What if I told you in 2013, 66% of fourth grade students were reading below proficient levels.  If we disaggregate the data by race, that number increases by 81% for Latinos and 83% for black students.  The statistics are alarming…

Manipulatives come in all shapes and sizes, from base ten blocks that support number sense concepts to geometric shapes that dispel the myth of a solid being flat.  We love manipulatives because it provides students with the tools to make…

Are you interested in writing for us? We are looking for strong content writers that can share their best practices for integrating technology across content areas.  Our audience is primarily preservice and inservice teachers who are looking for best practices…

5 Mathematical Representations of physical, visual, symbolic, contextual, and verbal,  (NCTM, 2014) highlights the importance of strengthening students’ ability to move between and among representations. Virtual manipulatives have the power to support students in seeing these connections and strengthening their…

Dr Patricia Dickenson is an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at National University.  She has been a classroom teacher in elementary and middle school and a mathematics coach for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Dr. Dickenson has been a…

The excitement of school vacation doesn’t end just because students have return to school.  From family trips to visiting relatives, students are filled with life experiences percolating in their mind. This excitement builds when they finally see their classmates and…

“The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.” -Jean PiagetWe live in a time where the ideas and philosophical…

By Guest Blogger Deborah Morgan This post is a continuation from yesterday’s post Bridging the Skills to School Gap. Click here to get up to speed. No one says technology integration in the classroom is easy, but it is definitely…

Grant writing may seem like a needle in a haystack.  But with hard work and diligence, funding can become a reality.  Last year I received an NCTM Classroom Research grant to examine how social media can be utilized to facilitate online…

Vygotsky believed “cultural tools” significantly shape a child’s cognitive development.  This might include the use of language to communicate as well as nonverbal cues that are within the environment and shape a child’s behavior.     Tools for thinking greatly…