Taking a hard look at American K-12 math education and a decade of the #CommonCore State Standards Initiative (CCSSI). Unaffiliated. Unbought.
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An op-ed that gets it. A student that figures out how to solve one problem, any problem, on her/his own has learned something far more useful than a student who has "mastered" 100 standards. #edchat #mathchat #mtbos
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31 May 2022
The definition of who is gifted appeared to change as you walked across the hallway.
Appalachian experiment by @krambohernandez and research team has implications for @NYCSchools mew plan for finding Gifted and Talented children
hechingerreport.org/proof-po…
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
23 May 2022
1 out of 5 U.S. adults under 65 dropped out of college and don't have a degree. A survey of those who succeeded in returning finds a wide range of things that helped them come back. (3/3) hechingerreport.org/proof-po…
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In 2017, 69M adults had low (English language) numeracy skills, significantly greater than the number of adults with low skills in 2012/2014.
Discover trend data from #PIAAC in our #DataPoint: nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsin…
ALT Photo of adult man paying bills in kitchen and IES logo.
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
19 May 2022
“The really big effects were concentrated in the dismantling of de jure segregation in the South. You just really see very little impact in the North, but very, very strong effects in the South.” bit.ly/3wuiUpc
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
18 May 2022
ACT study finds that the trend of rising GPAs accelerated after 2016 and intensified during the pandemic
bit.ly/3Mnkkay
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
5 May 2022
“They are graduating underserved students at much higher rates.” bit.ly/3M1sJA8
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1 Dec 2021
Many are understandably disillusioned with the idea that everyone should get a college degree. One alternative is a shorter vocational certification. Lawmakers in DC are debating whether to increase federal funding for them.
A thread on short-term certificate programs.
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A great @1to9puzzle for beginning puzzlists, like elementary school #math students.
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#edchat #mathchat #mtbos
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
13 Nov 2021
Students have experienced slower growth rates and lower achievement levels in math/reading during the pandemic.
Negative impacts were larger among students of color and students experiencing poverty. brook.gs/3DL5eXV
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
14 Nov 2021
Commissioner Peggy Carr notes that the 2020 long-term trend results are the latest to show declining scores for students who are struggling in math and reading. See the math results: nationsreportcard.gov/ltt/ma…
#edequity #edchat
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Years ago, there was a computer program like the video game Space Invaders. Floating down from the top were problems like 4×6 and 7×9 you would type in answers (in any order) to destroy them. Anyone remember the name?
It was like this, but better:
mathsonline.com.au/games/tim…
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
22 Oct 2021
Function notation and evaluating functions is throwing my Math 1 kids for a loop. Sequence notation (A sub n) did too. Really… anything other than x and y. Suggestions to help support/review/reteach this? #MTBoS
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
21 Oct 2021
Interested in the nation's reading and mathematics scores? Explore the 2020 NAEP Long-Term Trend (LTT) assessment data with our new video release. #EdPolicy #EdResearch #EdData youtube.com/watch?v=jfUwhw6r…
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
19 Oct 2021
Recent NAEP results show troubling declines in achievement even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear details from @EdNCES Commissioner Peggy Carr in this video about the 2020 NAEP Long-Term Trend results: youtube.com/watch?v=jfUwhw6r… #edchat #edquity
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
18 Oct 2021
PROOF POINTS: Columnist @jillbarshay breaks down what the research evidence says about gifted education
hechingerreport.org/proof-po…
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Common Core Math (even if your state retitled it) retweeted
12 Oct 2021
Hey #mtbos and #iteachmath I'm looking to buy some classroom sets of personal/laptop whiteboards with grids on one side and blank on the other. Anyone found such a thing that works and is affordable? Brands, links, or alternative suggestions welcome.
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