Archive for January, 2010
January 29th, 2010
by Valentin in Math fun, Math in Real Life
The Mathemagician on Why Math Matters (and Other Cool Ideas)
The “mathemagician” — professor Arthur Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College— was on Stephen Colbert recently. This guy is so great! Look at his face while he is talking about math. It is enough to be convinced that math is something fun; he brings inspiration while he is talking. Not only is he absolutely amazing at [...]
January 27th, 2010
by Sue in Math Learning, Teaching Math
Math & Literacy are Equally Important, but Don't Get Equal Time
Highlights from the DreamBox Parent Survey on Math Education Recently, because we are always interested in parents’ opinions and experiences, we asked parents of DreamBox users how they feel about a number of issues related to their children’s education. We conducted a survey asking about learning activities at home, how math and literacy are taught [...]
January 19th, 2010
by Sue in Math Learning, Teaching Math
Mickelle Weary at FETC: “Using Virtual Manipulatives to Support the Development of Number Sense”
If you were unlucky enough to miss Mickelle Weary’s session at FETC, you missed a lively discussion about the value of using manipulatives in the classroom. Mickelle is one of DreamBox Learning’s nationally board certified teachers. She was invited to speak at FETC because, together with the other teachers at DreamBox, she’s been instrumental in [...]
January 15th, 2010
by Sue in Educational Software Market, Elementary teachers, Technology
FETC 2010 Pictures – Team DreamBox at Booth 1305
FETC has been a whirlwind of fun and learning so far – exactly what DreamBox is all about! We here at Booth 1305 have been busy demonstrating our awesome math games, answering questions on virtual manipulatives, and meeting some of the biggest names in education technology. It’s been a blast!
January 11th, 2010
by Sue in Educational Software Market, Elementary teachers
DreamBox Will Be at FETC This Week: Booth 1305
We’re very excited about being at FETC (Florida Education Technology Conference) in Orlando this week! It’s one of the largest conferences dedicated to educational technology, and we look forward to meeting many teachers, administrators, and technologists. We’ll be in booth 1305—there will be a lot going on in the booth and we hope you’ll come [...]
January 4th, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun, Math Learning
New January Kids Calendar to Ring in 2010
Goodbye 2009! Ring in the New Year with our new January math activities calendar, and all the wacky holidays and fantastic math activities that come along with it. What are your New Year’s resolutions? Here at DreamBox, we start each year with the goal of making learning math fun and a part of every day [...]
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