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I’m going to change this story slightly because I don’t want to call out a specific person when I have seen the same thing over and over from “STEM” or “STEAM” or “STREAM” programs. Generally, the more letters they have, the bigger problem it is. I agree with everything Ms. […]

We’re Totally Missing the Boat on Math Education

19 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Math by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from September 18, 2015 “I So Suck at that Don’t Worry Be Happy Thing” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I can’t think of many things in […]

Throwback Thursday: I So Suck at that Don’t Worry Be ...

18 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing — Maria and I have been told many times, “You guys should write a book on parenting!” So, we did. It is an ebook, 87 pages for $1.99 so less than 3 cents per page for brilliance like the following: You can get Parenting Like I Know What I’m Doing here […]

You should write a book on parenting

15 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

Presenter at NIEA — I go to quite a few conferences but the National Indian Education Association is one of my favorites because they fit with my idea of how education should be. I go to mathematics conferences that are all about – you guessed it – mathematics, and technology conferences that are focused […]

It’s Indian Education – Why I Like the NIEA conference

11 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from January 25, 2016 “Karma Doesn’t Miss You” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. There is a funny sign going around on the Interwebz Hey, Karma – […]

Throwback Thursday: Karma Doesn’t Miss You

11 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Game character running through maze — As I said in the previous post, problems with teaching pre-teens math at home can be broadly broken down into two parts, getting your child to DO math and getting your child to LEARN math. Today, we’re going to look at the second part. Let’s talk about word problems. Personally, […]

Not everyone hates word problems

8 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Math / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

Guinea pig — Do you have a problem getting your pre-teen to do math? Over the next few weeks, we’ll be giving you some strategies for the most common challenges. Broadly, these can be broken down into two, getting your child to DO math and getting your child to LEARN math. Let’s look […]

Math without Tears, Problem 1: The attention span of a ...

7 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Math / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

Julia in 7 Generation Games hat — Yes, Irma the Intern may be back in Kansas but I found this draft of a blog post that never got published, so enjoy. Yes we create awesome games that teach math, indigenous history, Spanish, and English! But there’s more to us as a company than the average would person […]

Top 3 Videos from 7 Gen Games TV

6 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Reality Show by Irma Barcena

North Dakota lake as seen from top of a hill — I’ve been back from Chile for a week, presented at one conference on Native American special education, in New Mexico, was home two days and then got on a flight to Grand Forks, North Dakota. On my flight from Los Angeles I opened an email saying our paper had been […]

Education is the choice that gives youth choices

3 Oct, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM by AnnMaria De Mars

Rabbit, next to tree — Making educational software is full of surprises, some good, some bad and some just, well, surprising. I hope I don’t become rabbit stew The Making Camp series has turned out to be our most popular games, hands down, something I certainly did not expect. Making Camp Bilingual is our most […]

Our Most Popular Educational Game Isn’t What I expected

26 Sep, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Native American dancers at EPICS conference — I think all special education needs more math, but today I’m at the Native American special education conference, EPICS, so let’s talk about that. It’s a good conference, not least of all for the entertainment, and I’m already planning to come back next year. I went to some good sessions […]

Native American Special Education Needs More Math

23 Sep, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from February 1, 2018 “Four things I wish I’d told my children before I peaced out” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I’m heading to Santiago, Chile […]

Throwback Thursday: Four things I wish I’d told my children ...

20 Sep, 2018 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Life Advice / Throwback Thursday by Sabrena Youngerman