Archive for the ‘Math Learning’ Category
March 2nd, 2010
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math fun
It’s official. World Maths Day is off and running, and so far with rip-roarin’ success!
“But how?” you ask. “It’s not March 3rd yet!”
It’s March 3rd somewhere in the world, though, and the competition exists across the world GMT, so students ages 5 through 18 can play each other until it is no longer March 3rd [...]
Tags: world maths day, world maths day 2010
February 16th, 2010
by Tracy in Math Learning
February is Black History Month and an appropriate time to reflect on the achievements of African American mathematicians. Although there are many black mathematicians who deserve recognition, we’re focusing on the first three to ever receive a Ph.D. in the field. These scholars had to overcome unfathomable injustices to live their dreams and are an [...]
Tags: african american mathematicians, black history month, elbert cox
February 2nd, 2010
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math fun
Our Valentine's math calendar has arrived with math games and holidays your kids are sure to love! Celebrate Clean Out Your Computer Day on February 8th and Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17.
Tags: manipulatives, math activities, math activities calendar, math calendar, Valentine's Day math
January 27th, 2010
by Sue in Math Learning, Teaching Math
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 in [...]
Tags: math education, parent survey
January 19th, 2010
by Sue in Math Learning, Teaching Math
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 developing [...]
Tags: FETC, FETC 2010, Virtual manipulatives
January 4th, 2010
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math fun
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 [...]
Tags: educational activities, free kids calendar, kids activities calendar, New Year's math, weird holidays
December 17th, 2009
by Mickelle in Elementary teachers, Math Learning
FETC lures thousands to over 200 education technology sessions
At DreamBox we’re getting ready for FETC, one of the largest, most successful conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. Four DreamBoxers are looking forward to handing out squishy brains, tattoos, and lots of candy to those that join us in our booth and play [...]
Tags: FETC, Virtual manipulatives
November 25th, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math fun
December is packed with holidays from the traditional and widely celebrated to holidays you’ve never heard of, like Baking Soda Day! December 2 is Coats for Kids Day. December 7 is letter writing day.
Deck the walls or your refrigerator with our new kids’ activities calendar and fight those winter blahs with goofy holidays and math [...]
Tags: christmas math, educational activites, free kids calendar, holiday math, weird holidays
October 29th, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning
Can you believe it’s almost November? If you can’t wait for Turkey Day, get ready with zany holidays and activities on our new November math activity calendar. We’re kicking off this month with turkey jokes and fun math activities!
Turkey jokes
Asked to write a composition entitled, “What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving,” little Timothy wrote, “I [...]
Tags: free kids calendar, kids activities calendar, thanksgiving kids activities, thanksgiving math, turkey math
September 1st, 2009
by Sue in Math Anxiety, Math Learning
We often get notes from parents like this: “Thank you for the great program! is enjoying the games and doesn't even think of it as homework or MATH!!!!”
June 29th, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math fun, Parenting
Summer is finally here. The Fourth of July is a great opportunity to incorporate summer math games with U.S. history lessons.
Tags: Fireworks, Flag Math, Fourth of July Math, Math and Crafts
June 25th, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math fun
Lights, cameras, math geeks! The typical A-lister is a parfait of perfection: golden hair, blinding white Veneers, and a multitude of creative talents. But there's a secret math geek lurking beneath the polished surface of each of these celebrities.
Tags: celebrities, math education, Math fun, Math in Real Life, summer math
June 3rd, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math fun
I can remember making “trains” with upright dominoes as a child. It took a long time to set them up just right, but then it was so much fun to watch them falling into each other so quickly! It was kind of like watching a tiny roller coaster in motion.
Tags: Math fun, Math games
May 20th, 2009
by Nigel in Elementary teachers, Life at DreamBox Learning, Math Learning, Teaching Math, Technology
The genesis of how DreamBox does assessment, and one of the reasons I am with the company, occurred over 30 years ago when one of my relatives was diagnosed with a learning disability.
This surprised us and shocked his teachers, who considered him to be in the upper middle to top third of the class for math. His test scores consistently supported this. In many areas he was significantly ahead of his peers. Yet a detailed examination with an expert showed that for him division just didn't compute. Put another way, his brain simply wasn't "wired for division".
Tags: Early learning, learning disabilities, Life at DreamBox Learning, Math Learning, teaching kids
April 1st, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math in Real Life
If you haven't heard, sponsors announced this year's theme for Math Awareness Month - it's Math and the Climate! Held every year in April, Mathematics Awareness Month was started to make others aware of how math affects our world.
Tags: earth day math activities, holiday math, math awareness month, Math games, Math Learning
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