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Math Expert Dr. Francis (Skip) Fennell Endorses Hand2Mind’S Hands-On Standards

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As a well-respected writer on both the NCTM Focal Points and Common Core State Standards, Fennell served as President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) from 2006–2008 and was a founding member of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. For more information, please visit www.

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It’s All About Engagement—MIND Education’s New Tools for Teachers

eSchool News

In this interview, he emphasizes the importance of active student engagement and creative problem-solving in learning mathematics, contrasting it with antiquated, passive learning methods. Vice President of Content Creation Nigel Nisbet was gracious enough to dig in deeper as to what attendees can expect.

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Gaming the System: EscapEDX

Knowledge Avatars K-12

Not surprisingly, I struggled to keep my students engaged. In 2006, Robinson gave a TED Talk entitled "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" EscapEDX players gain 21st Century, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Common Core, and Bloom's higher-order thinking skills. By Jeremy Royster. Then I remembered.

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Eight Ways To Teach Climate Change In Almost Any Classroom

MindShift

showed her students the 2016 documentary Before the Flood , featuring Leonardo diCaprio journeying to five continents and the Arctic to see the effects of climate change. “It is our intention to make our students engaged citizens,” Fisher says. Before the Flood has an action page and an associated curriculum.