Tag: Math
Hyundai Motor America Grant Aims to Improve Math Education for High-Need Philadelphia Students
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) December 22, 2014 Hyundai Motor America and MIND Research Institute today announced a grant to expand a proven math program in Philadelphia public schools. The grant brings MIND’s ST Math®, a unique visually-based software program, to 6,300 students and 280 teachers at 19 campuses in the School District of Philadelphia this school […]
The Third Annual White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) Event
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJ18YaSfO4&fs=1&rel=0] On January 21, 2015, the White House hosted the third annual State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) Event, in which students hear from … Video Rating: 4 / 5
Is math discovered or invented? – Jeff Dekofsky
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-math-discovered-or-invented-jeff-dekofsky Would mathematics exist if people didn’t? Did we create mathematical…
Hands-on with SumBlox, a STEM toy that is reinventing math learning
Houston, Tx (PRWEB) October 15, 2014 Today while sitting down with young Snow White, Dave Skaggs asked what she was building. She had started to create a wall out of SumBlox, each column adding up to precisely 18. She grabbed a 7 and took a pause. Dave asked (being a guy), “What are you building, […]
NJIT Math Professor Says League Championship Series Round Should Be a Nail-Biter
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) October 10, 2014 The Major League Baseball post-season has had lots of excitement with all four teams that went into the Division Series round as underdogs (according to the mathematical model of NJIT Math Professor Bruce Bukiet) going on to win their series. “The shorter the series, the more volatile it can […]