While many people think that choosing a career related to the health field would make them stay away from math, the truth is that it's impossible to not use it.
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There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language — from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and […]
Bilingual People Pay Attention to Different Things
1 With Hispanic Heritage Month here, we wanted to take a minute to tell you about the work we’re doing to improve education for Latino students, including the nearly 4 million Spanish-speaking English-language learners in U.S. schools today. One of the ways we’re doing that is through our English/Spanish bilingual games. […]
Twice the Languages, Twice the Learning
1 In my last post, I got most of the Killer Robots game laid out. I did the following: Decided on a story line Got the artwork Created the first screen, the classroom Wrote a function to get the robots to move and another function to get the robots to turn […]
Game design steps with killer robots
1 The 20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival is going virtual and is just around the corner. Teachers, parents and kids can register for virtual attendance for the festival, which runs Sept 25-27. Watch live broadcasts of bestselling authors. The streaming for kids begins on Friday, Sept. 25. You […]
2020 National Book Festival
8 We are in Hispanic Heritage Month, and the truth is you don’t hear nearly enough about Hispanics in math. Today’s post sets out to change that. The history of Hispanics in our country can be traced back to at least the 1500s (and obviously for modern day Hispanics with indigenous roots […]
Hispanics Who Have Led The Way in Math
There is more than game design than meets the eye. I'm getting ready to teach a class for high school students next week and here are a few of the steps for a game that only takes 2 minutes.
Game design step by step
Being Hispanic is not just about the food and parties, there’s so much history behind it, including the hard work and struggles that remind us of where we came from. Being Hispanic is one of the things I’m most proud of, and I know it’s something that can’t be taken […]
Proud of My Hispanic Heritage
1 Educators, the Social Studies Innovation Network has a collection of new instructional resources and tools ready for the 2020-21 school year!
Social Studies Innovation Network Resources
Math Innovation Network is offering tools and games to educators. Their engaging math tools are ready for in-person, hybrid, or fully remote instruction.
Ready Now Math Distance-Learning Resources
Why should we memorize math? I’m astounded that some people consider memorization a universal evil because “We have the internet.” Multiplication tables are searchable in my notes or my device, but are in frequent use. Optimizing learning by memorizing the basics is time and energy well-spent for the long haul. […]
The Case for Memorization
The US Census Bureau released 2020 tool kits for Parents, Caregivers and Educators. Teachers have Statistics in Schools (SIS) resources for 2020. We’ve curated a list of these Statistics links containing teacher resources for K-12. Parent Resources Parent/Caregiver Tool Kit – No teaching experience required. These tool kits are filled […]