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With this post I want to introduce an incredible individual, Marvin Hall, whose Halls of Learning organization is dedicated to empowering young learners through education. A former math teacher and lifelong lover of mind challenging puzzle play, Marvin has dedicated his life to creating innovating new learning opportunities for children in Jamaica. Photography by Joanna [...] I am thrilled to share the following guest post by Pia Prenevost! In her blog The Crack and the Light, Pia shares her journey raising her son Jonathan who struggles with a severe speech/language disorder. Teaching J-man To Play Adorable. That defines my son J-man, with big blue eyes and those lashes that cosmetic companies would [...] As parents and teachers, we have endless opportunities to celebrate our kids’ achievements. In school, bulletin boards become galleries to showcase budding artists and trophy cases boast athletic and academic victories. As parents, we cheer our children on at spelling bees, science fairs, on the sidelines at soccer games, and in folding chairs at piano [...] Last week I attended the Sandbox Summit, a conference that explores how technology affects the way kids play, learn, and connect. Fittingly, the Summit was hosted at MIT University with the support of the school’s esteemed Media Lab and the Education Arcade. An incredibly diverse group of individuals came together to share their expertise, [...] I recently had the pleasure of being introduced to Michele Wong, coFounder of HATCH, the company behind My Plate-Mate. This guard attaches to any standard plate to prevent messy spills at mealtime and promote independent self-feeding… if that isn’t real-life problem solving I don’t know what is, it’s no wonder her family is drawn to [...]  Just returned from a fantastic trip to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Expo in San Diego! Here we unveiled our new online Brain Lab and met loads of excited, innovative educators whose students will test program during the month of May!
At the show, ThinkFun CEO Bill Ritchie presented not [...] It’s almost that time… MathDice Tournament time that is! Every spring, ThinkFun runs the Arlington County MathDice Tournament (now in it’s 7th year!), a fun-filled event in which teams from all 22 elementary schools go head-to-head, with one school emerging victorious! MathDice is a brilliantly simple game that uses just 5 simple dice to strengthen mental math [...] This morning I had the pleasure of joining McKinley Elementary students in Arlington, VA for their annual Math Day! Playing Rush Hour makes everyone smile! Math Day is a fabulous school-wide celebration of mathematical thinking, during which students literally wear their love of numbers on their sleeves (and often their faces!), decking themselves out in number-themed [...] This post is courtesy of Lisa Kosanovic, a Math Teacher at Holyoke High School, Holyoke, Massachusetts *Note: The GridWorks game referenced here is the precursor to the current Chocolate Fix game! I teach high school math in the sixth poorest community in the nation, and for us, math class is too often about passing our [...] Need inspiration to start your spring cleaning? Here’s a great reason to dust off that old collection of classic board games! A recent article from KnoxNews takes a look at how classic games like Monopoly and Scrabble can serve as powerful learning aids! In the hands of a creative teacher (or parent for that matter), a [...] |
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