What happens when goals for teaching math, and the strategies employed collide? by Cathie Maglio, Blended Learning Specialist When people talk about the Olympics, they mean the sporting event that happens every four years. But did you know there’s a math Olympics that happens every year? It’s called the International
Assess, Instruct, Measure, Support by Joan Reissman, Blended Learning Specialist Everyone today talks about blending technology into their classrooms. When I first started working for JFYNetWorks, many teachers asked, “How can a computer be better than me?” Those days are long gone as technology has become such an essential part
by Greg Cunningham, JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist The world of education has a natural tendency to focus on the academic. A student needs to learn to write, solve equations, analyze a piece of literature, and then demonstrate all that and more in comprehensive testing. What is often lost amid the
by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning SPECIALIST It’s that time of year again when beach balls are traded for book bags. For many students, fall is a season of excitement: a new term, a clean slate and an opportunity to make new entries in the growing ledger of successes. But for
Puzzles and games in the classroom could be just the thing. by Cathie Maglio, Blended Learning Specialist I love math, in all its shapes and forms. To me, it’s fun. But I’m a math teacher. For many students and teachers, “fun” is not the word they would apply to math.
The skills gap persists by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director Labor Day weekend kicked off, appropriately, with the national Employment Report. It was underwhelming. Job and wage growth held their sluggish pace. Commentaries ranged from “steady as she goes” to “more noise than signal” to “disappointing though hardly catastrophic.” A
Sometimes We Need to Be Reminded… … that our schools are full of great kids, hard-working and creative teachers, overworked and underappreciated administrators, and effective programs.
Have you ever experienced crippling math anxiety? by Joan Reissman, Blended Learning Specialist Have you ever felt that it was too late to learn math? That you were down for the count? I once had a student who literally trembled every time she tried to do math. When I asked
Twenty-nine students from Boston’s Urban Science Academy completed a summer course at Quincy College August 10 thanks to a unique partnership between the high school, the college, and JFYNetWorks. Urban Science Academy is located in the old West Roxbury High building at the end of VFW Parkway, the southernmost delta
by Greg Cunningham, JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist No one likes to be tested. People have a deep-seated aversion to being challenged about what they know–and what they don’t know. Perhaps the aversion is rooted in first- grade spelling tests, or timed multiplication quizzes in later grades. Maybe it goes
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