Webinar Wrap-Up
Last week, we were excited to host a webinar for all of our partnering communities. The session, entitled “Using Learning Bird to Guide Your Pedagogy”, was presented by our very own Education [...]
Decolonizing Math: Creating Culturally Relevant Math Resources
Although students can have trouble with any subject, math is the one that students complain about most often. Often this comes from the fact that students don’t see the connection and relevance [...]
Teaching Math in the 21st Century: Changing the Focus from Calculations to Critical Thinking
(Scroll down to see the video version of this post). Math class can be a traumatic experience, and for whatever reason, people tie math closely to intelligence. Many people think if you’re smart, [...]
Celebrating Pi – a Transcendental Number
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” -Albert Einstein As an educator, I like to find as many reasons to celebrate [...]
The Mobile Mathematician: Apps to Multiply Success
It is not new knowledge that math is clearly a hot topic in the 21st century. School boards have put forth great effort through professional development and curriculum resources to shift the [...]
Why Pop Culture has a Place in the Classroom
Incorporating pop culture and media into the classroom is a divisive issue amongst teachers, and not without reason. While pop culture has its benefits, it could be distracting if it is [...]
Blogging as a Cross-Curricular Teaching Tool
As technology finds itself increasingly becoming a part of schools and classrooms, it is critical that we use these tools in the best possible manner. One of these practices, becoming more and [...]
