Posts Tagged ‘teaching kids’
July 19th, 2011
by Lisa W in Elementary teachers
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. One thing I love about teaching at the elementary level is that you’re not locked into one grade level. With my [...]
Tags: teaching kids, Tuesday Teacher Tip
December 15th, 2010
by Sherry B in Classroom tips and tools, Math Learning, Teaching Math
In a child’s everyday life, the meanings of words used in their general usage are often very different from their mathematical meanings such as similar, even, odd, multiply, factor, prime, and power. Talk to your students about the difference in meanings when common words have special mathematical meanings. For example: Joseph was scared, even his [...]
Tags: Math in Real Life, teaching kids
November 2nd, 2010
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. ”Mistakes are the portals of discovery” - James Joyce There are many times when driving to a new place that I’ve gotten [...]
Tags: classroom activities, teaching kids, tuesday teacher tips
September 10th, 2010
by Tracy H in Math in Real Life, Teaching Math
Finding the happy balance between buying toys for your children and the concept that “money doesn’t grow on trees” can be a challenge for some parents. My friend had a great idea on this. She has two children, six and eight years old, and they’re constantly competing for who has the most toys. Her approach [...]
Tags: money, teaching kids
July 16th, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun, Uncategorized
Here’s a blog we’ve always wanted to write. Some teachers have been part in our lives even if they weren’t real! 1. Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World It’s a textbook formula for laughs: nerdy teacher with funny name + two pranksters (and one vegetarian) = amusing sitcom. Mr. Feeny was the stern teacher and [...]
Tags: inspirational figures, Teachers, teaching kids
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
March 21st, 2009
by Sue in Learning Research, Math in Real Life, Middle School and Beyond
There’s no question that a strong foundation in algebra is one key to raising academic standards, increasing the competitiveness of our future workforce and opening doors to broader career choices for students.
Tags: DreamBox team, math education, Public Education, teaching kids, Teaching Math
February 18th, 2009
by Laura in Math Learning, Parent Tips
I am a DreamBox teacher as well as the parent of a pre-schooler. I must confess there are times I have a hard time not helping him play DreamBox. He really enjoys playing and he is learning a lot. But there are times when the games are challenging for him.
Tags: differentiated instruction, Parent Tips, Teacher tips, teaching kids
October 13th, 2008
by Lou in Parent Tips, Public Education
Let me begin by encouraging you to read this Washington Post article on the
failings of homework. For those who want the CliffsNotes, the net is that rote, unimaginative, repetitive, grinding and brutally boring homework doesn’t help. To the contrary, it actually hurts students across several fronts.
Tags: childrens education, Homework, Public Education, teaching kids
October 2nd, 2008
by Sue in Public Education
The Bellevue, Washington teachers have thankfully settled their strike and are back in their classrooms. At DreamBox we followed their issues with heightened interest, not only as parents of elementary kids and educators, but as citizens of a society that badly needs children who grow up to be smart, serious, and engaged problem-solvers.
Tags: differentiated instruction, education standards, primary math curriculum, Public Education, teaching kids
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