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Arcs: Activities With Rigor And Coherence, Janet Oien
Arcs: Activities With Rigor And Coherence, Janet Oien
Colorado Mathematics Teacher
ARCs are Activities with Rigor and Coherence. They integrate a wide array of resources from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to optimize opportunities for learning.
An Analysis Of The Palestinian Old And New Third Grade Science Textbooks' Activities, Marwan Abualrob
An Analysis Of The Palestinian Old And New Third Grade Science Textbooks' Activities, Marwan Abualrob
Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث
This study aimed to identify the differences between the Palestinian old and new Third Grade Science Textbooks' activities. Therefore, the study raised the following main question: Are there any significant differences between the activities of the old Third Grade Science textbooks and those of the new Science Textbooks? To answer this question, a content analysis was conducted to the textbooks based on well-designed, reliable and credible 25 criteria and the interview with the 14 female and male science teachers and the three focus groups , who teach science for the third grade. Consequently, it was found out that the new …
Mathamigos: A Community Mathematics Initiative, James C. Taylor, Delara Sharma, Shannon Rogers
Mathamigos: A Community Mathematics Initiative, James C. Taylor, Delara Sharma, Shannon Rogers
Journal of Math Circles
We present a broad, and we think novel, community mathematics initiative in its early stages in Santa Fe, New Mexico. At every level, the program embraces community-wide collaboration—from the leadership team, to the elements of the mathematics being implemented (primarily math circles and the Global Math Project’s Exploding Dots), to the funding model. Our MathAmigos program falls within two categories of math circle-related programs: outreach and professional development (PD). In outreach, we work with the Santa Fe Public School district (administration, teachers, students, and parents) and the City of Santa Fe government (our funders via a two-year contract) in …