EDUCATION: Interactive algebra text named Apple Distinguished Program Press-Enterprise BY DAYNA STRAEHLEY After its pilot program to teach students algebra using iPad tablet computers instead of textbooks ended last summer, Earhart Middle School asked parents to help keep a good thing going. The two classes using the iPads, ...
Fast BREAK connects basketball and algebra for students Evansville Courier & Press Physics and pre-algebra are normally not associated with basketball, but UE's Future Purple Aces Fast BREAK (Basketball Reinforcing Education to Area Kids) program is connecting the two for area K-8th grade students. Liz Riffert, UE director of ...
What is “modern” algebra? Los Hijos de la Malinche When we hear the word “algebra”, we remember those classes in school where we learned to solve equations of increasing difficulty (most of the time, a very tedious activity). This is really a very small part of what is known as “modern” or “abstract” ...
San Marcos trustees adopt pilot math curriculum for Miller San Marcos Mercury PHOTO by SEAN BATURA by SEAN BATURA After much debate, San Marcos CISD trustees voted last month to adopt a math program intended get students learning algebra in eighth grade. Traditionally, elementary and middle school students are not taught algebra...
Tulsa Hale boosters say school is improving Tulsa World "We did away with general math this year, and next year we are going to do away with pre-algebra, so entry-level math will be algebra. We're going to add calculus or concurrent enrollment in college algebra at (Tulsa Community College), ...
Techno Algebra and Video Book Reports Teach in a Brand New Way Patch.com Book reports, algebra and social studies have become fun. To prove it, Ellen Townsend, seventh grade reading and language arts teacher, gave an assignment that required students to come up with a controversial subject, find statistics, ...
HHS implements new TenMarks program The Voice The program consists of a series of tests taken online, covering Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Students are chosen to participate in the TenMarks program if they score less than three points below a benchmark 23 on the ACT Revolution Prep test.
