Making Camp Ojibwe can be used with second-graders. Here's one lesson plan showing how. Also includes tips for differentiated instruction.
AnnMaria De Mars
Why make a game about decision-making when we know some schools will find it too controversial? Because it's needed.
Decision-making Games: Teaching What Kids Need to Learn
In Making Camp Ojibwe, what was our first App for Android and iOS, players learn how the Ojibwe lived hundreds of years ago. They learn about the Ojibwe migration. They can earn points by watching videos about history or math and answering questions. They can also earn points by doing […]
Native American kids, Latino kids, they’re all kids
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
Is there such a thing as Native American math? Of course! Math is in every culture and adding Native American content to your math class is easy.
Native American Culture in Math
Several years ago, Dr. Erich Longie and I participated in an analysis of the NIES database where we found that the more native youth learned their culture and language in school, the worse their math scores. This finding held true even when we controlled for socioeconomic indicators like mother’s education. […]
Including Native American culture in your math class
With augmented reality apps for teaching math, numbers come to life. Bilingual apps in English, Spanish and Lakota
Augmented Reality Math Apps
2 NIEA is the best place to learn about Native American education but also has great session for anyone working in schools.
You should go to NIEA next year
I’ll be part of two presentations at the National Indian Education Association this week on involving Native American youth in developing video games. (I’m also doing a third presentation on the impact of Native control on vocational rehabilitation services.) Developing Educational Technology with Native Youth Annette Mennem and AnnMaria De […]
Game design with Native youth: Catch up at NIEA!
STANDARD — If your school or district uses Common Core, below is the exact standard addressed. (Even you use some other standards, I bet you still teach multiplication!) Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects […]
Have students make their own word problems
In a previous post, I discussed the importance of repetition for memorizing multiplication facts. I also noted that repetition doesn’t have to be tedious. Students can use games that teach in a variety of ways and strengthen both recall and recognition memory, as well as teaching those multiplication facts in […]
Solving Multiplication Word Problems with Our Software
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