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Book Review Of Motivation Matters And Interest Counts, Cassie Gannett

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This book review of Motivation Matters and Interest Counts, written by by James A. Middleton and Amanda Jansen, yields insights for educators looking for ways to engage students in learning mathematics.

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Mathematical Modeling: Part 1 Of Series, Catherine Martin

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

The Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Mathematical Modeling Education (GAIMME), released in April 2016, provides specific guidance and support to teachers as they incorporate the practice of mathematical modeling into classroom instruction.

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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.

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How I See Addition Facts, Jason Zimba

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

At a "Saturday School," work with flashcards is customized to a student’s current state of mastery.

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Procedural Fluency, Sandie Gilliam

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This article presents main points from Diane Briars’ session, Supporting Teachers in Building Procedural Fluency from Conceptual Understanding, presented at the 2016 Annual Conference of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.

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Committing To Equity: Going Beyond Teaching Mathematics, Nora Ramirez

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

There are many actions that can impact the goal of achieving equity in—and access to—school mathematics. A few actions are presented, some not often addressed, because one might not think them directly related to the teaching and learning of mathematics.

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Math Discourse, Joanie Funderburk

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Meaningful mathematical discourse can serve to build shared understanding of mathematical ideas.

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From The Editor's Desk, Sandie Gilliam

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

The Colorado Mathematics Teacher received the 2016 Publication Award for best newsletter from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

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Connecting Algebra To Geometry: A Transition Summer Camp For At-Risk Students, Mary E. Pilgrim, John Bloemker

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

The authors share how they designed curriculum for a summer algebra camp, for eighth graders in a district serving high proportions of Latino students. They discuss the impact the algebra camp had on students’ confidence in mathematics and mathematical ability.

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Nctm 2015 Summer High School Institute, Jennifer Perego, Mary E. Pilgrim

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

NCTM’s 2015 High School Interactive Institute engaged teachers in learning opportunities to promote effective mathematics teaching. Through keynote speeches, interactive workshops, and facilitated task discussion groups, teachers reflected on current and best practices, participated in classroom-ready lessons, and collaborate with other educators.

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Book Review Of Mathematical Mindsets, Leigh Ann Kudloff

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This book review of Jo Boaler's Mathematical Mindsets yields insight into how teachers can build their students’ mindsets to improve math achievement.

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Why Zombies Love Me: Shifting Mathematical Mindsets, Stephanie Hammes

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

An elementary teacher shares how a year of mindset lessons and messages impacted students’ mathematics experiences.

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President's Message, Joanie Funderburk

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Avoid temptation to keep students from experiencing struggle. Promote students’ productive struggle, by providing rich tasks and problems for students to engage with, anticipating student difficulties, and planning questions and supports.

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From The Editor's Desk, Sandie Gilliam

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Reflect on the 2015-2016 school year and plan for the summer.

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Problem Centered Teaching By Tomorrow, Cassandra Armstrong

Publications & Research

Problem Centered Instruction is a great way to engage students, integrate content, and inspire learning. However, true problem centered instruction requires a major shift in both teaching and learning, requiring the one thing teachers don't have: time. In today's session, we will look at some simple strategies that teachers can put to immediate use within the classroom to help start the shift towards a student-led, problem centered learning environment.

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Little Big Minds: Stem For Our Youngest Learners, Cassandra Armstrong, Lindsey Herlehy

Publications & Research

STEAM-integrated activities are for all learners, including those in an early childhood setting. Participate in a series of play-based activities that promote foundational mathematics skills and foster curiosity, creativity, and innovation. Measure, graph, sort, categorize, argue, and defend your ideas while previewing a series of STEAM-integrated concepts featuring simple machines.

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National Numeracy Network Officers And Board Of Directors, Milo Schield

Numeracy

National Numeracy Network Officers and Board of Directors in the year 2020.

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Personal Reflections / 1.6.21, José M. Torres

Personal Reflections

I feel compelled to share my shock about today's events and my dismay about what has happened at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

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From Ideas To Items: A Primer On The Development Of Ordered Multiple-Choice Items For Investigating The Progression Of Learning In Higher Education Stem, Katherine Lazenby, Morgan E. Balabanoff, Nicole M. Becker, Alena Moon, Jack Barbera

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Identifying effective methods of assessment and developing robust assessments are key areas of research in chemistry education. This research is needed to evaluate instructional innovations and curricular reform. In this primer, we advocate for the use of a type of assessment, ordered multiple-choice (OMC), across postsecondary chemistry. OMC assessments are grounded in a developmental perspective, which treats students’ knowledge as developing in sophistication over time. This is in contrast to a dichotomous perspective, which asserts that students’ knowledge is either aligned or misaligned with scientifically accepted knowledge. By drawing on a developmental perspective, OMC assessments offer insights into student understanding …

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2022 Viewbook, Office Of Admissions

Viewbook

EXPLORA, APRENDE Y IMPACTA AL MUNDO. IMSA fomenta a los descubridores. Los pensadores. Los solucionadores de problemas del futuro quien puede cambiar el mundo. Nuestra misión es encender y nutrir mentes creativas, éticas y científicas que promueven la condición humana. Somos una comunidad diversa que promueve la curiosidad y la exploración. Estamos a punto más que excelentes perspectivas universitarias y excelentes trabajos, estamos a punto de hacer nuestras familias orgullosas. Se trata de un mundo mejor para todos a través de la inmersión experiencias de aprendizaje.

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Binary Math Basics, Kelly Remijan

Teacher Resources

This resource helps to explain what the binary number system (base 2) is, how it compares to the decimal system (base 10), how to convert a base 10 number to base 2, and how to translate a message from binary code to words.

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Ethnography: Building A Thriving Classroom Community In The Face Of A Pandemic, Joshua Timothy Jackson

Claremont Graduate University School of Education Teacher Education

A dive into the ride of a first-year teacher, which was also taught an entire year virtually. An extremely intensive look into the skills needed to grow as a secondary school teacher, in a situation that has never been experienced before. This paper also explores the foundations and scaffolds a teacher needs in order to become both a critical and socially just educator for all students within their classroom. The aspect of community is felt heavily throughout this journey, and the idea that communities are the very keystone of every single classroom; student-to-teacher community, student-to-student community, and classroom-to-household community are …

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Hope In A Time Of Global Unrest: An Ethnographic Study, Sabrina Hanson

Claremont Graduate University School of Education Teacher Education

This paper documents the observations, struggles, and insights of a first year teacher. It is a year-long documentation of the search for hope during a global pandemic that affected the way schools functioned and how students learned. This work is in three distinct sections. The first section is a self-reflection of identity and why this teacher chose teaching as a profession. The second section is focused on two of their students, one who is immunocompromised, and one who has significant learning challenges, and how they navigated the quarantine during the pandemic through their expression of learning. The third section reflects …

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Benefits Of Child Life Procedural Preparation In Postoperative Long Term Recovery Of Pediatric Patients, Adriana Silva-Nevers

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This literature review is an examination of the benefits of child life preparation in children undergoing surgery, and the significant minimization of trauma from such interventions from the framework of family-centered care. This article also explores the harmful consequences of accumulated trauma, such as not receiving appropriate interventions prior to surgery. The cultural implications surrounding family centered care serve to suggest options for adapting to the particular needs of children and families. Consideration of current research in child life services and the reported benefits to patients, families, staff, and hospitals are included.

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Nebraska Summary: S1150a Fendt 1050, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

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Scaffolding Middle And High School Students’ Engineering Design Experiences: Quality Problem-Scopeing Promoting Successful Solutions, Andrew Hughes, Cameron Denson

Educational Leadership & Technology Faculty Publications

Highly proficient expert engineers begin the iterative process of design by thoroughly investigating the design problem. Engineering students are often distracted by surface details, leading to a faulty conception of the problem and inappropriate solution strategies. Adequate problem-scoping is arguably the most important step in the design process. To address this issue, the researchers developed an instructional framework to help teachers scaffold students’ cognitive and metacognitive processes during the problem-scoping phase of a design challenge. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the impact that scaffolded instruction related to the SCOPE process had on students’ solution success during …

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Math Department 2020-2021 Newsletter, Mathematics Department

Mathematics Newsletter

This was an unusual year for our department as the coronavirus pandemic continued. However, we made the best of the situation and did as many activities as we could -- In the Fall, we inaugurated our new math major with three tracks: the traditional track, actuarial science track, and data science track -- Faculty changes -- Graduating seniors -- Pi Mu Epsilon Induction Ceremony and Awards Night -- Alumni Page -- Faculty spotlight -- Noyce grant -- Alumni night -- Coming attractions.

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Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine For The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 50, Winter 2021), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman, Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

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Nebraska Summary 1218s: Fendt 724 Vario Gen6, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

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Development Of A Gamified Number Line App For Teaching Estimation And Number Sense In Grades 1 To 7, Debbie Marie Verzosa, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Agnes Garciano, Jumela F. Sarmiento, Mark Anthony C. Tolentino

Mathematics Faculty Publications

Fraction knowledge is known to be a gatekeeper to more advanced mathematical learning. On the basis of the literature on early number learning, a number line mobile application called Catch the Carrot was designed to develop students’ knowledge of whole number and fraction magnitude. This paper aims to describe the design of the Catch the Carrot app and discusses the rationale for using number lines as representational scaffolds for developing children’s understanding of numbers, particularly their estimation and number sense skills. The gamification features of the app, as well as strategies for integration in a classroom are also presented. This …

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Full-Text Articles in Science and Mathematics Education

Book Review Of Motivation Matters And Interest Counts, Cassie Gannett

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Mathematical Modeling: Part 1 Of Series, Catherine Martin

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Arcs: Activities With Rigor And Coherence, Janet Oien

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

How I See Addition Facts, Jason Zimba

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Procedural Fluency, Sandie Gilliam

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Committing To Equity: Going Beyond Teaching Mathematics, Nora Ramirez

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Math Discourse, Joanie Funderburk

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

From The Editor's Desk, Sandie Gilliam

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Connecting Algebra To Geometry: A Transition Summer Camp For At-Risk Students, Mary E. Pilgrim, John Bloemker

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Nctm 2015 Summer High School Institute, Jennifer Perego, Mary E. Pilgrim

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Book Review Of Mathematical Mindsets, Leigh Ann Kudloff

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Why Zombies Love Me: Shifting Mathematical Mindsets, Stephanie Hammes

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

President's Message, Joanie Funderburk

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

From The Editor's Desk, Sandie Gilliam

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Problem Centered Teaching By Tomorrow, Cassandra Armstrong

Publications & Research

Little Big Minds: Stem For Our Youngest Learners, Cassandra Armstrong, Lindsey Herlehy

Publications & Research

National Numeracy Network Officers And Board Of Directors, Milo Schield

Numeracy

Personal Reflections / 1.6.21, José M. Torres

Personal Reflections

From Ideas To Items: A Primer On The Development Of Ordered Multiple-Choice Items For Investigating The Progression Of Learning In Higher Education Stem, Katherine Lazenby, Morgan E. Balabanoff, Nicole M. Becker, Alena Moon, Jack Barbera

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

2022 Viewbook, Office Of Admissions

Viewbook

Binary Math Basics, Kelly Remijan

Teacher Resources

Ethnography: Building A Thriving Classroom Community In The Face Of A Pandemic, Joshua Timothy Jackson

Claremont Graduate University School of Education Teacher Education

Hope In A Time Of Global Unrest: An Ethnographic Study, Sabrina Hanson

Claremont Graduate University School of Education Teacher Education

Benefits Of Child Life Procedural Preparation In Postoperative Long Term Recovery Of Pediatric Patients, Adriana Silva-Nevers

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Nebraska Summary: S1150a Fendt 1050, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

Scaffolding Middle And High School Students’ Engineering Design Experiences: Quality Problem-Scopeing Promoting Successful Solutions, Andrew Hughes, Cameron Denson

Educational Leadership & Technology Faculty Publications

Math Department 2020-2021 Newsletter, Mathematics Department

Mathematics Newsletter

Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine For The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 50, Winter 2021), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman, Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

Nebraska Summary 1218s: Fendt 724 Vario Gen6, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

Development Of A Gamified Number Line App For Teaching Estimation And Number Sense In Grades 1 To 7, Debbie Marie Verzosa, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Agnes Garciano, Jumela F. Sarmiento, Mark Anthony C. Tolentino

Mathematics Faculty Publications