing down. Just as important, it’s that rare fun lesson that teaches problem solving and critical thinking without the usual pain.

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